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Find out more about the new features and enhancements in Adobe® Director® 11 software. Check the eligibility chart for upgrade options and pricing based on the software you have now.
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Version comparison
| Enhanced feature | |||
| Adobe Director version comparison chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product features | Director MX 2004 | Director 11 | |
| Robust and flexible authoring | |||
| Support for more than 40 video, audio, and image file formats, including SWF |
Yes | Enhanced | |
| Windows Media format support |
Yes | Yes | |
| Apple QuickTime support |
Yes | Yes | |
| RealMedia format support |
Yes | Yes | |
| DVD-Video support |
Yes | Yes | |
| DVD Event Manager |
Yes | Yes | |
| DVD Controller components |
Yes | Yes | |
| Bitmap filters |
No | Yes | |
| Multiuser Xtra support |
Yes | Yes | |
| Productivity boosters | |||
Timesaving user interface |
Yes | Enhanced | |
Script Browser |
Yes | Enhanced | |
JavaScript dictionary |
No | Yes | |
Code snippets |
No | Yes | |
Sprite and channel naming |
Yes | Yes | |
Help system |
Yes | Yes | |
Stage docking |
Yes | Yes | |
Movie-in-a-Window docking |
Yes | Yes | |
Start page |
Yes | Yes | |
Window properties |
Yes | Yes | |
Projector publishing panel |
Yes | Yes | |
| Extensibility | |||
Easy multiversion output |
Yes | Enhanced | |
Windows® support (now includes Windows Vista®) |
No | Enhanced | |
| Mac support (now includes Intel® processors) |
No | Enhanced | |
| Cross-platform projector publishing |
Yes | Enhanced | |
| Web publishing with Adobe Shockwave® Player |
Yes | Yes | |
| Unicode support |
No | Yes | |
| JavaScript support |
Yes | Enhanced | |
| Xtra plug-ins |
Yes | Yes | |
| Adobe product line compatibility |
Yes | Enhanced | |
| Application control |
Yes | Yes | |
| Accessibility support |
Yes | Yes | |
| Accessibility behaviors |
Yes | Yes | |
| Internet protocol support |
Yes | Yes | |
| XML parsing |
Yes | Enhanced | |
| Richer experiences | |||
| DirectX 9 support |
No | Yes | |
| Support for Flash CS3 Professional software and video created with Flash |
No | Yes | |
| Advanced physics with included AGEIA™ PhysX™ engine |
No | Yes | |
| Flash Asset Xtra for Flash Player |
Yes | Yes | |
| Text rendering engine |
Yes | Enhanced | |
Eligibility chart
| Preorder upgrade to Director 11 * | ||
|---|---|---|
| You have | You want | You pay |
| Macromedia® Director MX 2004 | Adobe Director 11 | US$299 |
| Macromedia Director MX | Adobe Director 11 | US$299 |
| Macromedia Director 8.5 | Adobe Director 11 | US$299 |
| *Upgrade pricing is available only for products listed above and requires a qualifying previous product on the same platform, with serial number. Upgrades for volume and education licensing are handled separately. | ||
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