Name A Cast Member; Import Media Into Director - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-GETTING STARTED WITH DIRECTOR Getting Started

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From cast slot 4, drag the black background image to channel 1, frame 15 of the Score.
When you place a sprite on the Score, Director automatically centers the sprite on the Stage.

Name a cast member

The background cast member has not yet been named. Naming cast members makes it easier to
identify the sprites in the Score.
In the Cast window, select the cast member in cast slot 4.
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In the Cast Member Name text box at the top of the Cast window, type Background. Press
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Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).

Import media into Director

The tire graphic for the animation is a Macromedia Fireworks PNG file, but you can import lots
of other media formats as well. Once a file is imported as a cast member, you can use it just as you
would use any other cast member.
Select File > Import.
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In the Import Files dialog box, navigate within your Director MX folder to Tutorials/Basics/
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BasicsMedia.
Select the tire.png file, and click the Add button.
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