The official, complete reference to Macromedia Director MX, by best-selling author Phil Gross, Macromedia Director MX Demystified is the book serious Director users keep next to their computers. Whether you're just starting out with Director or have years of experience with previous versions, you'll find this book an essential tool for learning how to use the latest version of Macromedia's multimedia authoring software, including its integration with Macromedia Flash MX, accessibility features, and streamlined MX interface. Macromedia Director MX Demystified couples straightforward explanations with hands-on exercises that are designed to give you immediate experience with the program. Plenty of tips, sidebars, and important points to remember are sprinkled throughout, while an accompanying CD-ROM contains many of the tools and scripts discussed in the book.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 178 mm
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978-0-321-18097-1 (9780321180971)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Phil Gross is the founder of Mel Co., a San Francisco Bay Area consulting firm that offers programming and instructional design support. He has written books and training materials on such topics as UNIX, assembly language, and OS/2, and he wrote the Macromedia Press/Peachpit Press bestsellers Director 7 and Lingo Authorized and Director 8 and Lingo Authorized.
Contents.
Introduction.
Prelude.
I. DIRECTOR BASICS.
1. A Guided Tour of Director.
2. The Elements of Animation.
3. Making It Multimedia.
4. Introducing Interactivity.
5. Creating Your Movies.
6. Introducing Shockwave.
7. Deeper Into Graphics.
8. More Production Tools.
II. DIGGING DEEPER.
9. The Anatomy of Lingo.
10. The Elements of Scripting.
11. Building the Interactive Movie.
12. Deeper into Lingo.
13. Other Lingo Flavors.
14. Reusable Behaviors.
15. Working with Multiple Movies and Casts.
16. Scripting with Net-Savvy Lingo.
17. Deeper Into Shockwave.
18. Communicating with a Browser.
III. SPECIAL TOPICS.
19. Lingo and Lists.
20. Text and Input.
21. Debugging and Troubleshooting.
22. Lingo and Audio Elements.
23. Imaging Lingo.
24. Flash.
25. Accessibility.
26. Parent/Child Lingo; Parent/Child Project. An Arcade-Style Game.
27. Director and Digital Video.
28. 3D.
29. Extracurricular Lingo; Xtras.
30. Using MUI Xtra.
32. Professional Topics and Techniques.
IV. REFERENCE.
Appendix A. Director Resources on the Internet.
Appendix B. Keyboard Shortcuts in Director.
Appendix C. ASCII Codes.
Appendix D. Keycodes.
Appendix E. Third-party Xtra Company Directory.
Glossary.
Index.
