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With a wide array of hands-on lessons and the Macromedia seal of approval,
Director 7 and Lingo Authorized is a reliable, insightful guide for any aspiring multimedia author. You start off with an introduction to Director and its interface and toolset. Next you move on to do the following:
- create animated bulleted lists and reversing animations
- add transitions, sounds, video, and interactivity
- set film properties and animate with real-time recording
- work with keyframes and layers
- create film loops and buttons
- add built-in behaviours and custom cursors
- work with alpha channels
- change sprite properties and set palette options
- insert markers and fine-tune navigational elements
- work with colour cycling and blends
- use Shockwave to create Web-based films
By lesson 16, you're ready to tackle Lingo. You get a simple introduction to scripting and learn the basics of events and handlers. Next you learn how to add navigation via Lingo, create visual and audio feedback, synchronise with digital video, control sprites with Lingo and optimise scripts. More advanced tasks involve working with key codes, using lists and multiple casts, creating databases and lists, using a list database and using Lingo on the Web. The companion CD-ROM has all the project files you need to get through the book's lessons. --
Kathleen Caster
Product Description
Learn to use Macromedia Director 7 and its built-in scripting language, Lingo, the powerful, cross-platform application that helps you create dynamic interactive movies for multimedia and Internet productions. Presented in manageable step-by-step sessions, this book helps you learn to use Director 7 and Lingo at your own pace. The enclosed cross-platform CD-ROM contains all the files you need to work through the lessons, plus completed versions with which you can compare your own results.
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