
With our handy Set FX interface and a complete library of behaviors, no Lingo programming is required. With Effector Sets you can apply multiple effects simlutaneously, and control their order. These effects are programmed in straight to-the-metal C code and give outstanding performance. Swirling, colorization, magnification, blurring, embossing - all interactive and controllable. Media Lab's AlphaMania and Effector Sets bundle of Xtras bring cross-platform and interactive special effects to Director.
Photoshop version 3 or higher, including Photoshop CS2. Director version 5 or higher, including Director MX 2004. Dithering (8 bit or 16 bit) is now optional. 8 bit castmembers can be mapped to any palette without having to make that palette active. Works seamlessly with Media Lab's AlphaMania Xtra for creation of AlphaMania cast members directly from Photoshop layers (supports multiple layer import). Arbitrary selection of which layers to import. Dithering to a specified number of colors. Flatten linked layers into single cast members. Keeps layer registration Preserves anti-aliasing between layers. Text layers can be imported as text castmembers. Generate a custom palette derived from the layers in your Photoshop file. Control color mapping: 24-bit, current palette, or custom palette. Supports alpha channels in those versions of Director that support them (7+). Supports Most Photoshop Layer FX (see FAQ for details). Works with all versions of Photoshop files from version 3 and later, including Photoshop CS2.
Supports Director 5, 6, 7, 8, MX, MX 2004(and later). Create individual cast members from Photoshop layers Import Photoshop files directly into your Director cast. Here are some key features of "PhotoCaster": Each layer appears as an individual cast member, indexed, anti-aliased, properly registered, transparency preserved and good to go!
PhotoCaster is an Xtra for Macromedia Director that lets you bring your Photoshop files, layer by layer, into your Director cast with one click. PhotoCaster, AlphaMania and the Effector Sets is an Xtra for Macromedia Director Now that PhotoCaster has arrived those hours have just become free time. Before PhotoCaster, multimedia developers and artists had to spend untold hours tediously exporting, indexing, importing, repositioning, renaming, and cursing. There are two ways to get Photoshop graphics into Director - the PhotoCaster way and the hard way.