- Paperback: 920 pages
- Publisher: Macromedia Press; 1 edition (25 April 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0321180968
- ISBN-13: 978-0321180964
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 19.6 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 750,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For any beginning to intermediate level course in software Applications for Web authoring, Web graphics, multimedia, and design that uses Macromedia Web development and Multimedia tools such as Authorware, ColdFusion, Director, Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver UltraDev, Flash, Fireworks, and FreeHand. (exception: Macromedia Flash ActionScripting: Advanced Training from the Source is for intermediate-to-advanced students.)
The Macromedia Training from the Source series is based on training developed by Macromedia for its own authorized trainers. The books comprise project-based lessons with companion CD-ROMs that guide the students to master the essential operations of a Macromedia program.
About the Author
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 best-seller Director and Lingo Authorized for version 7 and 8 of Director.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have recently had to get involved with creating material in Director MX and although familiar with other graphics software, I had never used Director before. For anyone starting from scratch, I can't recommend this book highly enough, written against a background of classroom based training experience, it shows in the way it is paced and the various elements re-inforced along the way without having to thumb back to Chapter 2 etc.
Having taught myself many other programmes from books, very special praise for the fact that every example worked, if it didn't, I had made a typo not because they were slack in the editing. For others like myself who have been through this self teach process before, all too often in other books, examples don't work and there are no explanations as to why.
As with any major programme where it can deliver amazing and complex results in terms of output, no one book can cover everything. If you really want to push Director in 3D etc, you just have to "Learn the Lingo", so I'm now on to other books to develop my skills but this one, was a great start that laid down solid foundations.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book which is designed for the complete novice user who wants to become familiar with using the gui. Most of the stuff you can learn by just playing around with the interface. if you want to learn about the director and lingo script then buy a more lingo script orientated book. you will automatically become alot more aware of the interface by learing the script.
Would not recommend this book to university students at all who are learning lingo.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book helped me to understand the principles of using Lingo to the point where I could go it alone (with the help from an essential Lingo dictionary). I am now very familiar with Lingo, thanks to this book.
It covers every aspect of Director MX (including using 3D which is on the included CD-ROM) and establishes the types of supported media (essentially almost any type, almost any format)and what it can do with these. It explains the types of scripts used and the methods in which they are implemented. To put it simply, this book shows you exactly what Director MX is capable of and is faultless in it's examples, which always work!
The 'training from the source series' is published by Macromedia Press, so you should expect them to be good ambassadors for the software and promote it's full capabilities (which this book certainly does well).
For a complete beginner this book is essential reading. For an intermediate user, maybe not essential but I still benefit from this book from time-to-time. It often provides a good quick reference.
Synopsis
If you are already aptly versed in Lingo then this book may not have anything to offer. If you are just starting out with Director or have been using Director for a while but have avoided using Lingo, then this book will provide the courage you need to approach the task.
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