[Hopperxx] Fw: Director 12 ships

[Jim Andrews]

Thanks, Roy!

ja

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Crisman" <rcrisman at adobe.com>
To: <jim at vispo.com>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 5:02 PM
Subject: Director 12 ships


Hey Jim,

This was weird-one of my contractors (Flash programmer between gigs) noticed 
this in his (Japanese) twitter feed and told me.  Director 12 is shipping.
http://www.adobe.com/products/director.html

I don't have the "Hopper-Rex" email list address handy, figured I'd let you 
know this way.



What are the new features in Adobe Director 
12.0?<http://www.adobe.com/products/director/faq.html>

See the comprehensive list of new Director 12.0 
features<http://www.adobe.com/products/director/features.html>. Top new 
features include:
*         Publish to iOS devices workflow - Adobe Director 12 can now 
publish games directly to iOS devices, through a simple, yet powerful 
workflow. Existing games can be republished to run on the iOS platform. 
Enhance the gaming experience by incorporating new support for 
accelerometers and other device specific interactions.
*         Stereoscopy with Adobe Director 12 - Using Lingo Script or JAVA 
Script, Stereoscopy can be enabled with appropriate Depth settings in Adobe 
Director 12. Shockwave Player 12 converts the shockwave 3D content to 
stereoscopy mode at run time without any extra effort. Game player can 
choose to experience the immersive stereoscopic mode at anytime during game 
play.
*         Exciting new textures and shaders - Make your Director movies a 
visual treat by taking advantage of the exciting new textures, such as 
PerlinNoise Texture, CubeMap Render Texture and shaders, such as Fresnel 
Shader.
*         Exciting new Post-processing effects - You can now add several 
exciting effects, such as Convolution filter, Adjust Color filter, Depth of 
Field, Bloom Effect, Night Vision, etc., to visually enhance movies.
*         Enriched audio capabilities - Make your games sound as real as 
they look with 5.1 channel surround sound, real-time mixing, audio effects, 
and DSP filters.
*         Enhanced video capabilities - Create an enhanced multimedia 
experience using H.264 video integration that lets you play full-screen, 
high-definition video in your multimedia applications and games.
*         New 3D importer for Google SketchUp - Rapidly create rich 3D 
environments using the many ready-made 3D models available via Google 
SketchUp and Google 3D Warehouse.
*         Streaming support - Achieve an even wider variety of rich visual 
effects, including blur, drop shadow, bevel, glow, and more, with bitmap 
filters you can apply through the user interface or scripting.Take advantage 
of Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) to stream audio and video over the 
Internet.
*         New datatype - Save development time and reduce 
application-loading time using ByteArray datatype, which lets you easily 
access and manipulate binary data.
*         Enhanced physics engine - Create new levels of advanced dynamic 
motion and interaction in your games and simulations thanks to an enhanced 
physics engine that offers support for dynamic concave rigid bodies.
*         Enhanced productivity with multiple undo/redo - Experiment freely, 
knowing you can instantly undo or redo multiple steps in one click.



Roy Crisman
Flash Runtimes Performance QE Manager
rcrisman at adobe.com<mailto:rcrisman at adobe.com>