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#ImageQ & Dierctor,Too

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#154084From: Gary L. AngleFeb 18, 1995 12:01 PM
Bob Computer Related: I remembered our msg's about ImageQ and have been price shopping to find that best prices put it at 1/2 the price of Director!! It advertises to be an authoring app!! Is in the same league as Director or is the best track to go for the most full featured Director and blow off the others??What direction do you feel gives me the most power to author for 3ds, et al, without programming ability? I really appreciate your opinions. Sports Section: What did you think of Campos (for Mexico)? He's probably the quickest goalie I've ever seen! I keep thinking of Speedy Gonzales in goal! EEEPPPAAAA….ANDELE'! The older Swedish goalie (can't remember his name) was probably the ultimate in size, speed and vocal abilities!! his defensive line without a doubt UNDERSTOOD what he wanted!!(scorched back ends!) I like that in a goalie! Stoichkov<?> & Romario (my idols) BOTH play for Barcelona FC!! Get this…..Madrid nailed Barcelona 5-1!!Bacelona lost last week again 5-0!! so much for hero worship! One of the offices I do work for hired a fellow from Madrid and we spend time trading the latest!(my latest is not as current as his) I wish more were televised! I see Manchester United on HSE occasionally but nothing to give a feel for the european teams!!<sigh> You should at least consider passing you knowledge of the game on to another generation. Why not coach a youth team? Gary
#154172From: ROBERT RITGERFeb 18, 1995 11:37 PM
Gary: There was a recent review and roundup of authoring packages in New Media magazine and showed ImageQ to have most of the features of the higher end authoring tools. ImageQ won't do all that Director can do but you'll have to be the judge of whether it does the job for you. ImageQ does a good job with animations as well as stills and requires absolutely no programming skill whatsoever as the interface is almost entirely graphic. It requires you to put images/animations in the right order by emulating a slide table. You drag and drop the files around as you like. You can change the transition used (from a matrix of about 30 different effects) for each item and change all kinds of attributes if you like (attributes can include among others rescaling the image to fit the screen, changing the brightness/contrast, background color, etc.) ImageQ has a full fledged scripting language as well for more advance authoring. I didn't need the full blown authoring tool like Director and ImageQ is a snap to learn. Soccer: I catch a few of the British league games but nothing from any other corner of the world. As far as coaching, I can't commit the time. I work far too much overtime as it is, so just relaxing would be nice.
#154355From: Brent BonetFeb 20, 1995 7:01 AM
Both are excellent packages. Some projects are better with Director, some with ImageQ. If you're worried about money, and do all of your own projects, go with ImageQ. If you want to freelance or have clients that are name wary of the software that you use, go with Director. It's not entirely that simple but… They are both my software of choice depending on the project. Brent Bonet – POP! Multimedia Atlanta
#154401From: Gary L. AngleFeb 20, 1995 12:02 PM
Brent Thanks!! I spent 3 months in Aniston, Alabama and flew out of Atlanta!! Love it there!!Gary