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Director Still Around ?

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#138869From: Bill GoelkelApr 12, 1994 2:57 PM
My version of Director 2 doesn't seem to like Ami DOS 3 — and the publisher, Right Answers, has disappeared. Anybody know if updates are still available and from whom? In the event it's history, I'd appreciate any recommendations for programs with comparable capabilities. I need to dump a series of animations interspersed with still images, seamlessly, to video. TIA.
#138969From: Richard DanielApr 13, 1994 3:54 PM
PMFJI, but I am looking for a version of the Director to run a program called stitchery I downloaded form CIS. I have a 1200 and version 2 of the Director (I think). Whenever I try to run stitchery, an error saying not a film 2 version (or something). I think I need a lower version number of the program (the director that is) but cannot get one. I have no idea what the Director does, and so any info/places where I can get a lower version would be helpful Thanks —-Richard Daniel.
#139137From: Harald W. SchulzApr 14, 1994 3:47 PM
Hi, Harry here… …found your plea for an old Director; I have a good message and a bad one for you: the good one, that you will probably find an old version of the projektor-file (it is to be hoped you will need only this file) on Fish-disk 454 within the stillstore-drawer. The bad one, I'm not shure if the old projector will work with newer OS than 1.3 . BTW is your program 'stitchery' REALLY a Director-application? Old Director-programs (always projects) should have an icon with a small filmstrip, and the default-tool is 'projector'. If you load your file in an editor, the first four letters must be FILM. The rest of the file is binary. TheDirector2 is a wonderful multimedia authoring system, unfortunately no longer supported with OS3.x – what a pity! – I'm still using it… :^) Greetings from Harry and AP!
#139314From: Richard DanielApr 15, 1994 1:43 PM
Harry, Thanks for the message and locating the Director disk for me. If/when I get the director (on Fish) I can slam Kick 1.3 into my 1200 and give it the kickstart 1.3 version instead of 3. Also I still have an copy of workbench 1.3, from my 500 days and so can use this. Hopefully this should get it to work fine. This sytem has worked in the past so it should work for this. I will try your idea and see if the program actually is an director application. Thanks again. —Richard Daniel.