Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh

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Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Andre Persidsky, Mark Schaeffer
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Director MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide makes the perfect accompaniment for readers looking to quickly get up-to-speed on the new version's seamless integration with the Macromedia Flash MX product family, advanced debugging capabilities, new Object Inspector, support for both QuickTime 6 and Mac OS X, and more! Like the other books in Peachpit's popular Visual QuickStart series, this one uses dozens of screenshots in each chapter accompanied by simple, step-by-step instructions to guide readers through the complexities of creating Director MX "movies" for CD-ROM and the Web. Whether they use the book as a tutorial or reference, readers learn in no time how to combine bitmap graphics, digital video, sound, and text into creative interactive multimedia productions. Completely revised and updated with brand-new graphics, this book covers features new to Macromedia Director MX, for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms.


Book Introduction

When a simple animation program called VideoWorks first appeared on Macintosh desktops in 1985, no one expected thatâunder the name of Macromedia Directorâit would evolve into the leading tool for creating interactive multimedia. Over the years, Director has been a pioneer in giving creative people the tools and the framework they needed to bring their ideas to life and distribute them in an increasing variety of formats, from floppy disks to CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and Web pages.

Director MX, the latest version of Macromedia's all-purpose authoring program, allows you to combine images, text, sounds, music, video, and even 3D objects into fully interactive "movies" that put the user in control. Its capability to handle all sorts of media allows you to repurpose contentâfor example, to distribute an interactive presentation as a stand-alone CD-ROM and also as a streaming Shockwave movieâwith a minimum of effort.

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Table of Contents

Copyright
Thank You
Introduction
Who Uses Director?
Director Compared with Flash
What's New in Director MX

Chapter 1. Director Basics
Getting Started
Converting Older Movies to MX Format
Setting General Preferences
Setting Movie Properties
Working Faster
Looking at Director's Interface
Using Windows and Panels
Selecting Colors
Director's Help System

Chapter 2. Assembling Casts
Creating Casts
Importing Cast Members
Importing PowerPoint Files
Managing Cast Windows
Selecting, Moving, and Deleting Cast Members
Managing Cast and Cast Member Properties

Chapter 3. Building a Score
Using Frames and Channels
Working with Sprites
Changing Sprite Properties
Using Sprite Ink Effects
Aligning Sprites on the Stage
Locking Sprites
Changing the Score View
Setting Markers

Chapter 4. Animating Sprites
Setting Keyframes
Tweening
Adjusting Motion
Step Recording
Real-Time Recording
Animating Frame by Frame
Making Film Loops
Animating Cursors

Chapter 5. Playing & Refining Movies
Using the Control Panel
Setting a Movie's Tempo
Comparing Target Tempo with Actual Tempo
Using Scene Transitions

Chapter 6. Using Paint Tools
Paint Window Basics
Selecting and Moving Images
Setting Line Widths
Customizing the Brush Tool
Customizing the Air Brush Tool
Using Colors and Patterns
Using Ink Effects
Painting with Gradient Ink
Creating Bitmapped Text
Applying Effects
Onion Skinning

Chapter 7. Drawing Vector Shapes
Vector Shape Window Basics
Creating Vector Shapes
Editing Vector Shapes

Chapter 8. Compositing Images
Using Ink Effects for Transparency
Using Ink Masks
Eliminating Halos in Imported Images
Working with Alpha Channels

Chapter 9. Working on the Stage
Setting Stage Properties
Zooming and Scrolling the Stage
Using Grids and Guides
Creating Shapes on the Stage
Creating Buttons on the Stage
Creating Text on the Stage

Chapter 10. Adding Digital Video
Importing and Previewing Digital Video Files
Working with Video Sprites
Setting Digital Video Properties
Editing QuickTime Files
Importing Animated GIFs

Chapter 11. Using Flash Movies in Director
Importing and Configuring Flash Movies
Working with Flash Sprites
Editing Flash Cast Members

Chapter 12. Adding Text
Creating and Importing Text
Editing Text
Formatting Text
Embedding Fonts
Creating Hyperlinked Text

Chapter 13. Adding Sound
Importing and Previewing Sound Files
Working with Sound Sprites
Synchronizing Sound to Actions
Compressing Sounds
Using Streaming Sounds
Recording Sounds in Director

Chapter 14. Adding Behaviors
Assigning Behaviors
Modifying Assigned Behaviors
Creating and Modifying Behaviors

Chapter 15. Scripting Lingo
Understanding Events and Handlers
Types of Lingo Scripts
Writing Scripts
Scripting Navigation
Using the Message Window
Using Variables
Making Sprites Interactive
Using Lingo for Animated Cursors

Chapter 16. Creating a Projector
Making a Projector
Protecting Movie Files

Chapter 17. Making Movies for the Web
Creating a Shockwave Movie
Playing a Shockwave Movie
Controlling the Size of a Shockwave Movie
Working with Publish Settings
Making Streaming Shockwave Movies
Converting Multiple Movies

Chapter 18. Shockwave 3D
Creating and Modifying 3D Text
Using Imported 3D Files
Working with 3D Sprites
Making 3D Sprites Interactive

Chapter 19. Using Xtras
Acquiring, Installing, and Using Xtras
Including Xtras with Projectors
Using Xtras with Shockwave Movies
Using ActiveX Controls

Chapter 20. Accessibility
About Keyboard Navigation
Adding Text-to-Speech Capability
Adding Captions

Appendix A. Numeric Keypad Shortcuts
Appendix B. Keyboard Shortcuts



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