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MACROMEDIA Director MX Use Manual

MACROMEDIA Director MX Use Manual (624 pages)

Brand: MACROMEDIA | Category: Software | Size: 14 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
INTRODUCTION Getting Started
13
CHAPTER 1 Director Basics

19
Chapter 2

53
- Director MX Basics Tutorial
  53
- What You'll Learn
  53
- About the Director Metaphor
  54
- View the Completed Movie
  55
- Open the Tutorial Movie
  55
- Set up the Movie
  56
- View Your Cast Members
  58
- Edit a Text Cast Member
  59
- Build the First Scene
  60
- Edit Sprites in the Score Window
  64
- Create an Animation
  66
- Change the Tempo of an Animation
  75
- Create a Sunset Animation
  75
- Add Navigation Buttons to the Animation Scene
  77
- Build the Sound and Video Scene
  79
- Write Lingo Scripts to Control Movie Playback
  88
- Add Lingo to Navigation Buttons
  92
- Write Lingo that Refers to Scenes
  93
- About Controlling Video in Director
  94
- Add Scripts for Video Control
  95
- Control Sound with Lingo
  97
- Add Sounds to Buttons
  98
- Publish Your Movie for the Web
  99
- Continue Learning about Director
  102
- Director MX 3D Tutorial
  103
- What You'll Learn
  103
CHAPTER 3 Director MX 3D Tutorial

103
- What You Should Know
  103
- View the Completed Movie
  104
- Open the Tutorial Movie
  104
- Create 3D Text
  104
- Modify Behaviors
  111
- View a 3D World
  112
- Use the Camera
  112
- Set Model Rollover Cursors
  121
- Use 3D Behaviors for Navigation
  122
- Play Your Completed Movie
  125
- To Learn more
  126
Chapter 4

127
- Cast Members and Cast Windows
  127
- Creating New Casts
  128
- Creating Cast Members
  130
- Using the Cast Window
  131
- Naming Cast Members
  136
- Using Cast List View
  136
- Using Cast Thumbnail View
  137
- Moving Cast Members Within the Cast Window
  139
- Organizing Cast Members Within the Cast Window
  139
- Setting Cast Window Preferences
  140
- Changing Cast Properties
  142
- Viewing and Setting Cast Member Properties
  142
- Finding Cast Members
  144
- Importing Cast Members
  146
- Launching External Editors
  151
- Managing External Casts
  153
- Creating Libraries
  154
- Setting Cast Member Properties Using Lingo
  154
- Setting Xtra Cast Member Properties
  155
CHAPTER 5 Sprites

157
- Creating Sprites
  157
- Changing Sprite Preferences
  158
- Selecting Sprites
  158
- Layering Sprites
  161
- Displaying and Editing Sprite Properties
  161
- Locking and Unlocking Sprites
  167
- Positioning Sprites
  167
- Changing the Appearance of Sprites
  175
- Using Sprite Inks
  180
- Assigning a Cast Member to a Sprite with Lingo
  184
CHAPTER 6 Animation

185
- About Tweening in Director
  186
- Tweening the Path of a Sprite
  186
- Accelerating and Decelerating Sprites
  188
- Tweening Other Sprite Properties
  188
- Suggestions and Shortcuts for Tweening
  190
- Changing Tweening Settings
  190
- Switching a Sprite's Cast Members
  191
- Editing Sprite Frames
  192
- Frame-By-Frame Animation
  193
- Shortcuts for Animating with Multiple Cast Members
  195
- Using Film Loops
  197
- Setting Film Loop Properties
  198
- Step-Recording Animation
  199
- Real-Time Recording Animation
  200
- Linking a Sequence with Paste Relative
  201
- Animating Sprites with Lingo
  201
CHAPTER 7 Bitmaps

203
- About Importing Bitmaps
  204
- Using Animated Gifs
  205
- Using the Paint Window
  206
- Changing Selected Areas of a Bitmap
  214
- Flipping, Rotating, and Applying Effects to Bitmaps
  215
- Using Auto Distort
  218
- Changing Registration Points
  219
- Changing Size, Color Depth, and Color Palette for Bitmaps
  220
- Controlling Bitmap Images with Lingo
  222
- Using Gradients
  224
- Using Patterns
  228
- Creating a Custom Tile
  229
- Using Paint Window Inks
  229
- Using Bitmap Filters
  232
- Using Onion Skinning
  234
- About the Paste as Pict Option
  236
- Setting Bitmap Cast Member Properties
  237
- Setting PICT Cast Member Properties
  238
- Setting Paint Window Preferences
  238
- Compressing Bitmaps
  239
- Working with Macromedia Fireworks
  240
CHAPTER 8 Vector Shapes

245
- Drawing Vector Shapes
  245
- Editing Vector Shapes
  249
- Defining Gradients for Vector Shapes
  251
- Controlling Vector Shapes with Lingo
  252
- Setting Vector Shape Properties
  252
- Using Shapes
  253
- Setting Shape Cast Member Properties
  254
Chapter 9

255
- Color, Tempo, and Transitions
  255
- Controlling Color
  255
- Setting Palette Cast Member Properties
  266
- About Tempo
  267
- Using Transitions
  270
CHAPTER 10 Text

273
- Embedding Fonts in Movies
  274
- Creating Text Cast Members
  275
- Editing and Formatting Text
  276
- Creating a Hypertext Link
  282
- Working with Fields
  282
- Using Editable Text
  283
- Converting Text to a Bitmap
  284
- Mapping Fonts between Platforms for Field Cast Members
  284
- Setting Text or Field Cast Member Properties
  285
- Formatting Chunks of Text with Lingo
  288
- Formatting Text or Field Cast Members with Lingo
  289
- Controlling Scrolling Text with Lingo
  290
- Checking for Specific Text with Lingo
  290
- Modifying Strings with Lingo
  291
Chapter 11

293
Chapter 12

319
- Sound and Synchronization
  319
- Importing Internal and Linked Sounds
  320
- Setting Sound Cast Member Properties
  321
- Controlling Sound in the Score
  321
- Looping a Sound
  322
- Using Sound in Windows
  323
- Playing Sounds with Lingo
  323
- About Shockwave Audio
  325
- Compressing Internal Sounds with Shockwave Audio
  326
- Streaming Linked Shockwave Audio and MP3 Audio Files
  326
- Playing Shockwave Audio and MP3 Audio with Lingo
  327
- Synchronizing Media
  328
- Synchronizing Sound with Lingo
  329
- Accessibility
  329
CHAPTER 13 Using Video

331
- Importing Digital Video
  332
- Using the Video Window
  332
- Setting Digital Video Cast Member Properties
  333
- Playing Digital Video Direct-To-Stage
  334
- Controlling Digital Video in the Score
  335
- Playing Digital Video with Lingo
  336
- Controlling Quicktime with Lingo
  337
- Cropping Digital Video
  339
- About Using Digital Video on the Internet
  340
- Preloading AVI Digital Video
  341
- Synchronizing Video and Animation
  341
- Using Realmedia Content in Director
  341
- Using Lingo Sound Elements with Realmedia
  354
CHAPTER 14 Behaviors

357
Chapter 15

373
Chapter 16

385
- Writing Scripts with Lingo
  385
- Scripting Basics
  385
- Lingo Terminology
  389
- Lingo Syntax
  390
- Writing Lingo Statements
  392
- Using Handlers
  396
- Using Lists
  398
- Expressing Literal Values
  404
- Using Operators to Manipulate Values
  408
- Controlling Flow in Scripts
  410
- Creating and Attaching Scripts with the Script Window
  412
- Using Linked Scripts
  416
- Using Parent Scripts and Child Objects
  417
- Troubleshooting Lingo
  426
Chapter 17

443
- 3D Basics
  443
- What You Need to Know
  443
- From 2D to 3D
  444
- The 3D Xtra
  446
- Using the Shockwave 3D Window
  446
- Using the Property Inspector for 3D
  448
- Using Rendering Methods
  449
- Using 3D Anti-Aliasing
  450
- 3D Behaviors
  452
- Text
  452
- The 3D World
  452
Chapter 18

455
- The 3D Cast Member, 3D Text, and 3D Behaviors
  455
- About the 3D Cast Member
  455
- Model Resources
  456
- Models
  458
- Shaders
  458
- Textures
  459
- Motions
  460
- Lights
  460
- Cameras
  461
- Groups
  462
- Creating 3D Text
  462
- Modifying 3D Text
  463
- Lingo for 3D Text
  464
- Using 3D Behaviors
  466
Chapter 19

473
- Working with Models and Model Resources
  473
- About Models and Model Resources
  473
- Model Resources
  473
- Primitives
  474
- Cast Member Commands
  481
- Models
  482
- Shaders
  487
- Textures
  494
- Groups
  496
- Modifiers
  498
- Animation Modifiers
  502
- Motions
  510
- About Lights and Cameras
  511
- Light Properties
  512
- Light Commands
  513
- Cameras
  515
Chapter 20

521
- Controlling the 3D World
  521
- 3D Lingo Events
  521
- Collisions
  522
- Vector Math
  524
- Transforms
  526
- Rendering Functionality
  530
CHAPTER 21 Movies in a Window

537
Chapter 22

543
- Using the XML Parser Xtra
  543
- About XML
  543
- Using XML Parser Objects
  544
- Using XML Document Nodes
  545
- Accessing Attributes
  548
- Parser Objects and XML Nodes
  548
- Treating White Space
  549
- XML and Character Sets
  549
Chapter 23

551
- Making Director Movies Accessible
  551
- About Government Requirements
  551
- Using the Accessibility Behavior Library
  552
- Using Accessibility Lingo
  559
- Deploying Accessible Movies
  560
CHAPTER 24 Managing Memory

563
Chapter 25

567
Chapter 26

571
- Packaging Movies for Distribution
  571
- Shockwave Browser Compatibility
  571
- Previewing a Movie in a Browser
  572
- About Xtra Extensions
  572
- Managing Xtra Extensions for Distributed Movies
  574
- About Distribution Formats
  574
- Creating Shockwave Movies
  576
- Setting Movie Options for Browser Resizing
  580
- About Projectors
  582
- Creating Projectors
  582
- Processing Movies with Update Movies
  585
- Exporting Digital Video and Frame-By-Frame Bitmaps
  586
- Setting Quicktime Export Options
  588
- About Organizing Movie Files
  590
Chapter 27

591
- Using Shockwave Player
  591
- About Streaming Movies
  591
- About Network Operations
  592
- Setting Movie Playback Options
  592
- Setting Shockwave Playback Options
  593
- About Creating Multiuser Applications
  594
- About Streaming with the Score and Behaviors
  594
- Checking Whether Media Elements Are Loaded with Lingo
  595
- Downloading Files from the Internet with Lingo
  596
- Retrieving Network Operation Results with Lingo
  597
- Using Lingo in Different Internet Environments
  598
- Testing Your Movie
  601
- About Downloading Speed
  601
- Index
  603

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