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Revues
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- Mediator 8 Pro
- Mediator 8 Exp
- Mediator 7 Pro
- Mediator 6 Pro
- Mediator 6 Exp
Evaluations de Mediator 8 Pro
PC Plus Magazine
“The humble multimedia creator takes on that vital middle ground between basic PowerPoint, and the ultra-expensive Director”
“The most important of the set... is the ability for multiple users to work on projects simultaneously via a network, each assigned to their own specific section. While not necessarily a feature that you’ll need to use for most personal Mediator projects, it will certainly come in useful if you have to rely on someone else for graphics or text work.”
“Mediator remains an exceptionally strong
multimedia package to work with, with an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface
for creating your presentation’s logic, and support for plenty of
stylish graphical elements like bump-maps and panoramic images. Mediator
defaults to full executable presentations where all these features are
available, with the option to export in Flash or HTML format for web use.”
Verdict
“Mediator remains an exceptionally strong multimedia package to
work with, with an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface for creating
your presentation’s logic, and support for plenty of stylish graphical
elements like bump-maps and panoramic images.”
Evaluations de Mediator 8 Exp
PC Pro Magazine
“The traditional downside of drag-and-drop
authoring tools is that developers are limited to the built-in feature
set. Since version 6, Mediator EXP has shared two features in common with
Director aimed at bridging this gap: scripting and ActiveX controls. Using
VBScript or JavaScript, developers can add features or control Mediator
objects in code.”
“The most obvious change in version 8 is an overdue facelift. The
new interface is slicker and more efficient, bringing Mediator's look
and feel bang up to date, complete with dockable, customisable toolbars
and a scrollable workspace.”
“Version 8 of both Pro and EXP support multi-user editing, meaning
a number of users can edit a document concurrently over a network, as
long as they don't try to edit the same page. This feature is likely to
be most appreciated in the school setting, where Mediator has proved popular,
but it's also useful for large commercial projects.”
“With this latest version of EXP, you can access script functions
directly from Mediator expressions ....the most useful development is
the facility to temporarily disable individual Actions.”
“For professional multimedia productions, Mediator 8 EXP offers
a balance between ease of use (and therefore productivity) and power...
this application... deserves to be in the toolkit of all professional
developers creating disc-based multimedia content.”
Verdict
“The best combination of productivity and power for general-purpose
multimedia, although this upgrade is poor value for existing users.
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Evaluations de Mediator 7 Pro
PC PRO MAGAZINE
“The most noticeable change in version 7 is a drastic improvement to the user interface, which now has a slick Windows XP-style look and feel."
“MatchWare has listened to it's users, rather than simply throwing in new features to grab the headlines.”
“Perhaps the most important newcomer is the Set Property action that was added to Pro's bib brother Mediator 6 Exp. Set Property lets you change an object's properties at run-time.”
Verdict
“Mediator 7 Pro is a first class authoring tool that combines real
sophistication with a simple drag-and-drop development environment.”
Evaluations de Mediator 6 Pro
COMPUTER ARTS
“General multimedia creation is superb and
simple drag-and-drop functionality gets you started quickly." "The
range of multimedia functions is more extensive than you would expect, with
options such as Export to Screensaver, Publish to Diskette and- unusually
- a handy export capacity to CD-ROM installation files. Add the ability
to import PowerPoint presentations and you have a tool, which can significantly
enhance business creativity.”
Verdict
“Although a seemingly complex program, Mediator
is actually very straightforward. Multimedia authoring has never been this easy or fun.”
Computer Active
Numéro 81
Mars - Avril 2000
par Luke Peters
“..its sixth version of the highly popular
Mediator series,
it's clear that multimedia authoring needn't be something
that's left to experienced graphics professionals. ”
“Mediator's straightforward approach is probably the
strongest feature.”
“Once you've harness its power, its potential is limitless.”
Verdict
“Although a seemingly complex program, Mediator
is actually very straightforward. Multimedia authoring has never been
this easy or fun.”
PC Pro magazine
“..its sixth version of the highly popular
Mediator series,
it's clear that multimedia authoring needn't be something
that's left to experienced graphics professionals. ”
“Mediator's straightforward approach is probably the
strongest feature.”
“Once you've harness its power, its potential is limitless.”
Verdict
“Although a seemingly complex program, Mediator
is actually very straightforward. Multimedia authoring has never been
this easy or fun.”
Evaluations de Mediator 6 Exp
Computer Arts
“Mediator's main strength is it's simple
and highly intuitive, drag-and-drop interaction creation interface, it
means that, even for highly complex functions, you can't create interactions
that don't work.”
“The big new features in EXP, other than direct scripts control,
is the integration of ActiveX controls. Thousands of ActiveX objects are
available.”
“By adding ActiveX components, you can incorporate pretty much any
format of file into your project, whether it is supported or not. With
more than 1000 ActiveX components available free and commercially, this
is enough to make any programmer drool.”
“Programmers can realistically expect to complete multimedia projects two to three times faster than with Director, including projects which require the creation of complex interactions to perform tasks.”
“The best feature of the software for cost and time-conscious professionals is undoubtedly the range of publishing options it handles. Standard executables, screensavers (no need for stand-alone Cinematic ), HTML, DHTML, compress for email, Internet-based plug-ins and - the daddy of them all - CD-ROM installation files are all catered for.”
“The list of features really does go on and on. On top of these, you are also given two thorough and well-written tutorial manuals and a huge, free Wrox VBScript programmers' reference guide. All in all, this makes for a product that feels like definite value for money.”
“It's also worth noting that Mediator 6 EXP costs about a grand
less than Director and Dreameaver combined. A class act indeed.”
Digit Magazine
“Another interesting online-multimedia addition
is the ability to use ActiveX components, which opens up a vast resource
of development potential in the form of commercial objects, plus a massive
repository of free nuggets available all over the internet.”
“New to this version is the Animation Track action that allows you
to customize object motion attributes through a special window. This method
makes spinning, travelling, colour changing, and even transparency-fading
effects quick to apply without getting lost in path curves on the page
itself.”
“All this brings the package head-to-head with Macromedia's market-leading
Director, although not a feature-for-feature substitute for it. Rather,
Mediator 6 EXP is the better product for producing everyday multimedia
applications with tight deadlines.”
“Unless you are already a whiz with LingoSript, most creators of
everyday projects - such as in-house training materials, interactive catalogues
and even application prototypes - should find Mediator 6 EXP's speedy
tools leave Director feeling like a lame duck.”
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