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Macromedia Director 6 Course

Author : Marcella Martin

7hrs (127 Lessons) 1998-06-15

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Course: Macromedia Director 6
Author: Marcella Martin
SKU: 33049
ISBN: 1889347442
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Subject: Multimedia & Video
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Course outline

Introduction to Director 6

Intro to Director 6 (01:55)

Macromedia User Interface (03:12)

Stage & Windows (06:13)

Cast-Import or Paint (03:23)

Stage Control & Movie (02:42)

Placing Cast on the Stage (01:49)

Placing Cast in the Score (02:00)

The Control Palette (02:40)

Simple Animation (03:17)

Sprites (03:38)

Finding Sprite Info (05:17)

Saving Your File (03:01)

The Help Menu (02:58)

The Score Window

Score Interface (04:21)

Effects Channels (06:28)

Score Notation (06:28)

Multiple Views (03:10)

Layering Cast Members (06:46)

Selecting & Moving (04:44)

Markers (06:41)

Colored Cells (02:17)

Trails and Moveable Sprite (02:38)

Bar Chart Case Study (03:36)

Using an Xtra (05:18)

The Cast Window

Cast Window Interface (04:30)

Cast Info (04:03)

ID Cast Types (02:48)

Import & Export (05:40)

Organize Cast Members (02:42)

Find & Sort (04:40)

Delete Unused Cast (01:51)

Align (04:18)

Grid (01:52)

Linking to External Editors (05:15)

Paint Window

Paint Window Interface (05:27)

Selections (05:20)

Lines & Arcs (03:04)

Gradients (05:12)

Patterns (03:04)

Paint Window Brushes (04:16)

Effects (04:08)

Effects & Auto Distort (04:54)

Transform Bitmap (02:50)

Ink F/X & Paint Window (04:54)

Shapes and Text

Tools (02:59)

Creating Shapes & Fills (04:18)

Button Editor (04:00)

Creating Text Cast Members (05:50)

Text Window (05:45)

Bitmap Text (04:15)

RTF File Import (01:55)

Find Command (03:00)

Editable Text (02:59)

Fontmap (03:44)

Ink & Palettes

Intro to Score Inks (03:01)

More Ink FX (04:31)

Text, Fields & Ink FX (04:05)

Mask (03:50)

Sprite Blend (02:07)

What is a Palette? (06:08)

Import Cast with a Palette (02:49)

New Palette Transition (05:49)

Color Cycling (01:52)

Animation

Using Auto Distort (03:40)

Step Recording (04:59)

Registration Point (02:10)

Real Time Recording (03:53)

Tweening (05:23)

Film Loop (04:21)

Paste Relative (03:59)

Reverse Sequence (03:52)

Onion Skin (05:14)

Interactivity

Behaviors (01:43)

Simple Lingo Script - Pause (04:00)

Looping the Playback Head (01:44)

Cast Script (05:00)

Drag & Drop Behaviors (02:52)

Navigating in a Movie (04:48)

Button & Pointer Behaviors (03:56)

Behavior Inspector (05:35)

Branching (04:06)

Controlling Media (02:12)

Jump & Return (06:05)

Audio & Video

Using Sounds (04:40)

Looping Sound (03:36)

Play until Finished (03:17)

Issues of Sound (04:16)

Using QuickTime (04:45)

Digital Video (05:22)

Digital Video Window (03:25)

Create a QuickTime Movie (03:05)

Media Cue Points (02:39)

From Start to Finnish

Planning a Presentation (05:13)

Main Menu (04:30)

Charts (04:14)

Print & Quit (04:18)

Projectors (03:56)

Shockwave & the Internet

Shockwave Basics (02:36)

Simplify, Simplify, Simplify (06:49)

Streaming (05:37)

HTML Commands (02:31)

Testing Your Shockwave Movies (02:05)

Tips & Tricks

Hot Areas (02:23)

Simple Button (04:18)

Alliterative to "Pause" (01:47)

External Cast (03:44)

Better Anti-Aliasing (02:45)

Colorizing (04:14)

CD-ROM Hints (06:02)

PC/Mac Issues (02:45)

New Features in Director 6

New Features (00:19)

Sprites (03:38)

Finding Sprite Info (05:17)

The Help Menu (02:58)

Score Interface (04:21)

Multiple Views (03:10)

Trails and Moveable Sprite (02:38)

Drag n Drop Behaviors (02:52)

Navigating in a Movie (04:48)

Button & Pointer (03:56)

Behavior Inspector (05:35)

Media Cue Points (02:39)

Shockwave Basics (02:36)

Simplify, Simplify (06:49)

Streaming (05:37)

HTML Commands (02:31)

Testing Your Shockwave Movie (02:05)