Macromedia Director MX 2004 Tutorial

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Mastering Your Workspace
The Menu System - Lesson 1
The Menu System - Lesson 2
Laying Out Your Project
Markers
Grids and Guides
The Library Palette
Find and Replace
The Message Window
Organizing and Saving Workspaces

Casts
Cast Members
Importing Cast Members
Cast Properties
Working with Color
Image and Media Casts
Organizing Casts

Sprites/Channels/Animation
Sprites
Selecting Sprites
Overlaying Sprites
Aligning Sprites
Transforming Sprites
Sprite Properties
Tweening
Sprite Inks
Transparency Images
Tempo
Transitions

Working with Text
Embedding Fonts in Director
Classic Text and Web Links - Lesson 1
Classic Text and Web Links - Lesson 2
Members and Text Properties
Importing Text
Text Fields and Labels

Paint and Vectors
The Paint Window
The Vector Window
Creating Vector Shapes

Programming Concepts
Lingo and JavaScript
JavaScript in Director
Variables and Scope
Naming Variables
Expressions and Statements
Control Structures
Events

Scripting
Types of Scripts and Behaviors
Working with Behaviors
Handlers and Functions - Lesson 1
Handlers and Functions - Lesson 2
Handlers and Functions - Lesson 3
Handlers and Functions - Lesson 4
Scripting Our Example - Lesson 1
Scripting Our Example - Lesson 2
The JavaScript Version - Lesson 1
The JavaScript Version - Lesson 2
Checkbox Buttons
Movie in a Window (MIAW) - Lesson 1
Movie in a Window (MIAW) - Lesson 2

Flash and Components
Flash Properties
Controlling Flash and Buttons
Changes to the Flash Asset Xtra
Flash MX 2004 Components
Flash Navigation
Scripting Components - Lesson 1
Scripting Components - Lesson 2

Xtras
Types of Xtras
The Buddy API
Cross-Platform and Versions

Publishing and Preferences
Preferences - Lesson 1
Preferences - Lesson 2
Preferences - Lesson 3
Update Movie Options
Protected Movies
Projector and File Options
Shockwave Movies
Exporting Bitmaps and Movies

Our Full Project
Our Project
Creating and Importing Assets
Laying out the Score - Lesson 1
Laying out the Score - Lesson 2
Laying out the Score - Lesson 3
Finishing the Score
Scripting the Score
Behind the Scripts
Buttons and Interactivity

Completing Our Project
Tweening Our Welcome Page
Scripting Our Videos - Lesson 1
Scripting Our Videos - Lesson 2
INI Files and More Scripts - Lesson 1
INI Files and More Scripts - Lesson 2
Publishing Our Projector

DVD Support
DVD Control Features - Lesson 1
DVD Control Features - Lesson 2
Scripting DVD Functionality

More Rich Media Support
QuickTime
Windows Media
Real System
AVI and MPEG
Managing Sound

Accessibility
Introduction
Accessibility in Director - Lesson 1
Accessibility in Director - Lesson 2
Accessibility in Director - Lesson 3

Tutorial Wrap Up
Conclusion

Credits
About the Author