Macromedia

• Macromedia and Macromedia Software
• Macromedia - Pathware
  Macromedia's new Computer-Managed Instruction (CMI) System for the delivery and administration of Online and Networked Learning.
• Macromedia Web Players

Macromedia Rich Internet Application (RIA)

• Macromedia Business : Rich Internet Applications
  
  • RIA Overview: The business impact of Rich Internet Applications
  • Rich Internet Application Starter Kit
• Macromedia DevNet: Rich Internet Applications Topic Center

Director & Shockwave

• Macromedia - Director
• Macromedia - Xtras
• Macromedia Director Support and Developers Center
  Macromedia Director Technotes
  Information provided by Macromedia technical support, in Q&A form - searchable questions and answers topics.
• Director Web
  Excellent unofficial Macromedia Director site at Multimedia Authoring Web, MCLI - Maricopa Colleges.
  'net, Demos, Digest, Extras, FAQ, Java, OOPs, Shock, Tips, Xstuff. Maintained by Alan Levine.
• DIRECT-L Listserv
  Macromedia Director for Macintosh and Windows discussion list.
  Mind Your Manners on Direct-L: DIRECT-L general instructions, useful information, and searchable digests, at Maricopa Director Web.
• Director Online Users Group - DOUG
  breakPoint: the Lingo programming challenge
• Director 6 Demystified
  Derivated from editions of book "Director Demystified", the site is a complement for the book on Internet. It provides tutorials and examples files, information, book updates and corrections, useful links.
• Dr. Diego's FAQ about Macromedia Director and Lingo
  The folks at XtraMedia have compiled this forum for the pseudonymous Dr. Diego, "the daring digital sleuth who tracks down answers to the hard questions". Many well-written tips and techniques on Lingo and XObjects. (site comments from "Director 6 Demystified" book)
• UpdateStage
  Resources and products for Macromedia Director Developers. Director Quirk List (buglists), Xtras, FAQ, Products.
  Maintained by Gretchen MacDowell.
• Grommett.com
  A Learning Resource for Director and Multimedia Development.
• Director Development Site
  By Andy Wilson, a Director user since 1994.
  Features Xobjects, a shockwave gallery, Lingo articles.
  Technical Guide for Director Users
  Andy Wilson's Homepage
• DaLingoKid - Lingo Help
• CleverMedia - Developer Resources
  Director & Lingo Resources: Books, tips, tools, links.
  Shockwave Arcade
• Director Solutions
  Tips & Tricks for Digital Designers + Programmers
  Books, Tech, Design.
• Macromedia User Journal
• Lingo User's Journal - LUJ
• XtraZone - Xtras for Macromedia director
  Company target on develop Xtras, specially for Director and Authorware.
• Tabuleiro da Baiana - Macromedia Xtras
  DrawXtra, DirectMedia Xtra, MpegXtra, WebXtra.
  Portuguese Home-Page
• XTRAS-L Discussion Mailing List
  Maintained at Trevi Media Mailing Lists.
  This discussion list (already hundreds of members strong) is dedicated to the discussion of Macromedia Xtras, used in Macromedia products (Director, Authorware, SoundEdit, FreeHand, Flash, Dreamweaver). XTRAS-L is focused on the discussion of issues related to the design, development and particularly the use of Xtras.
  Formerly maintained at g/matter.
• Behaviours.com (Alternative link)
  Donationware Xtras, formerly available from g/matter.
• Behavior Writer
  Behavior Writer is a shareware authoring Xtra for Macromedia Director. It speeds and simplifies the process of writing the core structure of a behavior.
  Contact:
• PrintOMatic Xtra - Electronic Ink
  Small software, finely crafted
  Plugins for Director & HyperCard: Xtras for Director 5 and 6. XObjects for Director 4, 5, and 6. XCMDs for HyperCard, SuperCard, etc.
  PrintOMatic Xtra is the premier printing tool for Macromedia Director, Shockwave, and Authorware.
• MacSourcery
  CinéMac: use Macromeida Director to create high impact screen savers.
  ScreenTime for Flash: use Macromedia Flash 3 to create fast, compact screen savers.
• Goldshell Digital Media
  The home of DirSaver, FlashForga, and Hoolicon, extra tools for Macromedia Director and flash, for Win9x/WinNT.
  FlashForge: converts your Macromedia Flash files into a screensaver plus an installer.
  DirSaver: creates a screensaver and an installer out of your Macromedia Director projector.
  Flax: creates text effects for Macromedia Flash, real-time.
  Hoolicon: replaces the standard Macromedia Flash or Director projector icon (32 and 16-bit).
• Screenweaver
  Generate screensavers from Flash files.

Shockwave & Flash

• Macromedia - Software
• Shockwave.com
  Games, toons, music, flashcards and more.
  Jogos, desenhos, música, flashcards e mais.
  Macromedia ShockRave, also known as Macromedia Shockzone.
  
  • Macromedia Shockwave
  • Macromedia Shockwave Player
• Macromedia Flash
  Macromedia Software - Flash.
• Macromedia DevNet: Developer Center
  Macromedia Developer Center: Tutorials and Samples for Designers and Developers.
  
  • DevNet Resource Kit (DRK)
• Macromedia Flash Support Center
  Getting Started, Flash Concepts, Application Development, Rich Media, ActionScript, Working with Multiple Languages, Flash Player, Flash Remoting, Flash Communication Server, Working with Other Programs, Flash Sample Files, Security, Downloads, Documentation.
  
  • Macromedia Flash Documentation
    Complete Flash PDF documentation for download.
  • Macromedia Flash Developer Center
    Articles, tutorials, samples, resources on Flash development.
  • Macromedia Flash Support Forums
  • Browser Scripting with Flash
    Flash can interact with popular Web browser scripting environments such as JavaScript, VBScript, and JScript.
• Macromedia Flash (SWF) File Format Specification
  By Macromedia, Version 6, 2002.
• Macromedia Flash & Shockwave Players Census
  Adoption statistics of Flash and Shockwave Director players by web sites worldwide.
• DreamWeaver MX and Ultradev Zone - DMXzone.com
  News, Tutorials, Extensions, Projects, TalkZones, Books, Links, FAQ's, Poll.
  UltraDev - UDzone.net + DreamWeaver - DWzone.net.
  
  • FLash Zone - FLzone.net
  • FireWorks Zone - FWzone.net
• Flazoom.com - Flash Usability and More
  Developing User-Friendly Flash Content, by Chris MacGregor. Originally Published by Macromedia.
• Flash Central Developer's Group
  Flash users group - USA.
• Flash Kit
  A Flash Developer Resource Site.
• Jonas Galvez
  This is Jonas Galvez's personal weblog. It archives links, articles and news on Flash, ActionScript and web application development.
• Flash Brasil [Portuguese]
  Site of Shockwave Flash users group at Brazil. Discussion list in Portuguese, Flash Gallery, Tutorials in Portuguese.
• flasm - Flash ActionScript Assembler/Disassembler
  flasm is a command line assembler/disassembler of Flash ActionScript bytecode. flasm disassembles your entire SWF including all the timelines, onMovieClip events and button events. After that you are expected to do some optimizations on the disassembled code by hand. flasm replaces then all actions in the original swf with your optimized content. flasm fully supports flash MX.
  flasm is completely free and distributed under the BSD-style license. By Opaque Industries and Igor Kogan. SourceForge open source project. Initial release by Dave in cooperation with Damien Morton, 2001.

Authorware

• Macromedia - Authorware Attain
• Macromedia Authorware Developer Center
• Macromedia Authorware Technotes
• The AWARE page
  Information on Macromedia Authorware and the discussion list AWARE.
  See also Archives of AWARE list (since Jul 1995).
• The Authorware Ring
  A series of Authorware sites through WebRing.

Macromedia - Books

• Macromedia MX: Building Rich Internet Applications

Books on Director and Lingo

• Peachpit - Macromedia Press
  Series:
  • Authorized: Complete course guides. Director and Lingo, FreeHand.
  • Macromedia Interactive: Interactive training on CD-ROM, accompained by a workbook.
  • Macromedia Press Books
• Book: Director 6 Demystified: The Official Guide to Macromedia Director, Lingo, and Shockwave (1132 pp. w/CD)
  Author: Jason Roberts <>
  Publisher: Macromedia Press, in association with Peachpit Press, 1998
  ISBN: 0-201-68884-0
• Book: Director 7 and Lingo Authorized (784 pp. w/CD)
  Complete course guide, divided into lessons.
  Author: Phil Gross, Macromedia, Inc.
  Publisher: Macromedia Press, in association with Peachpit Press, 1999
  ISBN: 0-201-35416-0
• Book: Director in a Nutshell (658 pages)
  Author: Bruce A. Epstein
  Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 1st Edition March 1999
  ISBN: 1-56592-382-0
  More information: Lingo & Director Nutshell Series, by Bruce Epstein, founder of Zeus Productions
  Lower prices: Bookpool
• Livro: Lingo in a Nutshell (634 pages)
  Autor: Bruce A. Epstein
  Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 1st Edition November 1998
  ISBN: 1-56592-493-2
  More information: Lingo & Director Nutshell Series, by Bruce Epstein, founder of Zeus Productions
  Lower prices: Bookpool
• Book: Macromedia Director Lingo Workshop for Windows (346 pp. w/CD)
  Author: John Thompson (the inventor of Lingo language)
  Publisher: Hayden Books, incorporated by New Riders - Macmillan Computer Publishing (MCP), July 1996
  ISBN: 1-56830-269-X.
  "The complete resource to the Lingo scripting language".
  
  Macromedia Director Lingo Workshop for Macintosh, ISBN: 1568302878, Out of Print.
• Book: Director 6 Studio Skills (370 pp. w/CD)
  Author: Lauren Steinhauer
  Publisher: Hayden Books - Macmillan Computer Publishing (MCP), June 1997
  ISBN: 1568303572.

Flash and Shockwave Books

• Flash MX 2004 Bible (1300 pp. c/ CD-ROM)
  Authors: Robert Reinhardt; Snow Dowd. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, December 2003. ISBN: 0-7645-4303-2.
• Flash MX 2004 ActionScript Bible (1200 pp. c/ CD-ROM)
  Authors: Robert Reinhardt; Joey Lott. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, March 2004. ISBN: 0-7645-4354-7.
• ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide (1088 pp.)
  Author: Colin Moock. Publisher: O'Reilly Media, December 2002, 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0-596-00396-X.
• ActionScript Cookbook (896 pp.)
  Solutions and Examples for Flash MX Developers.
  Author: Joey Lott. Publisher: O'Reilly Media, July 2003. ISBN: 0-596-00490-7.
• Macromedia Flash MX Designer's ActionScript Reference (1088 pp. w/CD)
  Authors: John Davey, Glen Rhodes, Jen deHaan, Scott Mebberson, Sham Bhangal. Publisher: friends of Ed, September 2002. ISBN: 1903450586.
• The Flash Usability Guide: Interacting with Flash MX (400 pp.)
  Authors: Chris MacGregor, Crystal Waters, David Doull. Publisher: friends of Ed, September 2002. ISBN: 190345025X.
• Flash 5 F/X and Design
  Author: Bill Sanders. ISBN: 1576108163.
• Flash 5 Magic with ActionScript
  Authors: Scott Hamlin; Dave Emberton. ISBN: 0735710236.