DIRECTOR BASICS
Creating a storyboard
The cast
Importing cast members
Working with sprites
Using inks to alter the relationship between sprites
Editing cast members
Using the Paint window
Internal and external casts
Using the library palette
USING THE SCORE
How the score is structured
The control panel
Making the score easy to read
Adding markers
ANIMATED BULLET LISTS
Basic animation techniques
Using the Timeline
Tweening techniques
Working with key frames
Recording with cast to time
Previewing your animation
Reversing animations
TRANSITIONS SOUND AND VIDEO
Adding and editing transitions
Drag and drop behaviours
Using blends in the score
Using the sound channels
Using the vector drawing tools
Importing movies
Controlling digital video
Video in an igraphic window
ADDING INTERACTIVITY
Using the Behaviours Inspector
More animation techniques
Keyframes and layers
Markers and navigation
Using Lingo scripts for navigation
Advanced navigation techniques
FILM LOOPS AND BUTTONS
Built-In Behaviours
Custom Cursors and Buttons
Fonts and menus
Shockwave for Director
Importing Flash files
Questions and answers
ALPHA CHANNELS AND MASKS
Sprite properties and palettes
Importing 32 bit images
PSD vs PNG
LEARNING LINGO
Useful Lingo scripts
Adapting Lingo scripts
Different types of scripts
When to use different scripts
Handlers and Events
Navigating with Lingo
Advanced Navigation
Controlling Sprites with Lingo
Optimising Scripts
The Object Inspector
SYNCHRONISING WITH DIGITAL VIDEO
Cropping digital video
Optimising your movie
Cross platform issues
Keyboard control
WORKING WITH DVD VIDEO
DVD support
DVD events manager
WORKING WITH COLOUR
Changing colour palettes in a movie
Remapping casts to a new palette
Editing colours palettes
DATE CONVERSIONS
Creating Hypertext
Monitoring Director
EXPORTING FROM DIRECTOR
File size issues
Websafe colours
The Shockwave format
Testing your movie
SHORTCUTS
Windows Shortcuts
Macintosh Shortcuts
Questions and answers |
