Director 8.5.1 update information
Director 8.5.1 Shockwave Studio updater
The free Macromedia Director 8.5.1 Shockwave Studio updater is available to all registered users of Macromedia Director 8.5. The update can be downloaded from the Director 8.5.1 updater page.
Note:Use of the wrong updater will result with multiple errors. Updaters are language specific. Make sure to download the Director 8.5.1updater for the same language as the Director 8.5 version installed on your system. Users of the Macromedia Director k-12 version need to download the Director 8.5.1 Academic updater.
Director 8.5.1 issues
Using OpenGL may cause a system freeze on Macintosh PowerBooks and and iBooks when using the Shockwave 3D window. Please use the software renderer as your active renderer. We are actively working to resolve this issue, please refer to the Director Support Center for future details.
Director 8.5.1 documentation
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The Director 8.5.1 Shockwave Studio updater offers:
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Windows XP compliance in authoring and playback |
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Shockwave Player support for Mac OS X |
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3D anti-aliasing (hardware and software) |
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Bug Fixes |
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UDL (unsupported Driver List) update |
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3 tutorials accessed via the Help menu and Welcome window |
Director TechNotes relevant to Director 8.5.1
| Director help does not function correctly on Windows XP |
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| Script errors in Shockwave with anti-aliased Director 8.5.1 content |
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| Addition to addendum: suspendUpdates 3D sprite property |
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| Switching the preferred3DRenderer during playback can cause errors |
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| Using Real Audio/Video with OS X |
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| Director slows down when anti-aliasing is used |
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| Anti-aliasing does not work with specific preferred3DRenderers |
Additional information
For more details, please refer to the Director Support Center.
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