RE: FLASH: ANN: Generator 2, new versions

[John Dowdell]

At 3:28 PM 5/22/0, .redstar. wrote:

> Could you comment on the following as I can't seem to understand it :


I risk hitting the wrong angle here, but I trust you'll forgive me in

advance if I err.... ;-)


There are a few different ways to approach this type of work:


--  Anyone can download the free time-limited trial. You can make Flash

templates and do test-serves in realtime, but these freebies are

watermarked so it's not suitable for commercial work.


--  If you're mainly seeking to automate your Flash work and do light

sites, then the new Developers Edition has essentially cut the price of the

older Generator package, and added some new features besides. The online

graphics server makes graphics one at a time, so it won't scale up

indefinitely... the graphics-per-second varies with your content, but

usually tops out in the 6-8 files-per-second range, from what I understand


--  If you've got a big paying site, then the new Enterprise Edition

handles this... it has multiple levels of caching and can create multiple

customized graphics simultaneously. If your site is delivering thousands or

millions of customized graphics daily, then the Generator Enterprise

Edition can handle the load.


--  For people falling in between, there will also be hosting services

rolled out soon... these aren't locked down yet, but if your delivery

volume is between the low-priced Developers Edition and the high-priced

Enterprise Edition, then there will still be a way to satisfy that client.



Rephrased: Many who used Macromedia Generator needed even higher-volume

delivery. But many people wanted to use Generator, even if only for

automation and offline generation. The solution was to break it into two

products: a high-performance high-volume Enterprise Edition, and a flexible

and much less expensive Developer Edition.



Is this close to what you were seeking, or was I offbase in some way...?


jd







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