Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

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Macromedia announced the latest version of its flagship multimedia authoring environment, Macromedia Director MX, in late November at a $1,199 price point ($399 for users upgrading from versions 8.0 or 8.5). 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...

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Overview

Macromedia announced the latest version of its flagship multimedia authoring environment, Macromedia Director MX, in late November at a $1,199 price point ($399 for users upgrading from versions 8.0 or 8.5). 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.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780321193995
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press
  • Publication date: 3/1/2003
  • Series: Visual QuickStart Guide Series
  • Pages: 516
  • Product dimensions: 7.00 (w) x 8.99 (h) x 1.06 (d)

Meet the Author

Andre Persidsky wrote four previous editions of the Director QuickStart Guide, and co-authored Ray Dream Studio 5: Visual QuickStart Guide for Windows and Macintosh. A writer and product designer, he contributes articles to several computer magazines. Mark Schaeffer has more than 20 years experience as a producer of educational and training materials in print, video, and computer-based media. He has created interactive demos for Apple and Compaq, and video animation for educational publishers such as Houghton Mifflin and McGraw-Hill. He has taught Director, Flash, Photoshop and Premiere at the Center for Electronic Arts, Golden Gate University, the University of San Francisco, and San Francisco State University.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.

1. Director Basics.

2. Assembling Casts.

3. Building a Score.

4. Animating Sprites.

5. Playing & Refining Movies.

6. Using Paint Tools.

7. Drawing Vector Shapes.

8. Compositing Images.

9. Working on the Stage.

10. Adding Digital Video.

11. Using Flash Movies in Director.

12. Adding Text.

13. Adding Sound.

14. Adding Behaviors.

15. Scripting Lingo.

16. Creating a Projector.

17. Making Movies for the Web.

18. Shockwave 3D.

19. Using Xtras.

20. Accessibility.

Appendix A. Numeric Keypad Shortcuts.

Appendix B. Keyboard Shortcuts.

Index.

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