Director 8 and Lingo Bible [Anglais] [Broché]

Unlike other books on Director, this book serves as a practical guide for all aspects of using the program from start to finish. This book is the ideal start for beginners just learning how to use the program. Intermediate users can also benefit by learning shortcuts, advanced tips and Lingo basics. Advanced users who can take advantage of Director's improved power and speed by with this book's more in-depth guide to Lingo, techniques for better project management, shortcuts for title development, and more advanced techniques for developing titles to play over the Internet quickly and efficiently using Shockwave technology. A 16-page color insert features real projects created by professionals who use the product, with tips from the developer on how they used Director to create the project. Unlike competitive books, the Director 8 and Lingo Bible has balanced coverage of both Mac and Windows versions, as Mac is no longer the default platform for Director. The bonus CD contains real-life working examples and exercises from the book along with utilities and other shareware extras for use with Director 8.

Get up to speed on Director's features and improved interface. Master the fundamentals of Director movies, cast members, sprites, and scores. Implement shortcuts for title development. Create powerful interactive presentations. Output files to Shockwave, Java, and other media. Understand opportunities and constraints of Web delivery, and more. Softcover.

Inside you'll find complete coverage of Director 8 and Lingo:

Get up to speed on Director's newest features and improved interface
Master the fundamentals of Director movies -- cast members, sprites, and scores
Implement shortcuts for title development
Create powerful interactive presentations
Incorporate digital audio and video into your projects
Output your files to Shockwave, Java, and other media
Create custom sprites, behaviors, and 3-D interfaces using Lingo
Understand the opportunities and constraints of Web delivery

BONUS CD-ROM includes:
A trial version of Macromedia Fireworks
Apple QuickTime
Real-life working examples from the book

John R. Nyquist is the principal of Nyquist Art + Logic, a multimedia and game-development firm. An award-winning designer/illustrator, he became obsessed with programming when he started using a Macintosh in 1987. He went on to program in C, Pascal, HyperTalk, Prograph CPX, and Applescript before his introduction to Lingo in 1993. Since then he's worked with C++, Java, Javascript, and Perl, but he spends most of his days (and nights) with Lingo.

Robert Martin is the chief imagineer at WorldAdventures.com, an Internet development company that is redefining the way consumers design and purchase travel products on the Internet. Rob has been using Macromedia Director for almost nine years to create almost every type of application imaginable, from Web-based interactive language tutorials to an award-winning daily multimedia news journal for kids.