Xtra (Macromedia)

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Xtras' are plug-in applications (alternatively know as extensions, add-ons, or components) for Macromedia products, in particular Macromedia Director or Authorware. They can be user-created, or bought from third party vendors. Macromedia maintains a list of third party Xtras. Many of Director's own functions are implemented as Xtras.

Xtras for Win32 must have an .X32 file extension. Xtras for the Macintosh generally have an .XTR extension. The file extension *.X16 is reserved for Xtras for Win16.

You can learn which Xtras are available in your copy of Director by typing ShowXlib in the message window.

[edit] External links

• Macromedia's support page on the subject of creating Xtras.
• Kent's Xtras Page Free Xtras for Macromedia Director developers
• Integration New Media is a commercial vendor of third-party Xtra applications for Director.
• Paradigma Software is the commercial vendor of the Xtra Valentina, a shockwave compatible database system.