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"Mediator is everything Adobe Director should be but isn't: powerful, fully featured and yet simplicity itself to use."

"Mediator's ace card has always been rock-solid reliability, making it the ideal tool for corporate training and education."

"The two critical EXP features now included in Mediator 9 are support for Scripting (VBScript or Javascript) and the ActiveX object. By combining these two it's possible to extend Mediator's capabilities."

"The most immediately obvious improvement in this version is the new ribbon-based interface, reminiscent of Office 2007. This is a huge step up from the rather clunky, dated look and feel of previous versions."

"Overall, Mediator remains the best choice for the development of corporate or educational interactive presentations. Its simple methodology means it's genuinely possible for complete novices to create effective multimedia productions whilst also providing the power demanded by professionals."

Verdict

"Mediator remains the best choice for sophisticated e-learning on CD-ROM, and the consolidation of the product range into a single edition makes upgrading a no-brainer for Pro users."

The Photographer

"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."

"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."

Matchware Mediator 8 Pro Reviews

"The humble multimedia creator takes on that vital middle ground between basic PowerPoint, and the ultra-expensive Director."

Matchware Mediator 8 Exp Reviews

"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."