# MacroMind

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**MacroMind** was an [Apple Macintosh](/source/Apple_Macintosh) software company founded in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) in 1984 by [Marc Canter](/source/Marc_Canter), [Jamie Fenton](/source/Jamie_Fenton) and Mark Stephen Pierce. The company's first product was SoundVision, a combined music and graphics editor. Before the release, the graphics editor was removed, and SoundVision became MusicWorks[1] and the animation creativity tool [VideoWorks](/source/VideoWorks) (which later became [Director](/source/Adobe_Director)). Along with other early programs, MusicWorks and VideoWorks were originally published and distributed by Hayden Software.[2]

In 1988 the company moved to [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco), and in 1991 MacroMind merged with [Paracomp](/source/Paracomp) to become **MacroMind–Paracomp**, then in 1992 merged with [Authorware Inc.](/source/Authorware), forming [Macromedia](/source/Macromedia).

## Products

- MusicWorks (1984) - music composer
- [VideoWorks](/source/VideoWorks) (1985),[3] VideoWorks II (1987) and VideoWorks Interactive - multimedia animation software
- Art Grabber/Body Shop (1985) - [clip art](/source/Clip_art) software
- Comic Works/Graphic Works - [object based](/source/Vector_graphics) paint program
- VideoWorks accelerator - animation compiler for VideoWorks files
- MazeWars+[4] (1987) - multiplayer network game based on the classic *[Maze War](/source/Maze_War)*
- [Director](/source/MacroMind_Director) (1987) - new name for VideoWorks II
- Director 2 (1988) - VideoWorks Interactive when released as a commercial product
- Director 2.2 (1989 - Introduction of [Lingo (programming language)](/source/Lingo_(programming_language)), an extensible animation scripting language
- Director 3 (1989),[5] and introduction of [XObjects](/source/Lingo_(programming_language)#XObjects)
- Three-D (1990)[6][7] - 3D modeling and animation software
- MacroModel
- Renderworks (1990) - rendering software for Three-D files
- Fireworks (1990) - post-production software for Renderworks renderings
- [Mouse Practice](/source/Mouse_Practice) (1992) – a tutorial on how to use the mouse where the user controls a scuba diver

## See also

- [Marc Canter](/source/Marc_Canter) - CEO and co-founder of MacroMind

## References

1. [MacroMind history](https://web.archive.org/web/20060423175257/http://www.rit.edu/~cmj2118/imm/project2/careers.html) 2006-04-23 at the Wayback Machine on *Chris Jacques's introduction to multimedia*

1. [The New York Times, "PERIPHERALS; PORTABLE SCREEN FOR APPLE", By PETER H. LEWIS, Published: February 19, 1985](https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/19/science/peripherals-portable-screen-for-apple.html)

1. [Jamie Fenton](http://www.fentonia.com/bio/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090307010455/http://www.fentonia.com/bio/) 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine with screenshot of VideoWorks

1. [Advertisement for MazeWars](https://www.digibarn.com/collections/games/maze-war/macromind-mazewars/MacroMind%20MazeWars%20Mac%202a.jpg)

1. ["DIRECT-L archives -- July 1999, week 3 (#73)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070317141623/http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9907C&L=direct-l&F=&S=&P=7947). Archived from [the original](http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9907C&L=direct-l&F=&S=&P=7947) on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2006-04-17.

1. [Julian E. Gómez' resume](http://www.colloq.uni-wuppertal.de/longbio/longbiogomez.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20051201120240/http://www.colloq.uni-wuppertal.de/longbio/longbiogomez.htm) 2005-12-01 at the Wayback Machine

1. [Screenshot of MacroMind 3D](http://etl.uom.gr/greek/projects/multimedia/images/macrom3d.gif)

## External links

- [Mark Stephen Pierce's resume](http://www.superhappyfunfun.com/company.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20061118111551/http://www.superhappyfunfun.com/company.html) 2006-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
- [Download MazeWars+](https://web.archive.org/web/20030517205152/http://www.grenier-du-mac.net/fiches/mazewar.htm)
- [Computer chronicles: Desktop Publishing #1 (11/2/1986)](https://archive.org/details/DesktopP1986) - demo of desktop publishing software including MacroMind Comic Works

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