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Introduction to Director 5
  Intro to Director (01:40)
  A Small Warning (01:10)
  Macromedia User Interface (02:11)
  Stage and Windows (04:57)
  Cast - Paint and Import (02:32)
  Notes About the Stage (01:43)
  Placing Cast on the Stage (01:32)
  Placing Cast in the Score (02:19)
  Simple Animation (02:53)
  Sprites (01:55)
  The Control Panel/Tempo (02:23)
  Saving Your File (02:25)
  The Help Window (02:25)
Score Window
  Score Interface (03:45)
  Special Channels (06:51)
  Score Notation (04:37)
  Layering Cast Members (03:14)
  Selecting and Moving (03:49)
  Markers (04:38)
  Colored Cells (01:44)
  Trails and Movable Sprite (02:51)
  Handwriting Example (02:18)
  Using an Xtra (03:30)
Cast Window
  Features of Cast Window (02:41)
  Cast Info/Purge (02:50)
  ID Cast Types (00:46)
  Import (03:38)
  Organize Cast Members (03:54)
  Find and Sort (04:19)
  Delete Unused Cast (02:16)
  Align (02:21)
  Grid (02:20)
Paint Window
  Paint Window Interface (04:27)
  Selections (03:22)
  Lines and Arcs (01:58)
  Filling with a Pattern (01:47)
  Paint Window Brushes (03:23)
  Effects (07:33)
  Effects and Auto Distort (04:12)
  Transform Bitmap (02:18)
  Export (01:08)
  Gradients (04:43)
  Ink FX/Paint Window (04:57)
  Filters in Director 5 (02:33)
Shapes and Text
  Tools (02:47)
  Creating Shapes and Fills (03:51)
  Creating Interface Buttons (03:50)
  Create Text Cast Members (05:13)
  Text Window (04:48)
  Bitmap Text/Paint Window (03:05)
  RTF File Import (03:59)
  Find Command (02:25)
  Editable Text (01:41)
  Fontmap (03:35)
Ink and Palettes
  Intro to Score Inks (03:41)
  More Ink FX (03:06)
  Text, Fields and Ink FX (02:57)
  Mask (03:50)
  Sprite Blend (03:44)
  What is a Palette (04:03)
  Import Cast with Palette (02:54)
  New Palette Transition (04:28)
  Color Cycling (02:52)
Animation
  Using Auto Distort (04:37)
  Step Recording (02:24)
  Registration Point (03:48)
  Real Time Recording (02:17)
  In Between Special (07:11)
  Film Loop (02:37)
  Paste Relative (02:36)
  Reverse Sequence (01:03)
  Onion Skin (02:49)
Interactivity
  Why Make it Interactive (03:31)
  Pause Scrip (02:21)
  Looping the Playback Head (01:40)
  Wait for Mouse Click (02:07)
  Cast Script/Tool Buttons (04:02)
  Cast Button/Hilight (03:34)
  A Simple Interactive Movie (05:29)
  Branching (06:19)
  Jump and Return (04:13)
  Lingo Help (01:45)
Audio and Video
  Using Sounds (03:52)
  In Betweening Audio (03:14)
  Looping Sound (03:18)
  Issues of Sound Files (03:58)
  Using QuickTime (03:14)
  In Between Video (02:22)
  Create a QT Movie (04:22)
  Digital Video Cast Info. (03:09)
  Digital Video Window (02:50)
From Start to Finish
  Planning a Presentation (06:11)
  Tailoring Presentation (01:13)
  Intro.-Align (07:06)
  Main Menu (08:08)
  Picture Gallery (10:32)
  Resume Section (07:37)
  Print and Quit Buttons (05:15)
  Projectors (02:18)
Tips and Tricks
  Hot Areas in Director 5 (03:12)
  Real Time Rec/Film Loop (02:42)
  Custom Patterns (02:08)
  Simple Button (04:51)
  Jump File (02:57)
  About Future Xtras (02:00)
  Shockwave (01:44)