Macromedia Director MX and Lingo: Training from the Source - Softcover

Gross, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321180968 ISBN 13: 9780321180964

Publisher: Macromedia Press, 2003

Synopsis

For any beginning to intermediate level course in software Applications for Web authoring, Web graphics, multimedia, and design that uses Macromedia Web development and Multimedia tools such as Authorware, ColdFusion, Director, Dreamweaver, Dreamweaver UltraDev, Flash, Fireworks, and FreeHand. (exception: Macromedia Flash ActionScripting: Advanced Training from the Source is for intermediate-to-advanced students.)

The Macromedia Training from the Source series is based on training developed by Macromedia for its own authorized trainers. The books comprise project-based lessons with companion CD-ROMs that guide the students to master the essential operations of a Macromedia program.

About this title

Synopsis

Macromedia Director MX is the latest version of its flagship multimedia authoring environment. Used for building rich, interactive content and applications deployed on CD/DVD-ROM, kiosks, and the Web via Macromedia Shockwave Player, the software will release in December for $1,199 ($399 for users upgrading from versions 8.0 or 8.5). More than 335 million Web users have already installed Macromedia Shockwave Player, which will continue to support and play Macromedia Director MX projects. New Macromedia Director MX product features include: seamless integration with the Macromedia Flash MX product family, the streamlined Macromedia MX user interface, Mac OS X support, and major new workflow efficiencies. For more information, go to www.macromedia.com/go/director/. Based on the curriculum developed and tested for use by Macromedia's authorized trainers, Macromedia Director MX and Lingo: Training from the Source provides a series of project-based, hands-on tutorials designed to introduce readers at their own pace to all the key concepts and features of this latest release.

Topics include: animation, sound, video (including allowing the user to play video using interactive controls), Lingo programming, debugging movies, creating projectors for delivering content on CDs, creating Shockwave content for the Internet, and more.

About the Author

Phil Gross is the founder of Mel Co., a San Francisco Bay Area consulting firm that offers programming and instructional design support. He has written books and training materials on such topics as UNIX, assembly language, and OS/2, and he wrote the Macromedia Press/Peachpit Press best-seller Director and Lingo Authorized for version 7 and 8 of Director.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macromedia Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0321180968
• ISBN 13: 9780321180964
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 920