Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh. Visual QuickStart Guide
Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh. Visual QuickStart Guide
ISBN: 1847193439
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2003
Pages: 139
Pages: 139
- Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
- 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
Macromedia Director MX for Windows and Macintosh. Visual QuickStart Guide
ISBN: 1847193439
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2003
Pages: 139
Pages: 139