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Macromedia Director 8 Tutorial

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In this 8 hour beginners Macromedia Director 8 tutorial, expert author Scott Doucet explains step by step all the basic and advanced techniques and concepts including the tools which will help you master this application in no time!
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Macromedia Director 8 Tutorial Intro
Whats New Version 8
Mac and PC Differences
Gaining Director Help

Director Workspace
Chapter Overview
Director Windows Described
Preferences
The Cast Explained
The Score Explained
The Stage Explained
Property Inspector Explored
Sprites and the Score
How to Select Frames
Markers
Finding and Replacing
Using save and Save and Compact
Tool Palette in Director

Cast and Cast Members
Chapter Overview
The Creation of Cast Members
Types of Cast Member
Sorting Cast Members
Cast Member preferences Explained
How to Find Cast Members
Libraries

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Sprites

Chapter Overview
The Creation of Sprites
Sprite Properties
Sprites and Frames Overview
Positioning and Selecting Sprites
Blends and Inks

Behaviours
Behaviour Liary
Behaviour Inspector
Rollover Behaviour
Radio Button behaviours Explained
Animated Behaviours
The Script Window
Events
Actions

Lingo and Scripts in Director 8
Lingo Fundamentals - Lesson 1
Lingo Fundamentals - Lesson 2
Handlers and Functions Explained
If-Then Statements
Global Variables
Lists
Script Types
Script Execution Priority
Watcher
Debugger

Text and Fields
Chapter Overview
The creation of Text Cast Members
Field Text and Menus
Text Window
How to Embed Fonts

Audio and Digital Movies
Audio Overview
QuickTime Explained
AVI Movies

Flash
Flash Movies Overview
Flash and Director

Navigation
Simple Navigation
Mouse Events Explored

Memory Management
Memory Management - Lesson 1 (Including Sprites)
Memory Management - Lesson 2 (Including Sprites)

Movies in a Window
Chapter Overview

Tweening and Animation
Tweening - Lessons 1 (Including options)
Tweening - Lessons 2 (Including options)
Frame by Frame Animation
Step and Realtime Recording
Film Loops explained

Paint and Vector Graphics
Paint Window and Tools
Registration Points
Colours
Gradients
Patterns and Fills
Paint Effects in Version 8
Paint Ink Effects
Onion Skinning
Vector Shape Window & Tools
Animated Gif Explained
Vector versus Bitmap Images

Tempo, Transition and Palette Channels
Colour Palettes - Lesson 1
Colour Palettes - Lesson 2
The Tempo Channel
Transitions Explained

Shockwave Movies
Chapter Overview
The Settings for Shockwave Publish
Options for Movie Playback

Exporting
Distribution Formats Overview
The Creation of Projectors
How to Export Movies in Director 8
Updating Movies
Xtras


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