Macromedia Director
Macromedia Director provides a wide range of possibilities for putting together different multimedia elements, controlling media devices such as audio, video, and allowing maximum user interactivity. It is a very effective tool for producing 2-D animation. The course covers the program's existing features as well as its new ones, including its site setup wizard, context-sensitive toolbar, snippets, and enhanced coding tools.
Topics Covered
  • The Director Interface
  • Creating an animation
  • Working with sprites
  • Animating a sprite on the stage
  • Using Lingo to control the playback
  • Using Markers
  • Writing a navigation script
  • Importing cast members
  • Animating a sequence of cast
  • Using a shared cast
  • Using internal sound resources
  • Creating your presentation
  • Creating a prototype
  • Linking movies and organizing a director project
  • Using and modifying behaviors
  • Using puppet sounds
  • Creating a projector
  • Using the playback head to trigger events
  • Working with tempo and transitions
  • Using puppeting
  • Animating a sprite using Lingo
  • Using inks and blends
  • Cross platform issues
  • Using shockwave