The runTime Memory Checker ("memChecker") is a developer's tool which monitors memory usage in MacroMedia Director® 6 and 7. It allows you to locate and solve memory problems during authoring and during runtime!
Pricing and availability
RunTime Memory Checker is priced at US$ 30. You receive a personal registration code when you make the payment using the enclosed "Register" application or trough our secure payments service at http://www.whitemedia.com. Memory Checker is available from our website, as well as several online archives. Occiasionally, you may find our software included and distributed on third-party CD-ROMS.
Minimum Requirements
"memChecker" is suitable for Macromedia Director® 6 and 7 on Mac and Windows systems.
Installing for use in Director®
To install "memChecker", simply copy the "memChecker.dxr" file into the "Xtras" folder of your Director application. It then becomes available in the "Xtras" menu.
Use in a Projector
To use "memChecker" in your projector at run-time, place it in the same folder as your Projector. Following Lingo command will make memChecker available to your application:
registerMemChecker "XY0000000-000"
open window "memChecker"
WhiteMedia's runTime Memory Checker can be called as a MIAW (Movie In A Window) and will immediately display your movie's memory consumption. Click on the triangle widget to view even more details:
- Main Memory Consumption: the horizontal bar indicates how much memory is available to your application. On MacOS, you can allocate memory via the Info dialog in the Finder.
- Frame Memory Consumption indicates how much memory the current frame needs.
- Movie File Efficiency: this indicates the unused bytes in the current movie. If this bar indicates less than 100% efficiency, you should 'Save and Compact' your movie again.
A click on the "Purge" button unloads all unused castmember from memory.
Shareware Notice
"memChecker" is distributed as shareware, it is NOT free. If you use it for more than a week or two, please pay the $30 registration fee. See the How to Register file for further instructions. In any case, if you wish to use "memChecker" at runtime (in a projector), you'll need your registration code!
Registrations are handled by Kagi, a payment processing service. Once Kagi processes your payment, which takes up to a week, they e-mail you a registration code in a message with subject Thanks for your payment. This code lets you access the full features of "memChecker" at runtime! If you do not receive your code within a week, contact Kagi at <admin@kagi.com>.
NOTE: If you lost your code, contact "memChecker" support at http://www.whitemedia.com for a new one.
FAQ, Known problems, Support
For further documentation, visit our online services: http://www.whitemedia.com.
MacroMedia Director® and Lingo™ are registred trademarks of Macromedia, Inc.
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Windows® is a registred trademark of Microsoft, Inc.
