Director 8 and Lingo Bible (Paperback)

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Unlike other books on Director, this book serves as a practical guide for all aspects of using the program from start to finish. This book is the ideal start for beginners just learning how to use the program. Intermediate users can also benefit by learning shortcuts, advanced tips and Lingo basics. Advanced users who can take advantage of Director′s improved power and speed by with this book′s more in–depth guide to Lingo, techniques for better project management, shortcuts for title development, and more advanced techniques for developing titles to play over the Internet quickly and efficiently using Shockwave technology. A 16–page color insert features real projects created by professionals who use the product, with tips from the developer on how they used Director to create the project. Unlike competitive books, the Director 8 and Lingo Bible has balanced coverage of both Mac and Windows versions, as Mac is no longer the default platform for Director. The bonus CD contains real–life working examples and exercises from the book along with utilities and other shareware extras for use with Director 8.

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If Director 8 and Lingo can do it, you can do it too... This comprehensive guide for the latest version of Director will help you hurdle its learning curve. Authors John R. Nyquist and Robert Martin offer step–by–step guidance so you can leverage the power of Director 8 and Lingo, its object–oriented scripting language. From developing imaging effects that play efficiently over the Internet to troubleshooting Lingo, all the tips and techniques you need are right here. Plus, you get 16 pages of color images that showcase inspiring projects created by Director pros. So, if you′re looking to create compelling content for Web–based Shockwave or animation projects, you′re holding the answer in your hands. Inside, you′ll find complete coverage of Director 8 and Lingo
∗ Get up to speed on Director′s newest features and improved interface
∗ Master the fundamentals of Director movies – cast members, sprites, and scores
∗ Implement shortcuts for title development
∗ Create powerful interactive presentations
∗ Incorporate digital audio and video into your projects
∗ Output your files to Shockwave, Java, and other media
∗ Create custom sprites, behaviors, and 3–D interfaces using Lingo
∗ Understand the opportunities and constraints of Web delivery
Bonus CD–ROM includes: A trial version of Macromedia Fireworks Apple QuickTime Real–life working examples from the book Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like–free–but they have no technical support. www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: PC running Windows 95 or later or Windows NT 4 or later; or Power Mac running 7.6.1 or later

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   14 of 14 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars This guide to Director 8 is geared towards professional user, 8 Mar 2001 By A Customer This guide to Director 8 is geared towards professional and power users. It covers the basics of the program, but the main emphasis is on the advanced features and the power that almost all users of Director eventually seek. It includes new Lingo syntax, and new director capabilities all explained in plain english. This book takes the user from the beginning,it goes through the basics of the book up to chapter 7 and after that it takes you through the basic behaviours of director 8 Lingo.It all gets up to speed with Lingo in chapter 11(Director`s four script types,Explanations of events,messages,and handlers).The rest of the book pretty much all about more advanced features of using Lingo,every example in the book is accompanied on the CD as an example which can be followed step by step to complete each tutorial. There are 25 chapters in total for you to work through,chapter 25 takes you throuh xtending the power of Director using the different plugins called xtras(understanding different types of xtras,xtra methods,opening a file by using the fileIO xtra,saving a file by using the fileIO xtra)that are developed by Macromedia and third parties. Synopsis This book serves as a practical guide for all aspects of using Director.It is especially aimed at people who would like to program with Lingo at the same time the book also explains the basics of the program. As part of the "Illustrated Series," this text book also offers a visual and step-by-step approach for learning the basics of this software authoring tool. Macromedia Director incorporates sound images to create Web sites, CD-ROMs, and other multimedia applications. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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