Director(R) 8.5 Shockwave(R) Studio: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Mennenoh, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007219409X ISBN 13: 9780072194098

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/OsborneMedia, 2002

Synopsis

Master using "Director" - and develop rich media content for the Web, CD-ROMs, and DVD-ROMs - with help from this one-stop resource. Beginning with a quick overview of "Director", you'll then get in-depth details on programming with Lingo and creating multimedia and 3-D applications. And, each chapter includes a helpful tutorial-based example, to reinforce what you've just learned.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The Definitive Resource for Director Shockwave Studio

Master the profound array of animation and multimedia development capabilities available to you with Director Shockwave Studio. Author and seasoned professional David Mennenoh shares his extensive knowledge of the tools and functionality of this ubiquitous Web development application. "Director 8.5 Shockwave: The Complete Reference fully explains Lingo, Shockwave, 3-D animation, multimedia presentation, printing, publishing, and more. Each chapter includes tutorials and examples to reinforce the written material and enhance understanding for users of all levels. Learn to use the latest, most powerful version of Director Shockwave Studio to develop delightfully rich multimedia content for Web, CD-ROM, DVD, and more.Create a wide range of graphics for sales presentations, Web content, and more Learn to use and place Sprites and other graphical short cuts Combine up to 1,000 layers of media and sound to control and manage animation Add filters, pop-up menus, and many other graphic features Understand the relationships between the various commands, menus, and windows Generate space-efficient animation by interpolating, or tweening, between keyframes Get full coverage of Lingo, including tutorials for scripting numerous programs Enhance your project with streaming, Multiuser Server, and third party Xtras Find additional resources like demo and tutorial Web sites, news and user groups, mailing lists, and more

About the Author:

David Mennenoh (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a full-time Lingo programmer who has been living and breathing Director since 1996, working primarily with training and tracking applications. He maintains a Web site, popular among the Director community, at www.execpc.com/~ktm/dave/dave.htm. He is well known online in the Lingo newsgroup and Direct-L mailing list, where he spends his time helping others understand Director.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/OsborneMedia
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 007219409X
• ISBN 13: 9780072194098
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 692