| Director 6.0/Lingo | Netscape 4.0/Javascript | |
| delivery mechanism | CD/DVD | CD/DVD Internet |
| supported platforms | PC Mac (no spatial links) |
PC Mac Unix |
| links types | spatial* (not on Mac) temporal |
spatial* temporal |
| hypertext | no | yes |
| text effects/vrml | no | yes |
| video file format | Quicktime | RealVideo |
| video quality | high | high (local) variable (networked) |
| multiple video on-screen | yes | yes |
| moving video on-screen | yes | yes |
| full-screen video | yes (Mac only) | yes (PC only, local/hi-band) |
| full black screen/no widgets | yes | yes |
| networked script | yes (limited) | yes |
| networked media | no | yes |
| serialization | no | yes |
| revenue scheme | licensing sale of CD/DVD |
licensing advertising subscription |
| unaddressed advantages | no extra software needed | uniqueness of web-based multimedia |
| unaddressed disadvantages | decline in CD-ROM market
no mass distribution limited scalability |
RealVideo splash graphic**
lack of RealVideo server space post-graduation uncontrollable network latency |
* using Ephyx Technologies' V-Active software ** there is an unconfirmed report that this splash can be removed note: one unexplored option is the RealVideo XTRA for Shockwave which plays a Director movie in Netscape while sucking RealVideo in externally | ||
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