Multimedia Fusion

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Image:Mmf splash new2.jpg Image:Multimedia fusion program interface.JPGMultimedia Fusion, often referred to as MMF, is a software authoring tool frequently used for game development or prototyping created by the company Clickteam. Clickteam bought the rights to the name "Multimedia Fusion" from IMSI. This program is part of the Klik range. It is the latest in the Klik range so far, and features an upgraded image editor, internal values and movement for more than just active objects, the ability to change "ink effects" (blending) at runtime, a vastly superior assortment of extensions, the ability to use DirectX and ActiveX controls, and many more features, as well as fixing quite a few bugs. The program uses an easy to use "point and click" programming language much like a table (the Event Editor) to "program" your application. Recently three bonus packs were released, introducing some new objects with new features, such as alpha blending per pixel, named variables and isometric grid.

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Extension developing

As with Click and Create and The Games Factory, Multimedia Fusion allowed users with knowledge of [[C++]] to develop extensions using an SDK. This has led to a community of websites devoted to listing extensions, and hundreds of developers aiding in increasing MMF's power.

Clickteam have also recently sponsored some independent developers to create extensions for use in the latest version of Multimedia Fusion (Version 1.5) in the form of three "Bonus Packs". Each bonus pack has some "Pro only" extensions, which only install for users of Multimedia Fusion Pro.

Extensions must be developed, for technical reasons, with the Microsoft Visual Studio's IDE and compiler.

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