Director 7 and Lingo Authorized (Taschen Specials) Book

With a wide array of hands-on lessons and the Macromedia seal of approval, Director 7 and Lingo Authorized is a reliable, insightful guide for any aspiring multimedia author. You start off with an introduction to Director and its interface and toolset. Next you move on to do the following: create animated bulleted lists and reversing animations add transitions, sounds, video, and interactivity set film properties and animate with real-time recording work with keyframes and layers create film loops and buttons add built-in behaviours and custom cursors work with alpha channels change sprite properties and set palette options insert markers and fine-tune navigational elements work with colour cycling and blends use Shockwave to create Web-based films By lesson 16, you're ready to tackle Lingo. You get a simple introduction to scripting and learn the basics of events and handlers. Next you learn how to add navigation via Lingo, create visual and audio feedback, synchronise with digital video, control sprites with Lingo and optimise scripts. More advanced tasks involve working with key codes, using lists and multiple casts, creating databases and lists, using a list database and using Lingo on the Web. The companion CD-ROM has all the project files you need to get through the book's lessons. --Kathleen CasterRead More