Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh [Electronic resources] : Visual QuickStart Guide

Andre Persidsky, Mark Schaeffer

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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