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FutureWave Software

**FutureWave Software** was the original developer of FutureSplash Animator.

## History

The company was founded in March 1993 in San Diego by Charlie Jackson and Jonathan Gay, Both had previously left Silicon Beach Software after it had been acquired by Aldus Corporation in 1990.

Gay convinced Jackson to invest in a graphics application that would become SmartSketch for PenPoint OS to run on graphics tablets designed by GO Corporation. After AT&T Corporation acquired the rights to the EO Personal Communicator tablets only to discontinue it, Gay and Jackson discovered that they no longer had a viable market for SmartSketch and retooled it to be able to output animated content that could be played back from any web browser. This product became FutureSplash Animator. Early adopters included MSN and Disney Online.

FutureWave pitched the product to Adobe Systems, but an agreement was not reached and Adobe promoted rival specifications to Flash. In January 1997, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia for an undisclosed sum. FutureSplash Animator became Macromedia Flash. Gay would go on to become the Chief Technology Officer of Macromedia in 2004. Adobe would end up acquiring Macromedia in December 2005 for $3.4 billion, mainly for Flash.

Jackson re-acquired the Silicon Beach trademark and re-opened the company in San Diego in 2010 as a publisher of children's interactive storybooks for mobile devices, with a similar logo as the former FutureWave.

## References

1. ↑ FutureWave Software, Crunchbase. Accessed 2019-11-14.
2. ↑ How A Goal-Oriented Bootstrapper Who Mortgaged His House Ended Up Fathering Flash by Andrew Warner, Mixergy. 2012-08-31.
Showcase: The History of Flash, p.2 by Jonathan Gay, Macromedia. Archived 2006-01-14.
Showcase: The History of Flash, p.3 by Jonathan Gay, Macromedia. Archived 2006-01-14.
Showcase: The History of Flash, p.4 by Jonathan Gay, Macromedia. Archived 2006-01-14.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Flash Wars: Adobe in the History and Future of Flash by Prince McLean, AppleInsider. 2008-05-05.
7. ↑ Macromedia Rides the FutureWave by Kristi Coale, *Wired*. 1997-01-06.
8. ↑ Macromedia buys Futurewave to add Flash to Shockwave, Computer Business Review. 1997-01-08.
9. ↑ Executive Bios, Macromedia. Archived 2004-06-04.
10. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
11. ↑ About Silicon Beach Software, Silicon Beach Software. Archived 2012-03-17.

## External links

* FutureWave Software official website (archived 1996-11-05, 1997-04-18)
	+ FutureWave basic index for browsers that don't support Flash (archived 1996-11-05)
	+ About SmartSketch (archived 1996-11-05)
* FutureWave Software at the Adobe Wiki
* FutureWave Software at Wikipedia
Macromedia Design in Motion Suite

**Macromedia Design in Motion Suite** is a software suite that was released by Macromedia on February 17, 1998. It succeeded FreeHand Graphics Studio 7 and was replaced by Macromedia Web Design Studio.

## Applications

* Macromedia FreeHand 8
* Macromedia Flash 2 (later updated to Flash 3)
* Macromedia Insta.HTML 2

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia Ships FreeHand 8 and Design in Motion Suite for Windows and Macintosh, Macromedia. 1998-02-17. Archived 1999-02-18.

## External links

* Design in Motion Suite at Macromedia (archived 1998-12-05)
* Macromedia Design in Motion Suite at the Adobe Wiki

### Articles

* Macromedia’s "Design in Motion Suite" Reviewed by Jim Duber at *The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language* (1998-09)
* Design in Motion packs FreeHand 8.0 for Web page creation by William M. Frazier at GCN (1998-05-04)
* Macromedia updates design tool at CNET (1998-01-16)
MacroMind Director 2

**MacroMind Director 2.0** is the second major version of the Director multimedia authoring environment, which was released in April 1990 by MacroMind, predecessor of Macromedia.

## Features

Director 2.0 was released solely for Macintosh, adding support for 24-bit color and the new Lingo scripting language. It evolved from MacroMind VideoWorks Interactive Pro, which replaced the previous Tiny BASIC scripting language with Lingo.

The authoring application was priced at US$695, or $100 for owners of previous versions. A run-time player was included for free, but commercial distribution required an additional $250 license fee. MacroMind Accelerator was a separate utility that could speed up playback for an additional $195. The packaging was designed by Clement Mok.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Director's Increased Interactivity Lauded by Paul Worthington, *InfoWorld*, p.27. 1990-04-30.
2. ↑ Early Tests by Michael Scaramozzino, *Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short*, p.6. 2011.
3. ↑ An Unofficial Brief History of Director by Luke Wigley, Lingo Workshop. 2017-01-27.
4. ↑ Product Comparison: Director Version 2.0, *InfoWorld*, p.68-76. 1990-05-21.
5. ↑ Success Ideas and Tips from Master Graphic Designer, Clement Mok, The Sherwood Group. 2010-09-21.
8-bit color

**8-bit color** is a color depth that can allow for up to 256 grays, or 256 colors assigned by a color lookup table (CLUT). This is referred to as "**256 colors**" on Macintosh systems, and the VGA standard by PC users.

## Color palettes

When the cost of video RAM was high, early computers used color palettes to improve the appearance of 24-bit color graphics through the 256 color limitation.

### Apple Computer

Apple Computer implemented a "System palette" which included 6 levels of red, green, and blue in increments of 51 (on a scale of 0 to 255), that defined 216 uniform RGB colors. The remaining 40 colors were assigned to red, green, blue, and gray values that defined 4 gradients of 10 color values, and when combined with existing values from the 216, formed 4 *smooth* gradients of 15 values in increments of 17 (on a scale of 0 to 255).

### Microsoft

Microsoft later implemented its own 256-color palette which assigned the first and last 8 values from its original 16-color palette, with the first 8 being lower-luminosity values of the last 8.

### Netscape

Netscape took the base 216 colors from Apple's System Palette, which closely approximated a subset of colors from Microsoft's palette to define the "web-safe" palette.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Color Palettes (PDF) by Marc Johnson, Columbia University School of the Arts. 2020.

## External links

* 8-bit color at the Apple Wiki
* Color depth and Palette (computing) at Wikipedia
Macromedia Breeze Presenter

**Macromedia Breeze Presenter (version 5)** is the last major version of the Presenter e-learning application that was part of the Breeze product family from Macromedia. It was released in May 2005 before Macromedia's acquisition by Adobe Systems in December. It superseded Macromedia Breeze Presentation and was replaced by Adobe Presenter 6.

## References

1. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
2. ↑ Adobe Presenter, Adobe Systems. Archived 2006-12-08.

## External links

* Macromedia Breeze (5) at Macromedia (archived 2005-05-07)
	+ Macromedia Breeze Presenter (5) (archived 2005-05-03, 2006-04-27)
* Use inserted Macromedia Flash movies in Breeze Presenter at Adobe (2016-12-01)
* Macromedia Breeze Presenter at the Adobe Wiki
Macromedia Deck II

**Macromedia Deck II** was a multi-track sound editing application that was distributed by Macromedia, typically in a bundle with Macromedia SoundEdit 16. Both were also included with Macintosh versions of Macromedia Director Multimedia Studio.

## Features

Deck II 2.5 supports up to 999 16-bit audio tracks. Up to 32 tracks can be played back simultaneously on a Power Macintosh computer with real-time non-destructive effects.

## Product history

Deck II became a Macromedia product through the acquisition of OSC in November 1995.
Deck II was then sold to Berkley Integrated Audio Software (BIAS). Deck 3.5 added support for Mac OS X. BIAS also offered a 8-track "limited edition" version as **Deck LE**.

## References

1. ↑ Deck II support information by Hank Hansen, Macromedia. 2000-01-26. Archived 2000-08-16.

## External links

* Macromedia SoundEdit 16 plus Deck II at Macromedia (archived 1996-10-27)
	+ Deck II Developers Center support (archived 1997-03-29)
	+ Features: DECK II version 2.5 (archived 1996-10-27)
* Deck 2.6/ 2.7 at BIAS (archived 1999-05-01 / 2001-03-09)
	+ Deck VST (3.0)/ 3.5/ LE 3.5 (archived 2001-11-22 / 2002-08-06 / 2002-03-28)
* Macromedia Deck II at the Adobe Wiki
Allaire ColdFusion Studio 4

**Allaire ColdFusion Studio 4** is the second major version of the ColdFusion Studio integrated development environment (IDE), released in November 1998 by Allaire Corporation.

## Version 4.5

Allaire ColdFusion 4.5 was announced in November 1999; public beta testing commenced with a matching new version of ColdFusion Studio 4.5.

After Macromedia absorbed Allaire Corporation in a merger in March 2001, Macromedia continued to market ColdFusion Studio 4.5, which was updated to version 4.5.2. It was also bundled as part of Macromedia ColdFusion 4.5 UltraDev 4 Studio and was later superseded by Macromedia ColdFusion Studio 5.

## References

1. ↑ ColdFusion web application server, Allaire. Archived 1999-11-27.
2. ↑ Introducing the ColdFusion® 4.5 Web Application Server, Allaire. Archived 2000-08-16.
3. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.

## See also

* Allaire ColdFusion 4
* Allaire HomeSite 4

## External links

* ColdFusion Studio 4.5.2 at Allaire (archived 2001-05-02)
* Macromedia ColdFusion Studio 4.5 at Macromedia (archived 2001-08-01)
	+ ColdFusion Studio 4.5.2 product info (archived 2001-06-03)
* ColdFusion Studio 4.5 by Richard V. Dragan and Timothy Dyck at *PC Magazine* (2000-12-19)
* Allaire ColdFusion Studio 4 at the Adobe Wiki
Macromedia Aria

**Macromedia Aria**, formerly **ARIA**, is an enterprise tool created by Andromedia and marketed by Macromedia for web activity measurement and analysis.

Macromedia also released a set of Dreamweaver objects for workflow integration with Dreamweaver 3.0.1.

## External links

* Macromedia Aria Enterprise 5.0 at Macromedia (archived 2000-08-15, 2001-06-15)
	+ Macromedia Dreamweaver Objects for Aria (archived 2000-08-16)
* ARIA/ 2.0/ 2.5 at Andromedia (archived 1997-07-12 / 1997-11-20 / 1998-05-07)
* Macromedia Aria at the Adobe Wiki
California

**California** was the home state of Macromedia, which had its headquarters based in the city of San Francisco.

## Statistics

California is the 3rd largest state by geographical area in the United States and has been the most populous U.S. state since Macromedia was founded in 1992.

## Macromedia and Adobe in California

The state contains several of the most populous U.S. cities, such as San Francisco and San Jose, where Adobe is based. Adobe acquired Macromedia in December 2005 and now also occupies Macromedia's former offices in San Francisco.

## References

1. ↑ California Takes Population Lead, *The New York Times*. 1964-08-31. Archived 2018-08-19.
2. ↑ Baker-Hamilton building by, Adobe Blogs. 2007-02-25. Archived 2009-12-25.
3. ↑ Adobe Office – 410 Townsend San Francisco by David Wakely and Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, Office Snapshots. 2014-05-15.

## External links

* California State Portal the official homepage of the State of California
* California at the Adobe Wiki
* California at the Apple Wiki
* California at Wikipedia
Allaire Developer Conference 2000

The 2nd annual **Allaire Developer Conference** was held November 5 to 8, **2000** at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. by the Allaire Corporation.

## Events

Keynote speakers included Allaire CTO Jeremy Allaire, Allaire chief architect Simeon Simeonov, Allaire technology evangelist Ben Forta, and Macromedia president of products Kevin Lynch. Working demos of ColdFusion 5, JRun 4 Spectra 1.5 were presented for the first time, along with future product roadmaps. ColdFusion examinations and certification were offered on site.

The exhibit area featured over 45 developers and partners. A special event was held on the evening of Tuesday, November 7 at Washington Union Station.

## References

1. ↑ Allaire Developer Conference 2000 Recap, Allaire Corporation. Archived 2001-01-27.
2. ↑ Conference Overview, Allaire Corporation. Archived 2000-10-19.
3. ↑ Exhibit Information, Allaire Corporation. Archived 2000-12-06.
4. ↑ Latest Updates, Allaire Corporation. Archived 2000-10-19.

## External links

* Allaire Developer Conference 2000 at Allaire (archived 2000-11-09)
2001

* **March 20:** Allaire Corporation's merger into Macromedia is completed.
* **April 10-12:** The 2001 Macromedia International User Conference (UCON 2001) is held in New York City.
* **April 24:** Macromedia ships FreeHand 10.
* **April 24:** Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio is released.
* **June 11:** Macromedia ColdFusion 5 is released.
* **August 14:** Macromedia Sitespring is released.
* **September 18:** Macromedia Authorware 6 and eLearning Studio are released.
* **September 17-20:** Macromedia Web World is postponed until 2002 due to the September 11 attacks.
* **October 21-24:** Macromedia DevCon 2001 is held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
* **October 23:** Macromedia ColdFusion 5 UltraDev 4 Studio is released.

## External links

* Allaire Press Releases at Allaire (archived 2001-02-10)
* Press Releases for 2001 at Macromedia (archived 2002-02-02)
Allaire Spectra

**Allaire Spectra** was an early web content management system developed by Allaire Corporation and later marketed by Macromedia as **Macromedia Spectra**.

## Release history

* Version 1.0 - released in 1999. Awarded *Best of Show* by Internet World Australia.
* Version 1.0.1 - released in 2000, but initially contained a security vulnerability.
* Version 1.5 - the last version released by Allaire before their merger into Macromedia in March 2001.
* Version 1.5.1 - a performance and quality update, the last release to support Macromedia ColdFusion 5.
* Version 1.5.2 - updated to support Macromedia ColdFusion MX and MX 6.1, released through a community source license.
* "Dharma" was the codename of the next major release of Spectra (2.0) that was to support commerce, profiling, and personalization, but these features were incorporated into other products after the Macromedia acquisition.

### Open-source release

* Version 1.5.3 was the final release by Macromedia as open-source software in October 2003. Support for existing customers of version 1.5.x continued until December 31, 2003.

## References

1. ↑ Allaire fixes Spectra administrative interface security issue by Jesse Noller, SecuriTeam. 2000-09-01.
2. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.
3. ↑ Allaire Developer Conference 2000 Recap, Allaire Corporation. Archived 2001-01-27.
4. ↑ Spectra Open-source Release Announcement by The Macromedia Spectra Team, Macromedia. 2003-10-29. Archived 2004-02-14.

## External links

* Allaire Spectra at Allaire (archived 1999-11-28)
	+ Allaire Spectra 1.5 (archived 2001-12-28)
* Macromedia Spectra at Macromedia (archived 2002-01-24, 2003-12-04)
	+ Macromedia Spectra Community Source Project (archived 2001-09-26)
	+ Macromedia Spectra Version 1.5.3 (Open Source) Release Notes (archived 2007-08-28)
* Allaire Spectra at the Adobe Wiki

### Books

* Allaire Spectra E-Business Construction Kit by Ben Forta, Que. 2000-05-30. ISBN: 0789723654.
JRun Studio

**JRun Studio** was an integrated development environment (IDE) that was developed for use with JRun server software from Allaire Corporation, and then Macromedia.

## Product history

Beta testing of JRun Studio began in 2000. JRun Studio was based on HomeSite by Nick Bradbury. It was also bundled with a "Lite" version of TopStyle 2.0, a newer editor designed by Bradbury for W3C validation.

After Macromedia absorbed Allaire in a merger in March 2001, JRun Studio was bundled as part of Macromedia JRun 3 UltraDev 4 Studio. Sales and development of JRun Studio was discontinued on May 13, 2002. It was superseded by Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.

## References

1. ↑ Allaire Beta site, Allaire. Archived 2000-08-16.
2. ↑ Macromedia JRun Studio - Features, Macromedia. Archived 2001-11-15.
3. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.
4. ↑ Macromedia JRun Studio: Frequently Asked Questions, Macromedia. 2002-05-13. Archived 2002-06-02
5. ↑ Macromedia JRun Studio, Macromedia. Archived 2002-08-02.
6. ↑ Introducing Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia. Archived 2002-10-01.

## See also

* Allaire Kawa
* Macromedia ColdFusion Studio

## External links

* JRun Studio 3.0/ 3.0.1 at Allaire (archived 2000-08-19 / 2001-03-31)
* Macromedia JRun Studio at Macromedia (archived 2001-11-10)
	+ Macromedia JRun 3 UltraDev 4 Studio (archived 2001-10-24)
* JRun Studio at the Adobe Wiki
FutureSplash Animator

**FutureSplash Animator** is a vector-based animation system from FutureWave Software for Macintosh and Windows. The animation files could be distributed with the FutureSplash Player plugin for runtime playback within a web browser.

## History

FutureSplash evolved from another project at FutureWave called SmartSketch. FutureWave co-founder Jonathan Gay developed SmartSketch as a graphics application for PenPoint OS, running on graphics tablets designed by GO Corporation. After AT&T Corporation acquired the rights to the EO Personal Communicator tablets only to discontinue it, FutureWave no longer had a viable market for SmartSketch. Gay retooled the application to be able to output animated content that could be played back from any web browser. This product became FutureSplash Animator, which shipped on August 19, 1996. Early adopters included MSN and Disney Online.

FutureWave pitched the product to Adobe Systems, but an agreement was not reached and Adobe promoted rival specifications to Flash. In January 1997, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia for an undisclosed sum. FutureSplash Animator became Macromedia Flash. Gay would go on to become the Chief Technology Officer of Macromedia in 2004. Adobe would end up acquiring Macromedia in December 2005 for $3.4 billion, mainly for Flash.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FutureWave Software Ships FutureSplash Animator — Vector-based Animation and Drawing for the Web, FutureWave Software. 1996-08-19. Archived 1996-11-05.
Showcase: The History of Flash, p.3 by Jonathan Gay, Macromedia. Archived 2006-01-14.
Showcase: The History of Flash, p.4 by Jonathan Gay, Macromedia. Archived 2006-01-14.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Flash Wars: Adobe in the History and Future of Flash by Prince McLean, AppleInsider. 2008-05-05.
5. ↑ Macromedia Rides the FutureWave by Kristi Coale, *Wired*. 1997-01-06.
6. ↑ Macromedia buys Futurewave to add Flash to Shockwave, Computer Business Review. 1997-01-08.
7. ↑ Executive Bios, Macromedia. Archived 2004-06-04.
8. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.

## External links

* About FutureSplash Animator at FutureWave Software (archived 1996-11-95)
	+ FutureSplash Player 1.1 (archived 1996-11-05)
* FutureSplash Animator at IT History Society
* FutureSplash Animator at the Web Design Museum
* FutureSplash Animator at the Adobe Wiki

### Articles

* Grandmasters of Flash: An Interview with the Creators of Flash by Aaron Simpson at Cold Hard Flash (2008-02-12, archived 2008-05-03)
* Showcase: History of Flash by Jonathan Gay at Adobe (archived 2006-05-25)
Betsey Nelson

**Elizabeth "Betsey" Nelson** is an American business executive, and the last CFO of Macromedia before it was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005.

Nelson previously worked in finance and corporate development at Hewlett-Packard and received her MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a member of the board of directors of Nokia since 2012.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Management Team, Macromedia. Archived 2005-05-27.
2. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
3. ↑ Elizabeth Nelson, Crunchbase. Accessed 2019-11-11.

## External links

* Betsey Nelson at Macromedia (archived 2003-10-05)
* Elizabeth Nelson at DAI
* Elizabeth Nelson at Nokia
* Betsey Nelson at the Adobe Wiki
Font-o-matic

**Altsys Font-o-matic** is a font editor that was released by Altsys Corporation in 1993 for Windows 3.1 or later.

## Features

Font-o-matic allows the modification of existing TrueType or PostScript Type 1 fonts through basic transformations such as scaling, rotation, and skewing. Modified fonts are exported only in Truetype format without font hinting information. The program also includes options to play rock music while editing, and to clean up font outlines that have trouble printing. Seven sample fonts are included.

### Effects

More advanced effects (which can be combined) include:

* Bite
* Cactus
* College
* Cow Spots
* Mangle
* Swiss Cheese
* Shattered
* Stripes
* Warp
* Wave

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 With Altsys' Font-o-matic Your Fonts Take a Wacky Bend by Brad Grimes, *PC Magazine*, p.63. 1993-12-21.
2. ↑ Font-o-matic's Effects Create Outrageous Type by Edward Mendelson, *PC Magazine*, p.42. 1993-12-21.
3. ↑ Milk your fonts for all they're worth! by Altsys Corporation, *PC Magazine*, p.33. 1993-11-23.

## See also

* Macromedia Fontographer
* Metamorphosis

## External links

* Altsys Font-o-matic at Justia Trademarks
List of Macromedia products

The following is a **list of products and services developed by Macromedia**, before its acquisition by Adobe Systems on December 3, 2005:

* Macromedia Aftershock
* Macromedia AppletAce
* Macromedia Aria
* Macromedia Authorware
* Macromedia Backstage
* Macromedia Breeze
* Macromedia Captivate
* Macromedia Central
* Macromedia ColdFusion
* Macromedia Contribute
* Macromedia Deck II
* Macromedia DevNet
* Macromedia Director
* Macromedia Dreamweaver
* Macromedia Drumbeat
* Macromedia EDGE
* Macromedia Exchange
* Macromedia Extension Manager
* Macromedia Extreme 3D
* Macromedia Final Cut
* Macromedia Fireworks
* Macromedia Flash
* Macromedia Flash Lite
* Macromedia Flash Media Server
* Macromedia FlashCast
* Macromedia FlashPaper
* Macromedia Flex
* Macromedia Flex Builder
* Macromedia Fontographer
* Macromedia FreeHand
* Macromedia Generator
* Macromedia HomeSite
* Macromedia JRun
* Macromedia Kawa
* Macromedia LikeMinds
* Macromedia Pathware
* Macromedia PowerApplets
* Macromedia RoboDemo
* Macromedia RoboHelp
* Macromedia RoboInfo
* Macromedia Shockmachine
* Macromedia Shockwave
* Macromedia Sitespring
* Macromedia SoundEdit 16
* Macromedia Spectra
* Macromedia UltraDev
* Macromedia xRes
* MacroModel
* Macromedia Authorware Interactive Studio
* Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio
* Macromedia Director Multimedia Studio
* Macromedia Dream Team
* Macromedia FreeHand Graphics Studio
* Macromedia eLearning Suite
* Macromedia Web Design Studio
* Macromedia Web Learning Studio
* Macromedia Web Publishing System
* Macromedia Studio MX
* Macromedia Studio MX Plus
* Macromedia Studio MX 2004
* Macromedia Studio 8

## See also

* List of Adobe products at the Adobe Wiki
* List of Macromedia products at the Adobe Wiki
* Category: Article stubs

## External links

* Software products at Macromedia (archived 2005-12-12, 2003-12-02, 1999-11-28, 1996-10-26)
* Category: Software at System Folder: The Platinum Days
* Category: Macromedia at Logopedia
* List of Macromedia software at Wikipedia
	+ Category: Macromedia software at Wikipedia
Allaire Kawa

**Allaire Kawa** was an integrated development environment (IDE) that was developed by Tek-Tools, and then Allaire Corporation, for developing, testing, and deploying server-side Java applications.

## Product history

Kawa was created by Tek-Tools and complemented Allaire's JRun Java application server. On November 6, 2000, Allaire announced that it had acquired Kawa and its development team from Tek-Tools for US$9 million.

After Allaire itself had been absorbed by Macromedia in a merger in March 2001, Macromedia briefly continued to support Kawa Professional and Enterprise editions, but discontinued sales by October 31, 2001.

## References

1. ↑ Allaire Corporation acquires Kawa IDE by XML Guy, The Server Side. 2000-11-13.
2. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.
3. ↑ Macromedia Kawa update, Macromedia. Archived 2001-08-11.
4. ↑ Effective October 31, 2001 Macromedia will discontinue the sale and future development of Kawa., Macromedia. Archived 2001-11-16.

## See also

* Macromedia HomeSite
* Macromedia ColdFusion Studio

## External links

* Kawa 2.11/ 3.22/ 4.1 at Tek-Tools (archived 1997-06-02 / 1999-05-08 / 2000-10-18)
* Allaire Kawa 5.0 at Allaire (archived 2001-01-27)
* Macromedia Kawa - Free Trial at Macromedia (archived 2001-08-11)
	+ Macromedia Kawa - System Requirements (archived 2001-08-11)
	+ Macromedia Kawa - Update (archived 2001-08-06)
* Introduction to Kawa by Carol E. Wolf at Pace University
* Kawa IDE at Wiki.org
* Allaire Kawa at the Adobe Wiki

### Articles

* Allaire bolsters technology position at *ITworld* (2001-01-18)
* Macromedia Discontinues Kawa by David Ditzenberger at Javalobby (2001-10-24)
EPS Exchange

**EPS Exchange** was a plug-in for Aldus FreeHand 3.x that was developed by Altsys Corporation. It provided early FreeHand users with some measure of compatibility with Adobe Illustrator files.

## Product history

* **EPS Exchange 1.0** was released in summer 1991 and allowed users of FreeHand 3.0 to save EPS files in formats specifically readable by Adobe Illustrator 88 and Illustrator 3.0. However, FreeHand users could still only import generic EPS formats exported by Illustrator, losing some advanced graphics editability in the process.
* **EPS Exchange 2.0** was announced at Macworld Expo San Francisco in January 1992. It allowed users of FreeHand 3.1 to be able to read and write files directly in Adobe Illustrator 88 and Illustrator 3.0 formats, retaining more features. Upgrades were free for existing users.

Future versions of FreeHand, starting with version 4.0, had Illustrator file format support included with the application.

## References

1. ↑ Mac Bulletin: FreeHand and Illustrator Talk, *Macworld*. 1991-08.
2. ↑ Macworld ushers in host of graphics programs by Jeanette Borzo, *InfoWorld*. 1992-01-20.
3. ↑ Tech Talk: FreeHand Opens Illustrator Drawings by Barry Zuber, *Upper and Lower Case The International Journal of Type and Graphic Design*, International Typeface Corporation, vol.19, no.1, p.41. Spring 1992.
4. ↑ King of the draw by Thomas Marshall, *InfoWorld*, p.106. 1994-10-17.

## External links

* EPS Exchange - trademark details at Justia Trademarks
Fauve Software

**Fauve Software** was a computer software software company that created Fauve Matisse and xRes, before being acquired by Macromedia.

## History

Fauve was founded in 1992 by Fred Krueger and Richard Krueger in Raleigh, North Carolina. Their first product, Matisse, was released in 1993.

After its acquisition of Fauve in August 30, 1995, Macromedia briefly continued to market Matisse and xRes 1 from Fauve's existing product line. The features of Matisse's painting and layer features were combined with the xRes high-resolution image editing engine into Macromedia xRes 2. Macromedia itself was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005.

### Legacy

Many of Matisse's and xRes's features were integrated into what became Macromedia Fireworks.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alumni Achievers: Richard Krueger (M.S. 1989) by Anna Rzewnicki, NC State University Computer Science. 2004-07.
2. ↑ Macromedia buys Fauve, *Computer World*, page 41. 1995-09-25.
3. ↑ Macromedia launches enchanced Matisse as xRes, insistes that it adds value to Adobe Photoshop, Computer Business Review. Archived 1996-02-06.
4. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
5. ↑ Fauve Matisse by Paolo Limoncelli, Daub. 2018-05-08.

## External links

* Fauve Software at IT History Society
* Fauve Software at the Adobe Wiki
* Fauve Software at Wikipedia
24-bit color

**24-bit color**, in a RGB color space, is a color depth that can allow for up to 16,777,216 unique colors, split into three sets of 8-bit values for 256 levels per red, green, or blue channel. This is also known as "true color" on PCs and "millions" of colors on classic Mac OS.

## External links

* 24-bit color at the Adobe Wiki
* 24-bit color at the Apple Wiki
* Color depth at Wikipedia
2003

* **January:** Macromedia acquires Presedia for an undisclosed sum.
* **January 7:** The Mac OS X version of Macromedia JRun 4 is released.
* **February 10:** Macromedia announces Macromedia DevNet.
* **February 10:** Macromedia Studio MX Plus, along with FreeHand MX and DevNet Resource Kit Special Edition, are released.
* **March 10:** Macromedia DevNet subscriptions begin shipping.
* **March 27:** Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX 1.5 is released.
* **June 16:** Macromedia Authorware 7 is released.
* **July 28:** Macromedia Contribute 2 is released.
* **August 5:** Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1 is released.
* **September 10:** Macromedia Studio MX 2004, along with Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, and Flash MX 2004, are released.
* **October 8:** Macromedia Breeze Live is released.
* **November 18-21:** Macromedia MAX 2003 (combining DevCon and UCON) is held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
* **December 19:** Macromedia completes its acquisition of eHelp Corporation.

## External links

* Press Releases for 2003 at Macromedia (archived 2004-07-22)
Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7

**Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7**, codenamed "Blackstone", is the seventh major version of ColdFusion, released on February 7, 2005. It is also the last major release of ColdFusion by Macromedia before it was acquired by Adobe Systems.

## New features

ColdFusion MX 7 added support for mobile devices through SMS messaging and instant messaging services. Other new features include rich forms and structured business reports.

## Releases

ColdFusion MX 7 was released in a **Standard Edition** and **Enterprise Edition**. Unlike previous "MX" versions, it was not included with Macromedia Studio 8. JRun 4 was included as a J2EE application server.

## Support

Core technical support from Adobe for ColdFusion MX 7 ended on February 7, 2010, and extended support ended on February 7, 2012.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Macromedia announces immediate availability of ColdFusion MX 7, Macromedia. 2005-02-07. Archived 2005-02-09.
2. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
3. ↑ JRun and ColdFusion® from Adobe FAQ, Adobe Systems. 2017-01-13. Archived 2005-12-07.
4. ↑ Products and technical support periods, Adobe Inc. 2022-01-12. Archived 2022-01-13.

## External links

* ColdFusion MX 7 at Macromedia (archived 2005-02-07)
* Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 resources at 3GPP2
* Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 at the Adobe Wiki
2007

* **January 16:** Macromedia RoboHelp X5 is succeeded by Adobe RoboHelp 6.
* **March 27:** Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3 and Flash CS3 Professional are announced as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard, succeeding Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8 and Flash Professional 8 from Macromedia Studio 8.
* **April 16:** Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard ships, succeeding Macromedia Studio 8.
* **July 30:** Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 is succeeded by Adobe ColdFusion 8.
* **August 3:** Adobe Systems discontinues sales and new feature development of Authorware and JRun.

## External links

* Press releases at Adobe (archived 2008-01-05)
2012

* **February 7:** Adobe Systems ends extended support for Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7.
* **December 15:** Adobe Systems ends support for legacy Macromedia applications and disables the activation server for Macromedia Studio MX 2004 and Macromedia Studio 8.

## External links

* News releases at Adobe (archived 2013-01-05)
Macromedia AppletAce

**Macromedia AppletAce** is a Java-based program that was released by Macromedia to manage PowerApplets. It was also included as part of Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio 2.

## References

1. ↑ Briefs, *Design Week*. 1996-08-16.
2. ↑ Backstage Internet Studio 2, Macromedia. Archived 1997-03-29.

## External links

* Welcome to Macromedia AppletAce 1.0 at Macromedia (archived 1996-10-27)
* Macromedia AppletAce at the Adobe Wiki

### Articles

* Java served without the code at CNET (1996-07-17)
* Macromedia streams digital audio on the Web by Chris Jones at *InfoWorld* (1996-07-29)
2023

* **April 11:** Adobe Inc. ends extended support for RoboHelp Server 10.
* **April 13:** Adobe ends extended support for Captivate 2017.
* **July 13:** Adobe ends core technical support for ColdFusion 2018 and ColdFusion Builder 2018.
* **August 23:** Adobe ends core technical support for Captivate 2019.
MacroMind Director 1

**MacroMind Director 1.0** is the first version of the Director multimedia authoring environment, which was released in 1989 by MacroMind, predecessor of Macromedia.

## Product history

MacroMind president Marc Canter had originally announced the project in 1988 as **VideoWorks Professional**, a successor to its VideoWorks II animation package with added paint capabilities. Tiny BASIC was implemented as a scripting language in beta versions that were delivered to Apple Computer for use in "Guided Tours" tutorial files.

The finished project was renamed MacroMind Director and was released solely for Macintosh System 6.0.2 or later at a list price of US$695. Tiny BASIC would be replaced by Lingo in version 2.

## References

1. ↑ Director Makes It Easy to Create Multimedia Presentations by Michael J. Miller, *InfoWorld*, p.S11. 1989-05-11.
2. ↑ Early Tests by Michael Scaramozzino, *Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short*, p.6. 2011.
3. ↑ VideoWorks to Get 3-D, Professional Versions by Nick Arnett, *InfoWorld*, p.27. 1988-08-01.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 An Unofficial Brief History of Director by Luke Wigley, Lingo Workshop. 2017-01-27.
5. ↑ Macromind Director Turns The Mac Into Video Studio by Doug and Denise Greene, *InfoWorld*, p.74-75. 1989-07-10.
6. ↑ Director's Increased Interactivity Lauded by Paul Worthington, *InfoWorld*, p.27. 1990-04-30.

### Articles

* Macromedia Director: A Timeline-based Authoring Tool by Brian P. Bailey and Joseph A. Konstan, *Authoring Interactive Media*. 2000.
* Let us now praise MacroMind Director by Harry McCracken at Fast Company (2017-01-28)
Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1

**Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1** is an intermediate update to ColdFusion MX that was released by Macromedia.

## Developer Edition

Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1 **Developer Edition** was packaged with Macromedia Studio MX 2004, but only the Windows version was included. The **Enterprise Edition** was included as part of a subscription to Macromedia DevNet.

## External links

* Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1 at Macromedia (archived 2003-12-03)
* Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1 at the Adobe Wiki
Color depth

**Color depth** determines how many unique colors or levels of gray can be reproduced in an image. The depth indicates how many bits of data are used to represent an individual color value, or how many are assigned to each component channel, typically red, green, and blue (RGB) in computer video. However, other color models such as CMYK, HSL, and YUV are also professionally used.

## History

Due to past memory limitations, early computer monitors had single 1-bit color depth where the pixel was either on or off (black or white). Early color monitors were limited to 2, 4, or 8-bits per pixel, allowing for up to 4, 16, or 256 shades of gray or individual colors. In 8-bit color displays, an indexed color lookup table (CLUT) would be used to maximize the appearance of a color image by selectively assigning the 256 colors (from a wider range) that were available.

16-bit color monitors extended the quality of color representation further, with the ability to display from 4,096 to 65,536 colors. This was referred to as "high color" on Windows PCs.

24-bit color monitors (8-bits per channel) allowed for the display of 16,777,216 unique colors to sufficiently display the visible spectrum, so that typical consumer devices do not go beyond this depth. 32-bit color modes actually use 24-bit color, with remaining 8-bits assigned to transparency. However, high-end devices can display a greater color depths known as "deep color", ranging from 30 to 64-bits.

## Formats

The GIF and PNG image formats can be encoded in up to 8-bit color (with optional 1-bit transparency, without anti-aliasing). However, the PNG format also supports 24-bit color (without transparency), or 32-bit color (with 8-bit transparency, allowing for 256 levels of opacity). The JPEG image format is always encoded in 24-bit color, with now allowance for transparency. The TIFF file format can be losslessly encoded in 32-bit and higher color depths, as well as other color models, such as CMYK.

Early output devices were capped at 8-bits (256 levels of luminosity) per channel, but modern devices, starting with cameras and scanners can go beyond this. The RAW format used in cameras use the maximum color depth available, such as 16-bits per channel. The extra depth allows for more rigorous editing, while minimizing the eventual loss of image data that occurs more visibly in 8-bits per channel images.

## References

1. ↑ Color Palettes (PDF) by Marc Johnson, Columbia University School of the Arts. 2020.
2. ↑ The NeXT Generation by M. Keith Thompson, *PC Magazine* p.161. 1992-05-12.
3. ↑ Programming the XGA Direct Color Mode by Julio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton, *The PC Graphics Handbook*. 2013-10-29.
4. ↑ Color Depth : 15-bit (32,768 colors), MobyGames. Accessed 2020-02-19.

## External links

* Colorizer Color picker and converter
* Color depth at Computer Hope
* Color depth at *PC Magazine*
* Color depth at the Photoshop Wiki
* Color depth at Wikipedia
Flash Cam

**Flash Cam** was a simple Flash-based screen recording utility from Nexus Concepts that is the earliest predecessor to Captivate.

## Product history

Flash Cam was first released in 2001. In May 2002, Flash Cam Professional was released as RoboDemo 2.0 by eHelp Corporation. On May 20, 2002, eHelp acquired the technology from Nexus Concepts. After eHelp was acquired by Macromedia on October 24, 2003, RoboDemo was rebranded as Macromedia Captivate. After Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005, it was renamed to Adobe Captivate.

## References

1. ↑ Flash Cam Version History, Nexus Concepts. Archived 2002-01-12.
2. ↑ RoboDemo, eHelp Corporation. Archived 2002-05-07.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flash Cam, Nexus Concepts. 2002-05-20. Archived 2002-06-03.
4. ↑ Macromedia to acquire eHelp, ActionScript. 2003-10-24. Archived 2006-12-15.
5. ↑ Meet Macromedia Captivate, the latest version of RoboDemo, Macromedia. 2004-10-09. Archived 2005-12-07.
6. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
7. ↑ Adobe Captivate 2, Adobe Systems. Archived 2006-09-04.

## External links

* Flash Cam at Nexus Concepts (archived 2002-02-19)
* Flash Cam at the Adobe Wiki
Macromedia Attain Objects for Dreamweaver

**Macromedia Attain Objects for Dreamweaver** is an extension to Dreamweaver 2 or 3 that was developed by Macromedia for creating web-based learning content and interactive web pages. A visual library of customizable learning interactions facilitates the development of sophisticated interactivity for the web without plug-ins or applets.

## Product history

The Attain Objects extensions superseded Macromedia Dreamweaver Attain, a customized version of Dreamweaver 1.2 that had the e-learning features built directly into it. Attain Objects for Dreamweaver was released electronically on June 17, 1999 and in packaged form later that month.

Attain Objects for Dreamweaver was succeeded by Macromedia CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver in December 1999.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia ships Authorware 5 Attain and Dreamweaver Attain, Macromedia. 1998-09-15. Archived 2000-09-29.
2. ↑ Dreamweaver Attain by Eric Klopfer, Interactive Internet-�From the Web to the Classroom. Accessed 2019-12-22.
3. ↑ Macromedia announces Attain Objects for Dreamweaver, Macromedia. 1999-06-17. Archived 1999-10-13.
4. ↑ Macromedia announces CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver, the solution for authoring web-native learning content, Macromedia. 1999-12-01. Archived 2000-02-29.

## External links

* Dreamweaver extensions at Macromedia (archived 1999-11-28)
	+ Attain Objects for Dreamweaver product info (archived 1999-11-29)
* Attain Objects w/ DreamWeaver - ( v. 2.0 ) - complete package Series Specs at CNET
* Macromedia Attain Objects for Dreamweaver at the Adobe Wiki
MacroMind TitleMaker

**MacroMind TitleMaker** was a 3D title animation program released in December 1991 by MacroMind-Paracomp, the predecessor of Macromedia.

## Features

Designed as a companion product for MacroMind MediaMaker, the package includes 150 templates for creating animated titles that can be used in video presentations.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macromind announces products, acquires Farallon software by Jeanette Borzo, *InfoWorld*, p.13. 1991-11-18.
2. ↑ Merger builds multimedia powerhouse by Jeannette Borzo, *InfoWorld* p.8. 1992-03-09.
Macromedia DevCon 2002

The **2002 Macromedia Developer Conference** (**DevCon 2002**) was held October 27 to 30, 2002 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resort hotels in Lake Buena Vista, Florida by Macromedia. The theme was "Architecting a New Internet Experience". The registration fee was $1050, discounted to $895 for early birds.

## Events

The recently-released Macromedia MX product family, which included ColdFusion MX and Flash Communication Server MX, was exhibited at the event.

A special event was held on the evening of Tuesday, October 29.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia announces DevCon 2002, Macromedia. 2002-07-29.
2. ↑ Exhibitors & Sponsors, Macromedia. Archived 2002-10-10.
3. ↑ Agenda at a Glance, Macromedia. Archived 2002-10-02.

## External links

* Macromedia DevCon 2002 at Macromedia (archived 2002-10-04)
Macromedia Authorware Interactive Studio

**Macromedia Authorware Interactive Studio** is an early "Studio" software suite that was released by Macromedia in 1996. It was updated to Authorware 4 Interactive Studio in 1997.

## Applications

* Macromedia Authorware 3.5
* Macromedia Backstage Designer Plus (Windows only)
* Macromedia Director 5
* Macromedia xRes SE
* SoundEdit 16 plus Deck II (substituted with Sound Forge XP for Windows users)

## External links

* Authorware Interactive Studio at Macromedia (archived 1997-03-29)
* Macromedia unveils 32-bit Authorware for intranets by Chris Jones at *InfoWorld* (1996-04-15)
* Macromedia Authorware Interactive Studio at the Adobe Wiki
Allaire Cold Fusion 3

**Allaire Cold Fusion 3.0** is the third major version of the ColdFusion web application development platform, released in June 1997 by Allaire Corporation.

## Version 3.1

Cold Fusion 3.1 was introduced in November 1997. The update to the original application became known as **Cold Fusion Application Server**, while the HTML editor based on HomeSite became known as Cold Fusion Studio.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ColdFusion Versions, CFDocs. Accessed 2019-10-27.
2. ↑ Power tools for the Web, by Steven M. Cohn, *Network World*, p.54. 1997-12-08.

## External links

* Products at Allaire (archived 1997-10-09)
	+ Cold Fusion 3.0 (archived 1997-10-09)
	+ Cold Fusion 3.1 (archived 1997-12-11)
		- Cold Fusion 3.1 Application Server (archived 1998-01-20)
		- Cold Fusion 3.1 Studio (archived 1998-01-20)
* Allaire Cold Fusion 3 at the Adobe Wiki
32-bit color

**32-bit color**, in a RGB color space, is a color depth that can theoretically allow for up to 4,294,967,296 unique colors. However, it is typically split into four sets of 8-bit values for 256 levels per RGBA channel (red, green, blue, and alpha). The three 8-bit RGB values deliver 16,777,216 unique colors, the same as 24-bit color, but with the addition of 256 levels of transparency defined by the alpha channel.

## External links

* 32-bit color at the Adobe Wiki
* Color depth at Wikipedia
16-bit color

**16-bit color**, in a grayscale or single-channel color space, is a color depth that can allow for up to 65,536 unique grays or values.

However, in a 16-bit RGB color space, the values can be assigned in a few different ways:

In color systems from NeXT, the first 12 bits define three 4-bit channels. The resulting 16 red x 16 green x 16 blue values create 4,096 possible combinations of unique color values. The remaining 4 bits can be assigned to an alpha channel to define 16 levels of transparency.

In supported color systems from Apple, the first 15 bits define three 5-bit channels. The resulting 32 red x 32 green x 32 blue values create 32,768 possible combinations of unique color values. The remaining 1 bit can be used to define a single level of transparency. This is referred to as "**thousands of colors**" on Macintosh systems and "high color" on PCs.

In some 16-bit systems, the last remaining bit is not used for transparency and instead added to the green channel to double the number of possible values because the human eye has greater sensitivity to this color. The resulting 32 red x 64 green x 32 blue values create 65,536 possible combinations of unique color values. This is referred to as "direct color" on PCs with XGA support.

## References

1. ↑ The NeXT Generation by M. Keith Thompson, *PC Magazine* p.161. 1992-05-12.
2. ↑ Color Depth : 15-bit (32,768 colors), MobyGames. Accessed 2020-02-19.
3. ↑ Programming the XGA Direct Color Mode by Julio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton, *The PC Graphics Handbook*. 2013-10-29.

## External links

* 16-bit color at the Adobe Wiki
* 16-bit color at the Apple Wiki
* Color depth at Wikipedia
JRun 1

The **JRun 1.0** is a J2EE application server that was created by Live Software.

## Product history

JRun was developed in 1997 as a Java servlet engine by Live Software. Allaire Corporation later acquired JRun and released the first J2EE compliant version.

## References

1. ↑ The Java Servlet Runner, Live Software. Archived 1998-01-29.
2. ↑ Live Software, Inc. has been acquired by Allaire Corporation., Live Software. Archived 1999-10-12.

## External links

* JRun 1.0 by Live Software (mirrored in 1997 by Aalto University School of Science)
	+ JRun Sample Servlets
* JRun Servlet Runner by Clark Elliott at DePaul University (1998-Fall)
* JRun 1 at the Adobe Wiki
Macromedia Attain Enterprise Learning System

The **Macromedia Attain Enterprise Learning System** is a software suite developed by Macromedia for the enterprise web learning market. A single server license for the system cost US$ 35,000.

## Applications

* Macromedia Authorware 5 Attain
* Macromedia Dreamweaver Attain
	+ Macromedia Attain Objects for Dreamweaver
* Macromedia Pathware Attain

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia Authorware 5 Attain and Dreamweaver Attain, *PC World*. 1998-10-02.
2. ↑ Macromedia debuts online education system by Paul Festa, CNET. 2002-01-02.

## External links

* Web Learning at Macromedia (archived 1999-05-08)
	+ Authorwave 5 Attain developers center (archived 1999-05-08, 2000-05-11)
	+ Dreamweaver Attain features (archived 1999-02-10)
		- Attain Objects for Dreamweaver (archived 1999-11-29)
	+ Pathware Attain features (archived 1998-12-05, 1999-10-13)
* The Macromedia Attain Enterprise Learning System by Joseph Ganci at Authorware.com
* Macromedia Attain Enterprise Learning System at the Adobe Wiki
1994

* **January 4:** Macromedia announces Macromedia FreeHand 5 for Macintosh and Power Macintosh.
* **February 28:** Macromedia Director 4.0 is announced for release on Macintosh on March 31.
* **July 5:** Macromedia SoundEdit 16 is shipped for Macintosh and Windows; Macromedia Action! 3.0 is shipped for Windows.
* **August 1:** MacroModel 1.5.3 is shipped for Power Macintosh.
* **August 15:** Macromedia Director 4.0.3 is the first version to ship for Windows.
* **August 31:** The acquisition of Aldus Corporation by Adobe Systems is completed.
* **September 26-28:** The 5th annual Macromedia User Conference is held in San Francisco.
* **October 26:** Macromedia announces an agreement to acquire Altsys Corporation.

## External links

* Press Releases for 1994 at Macromedia (archived 1999-11-10)