Special Edition Using Macromedia Director MX is a comprehensive guide to creating and publishing Director movies.
The book includes complete coverage of the newest version of Director, from advanced issues such as Lingo scripting and multi-user applications on how to employ the 3D API.
This edition includes more coverage of multi-user applications, using 3D media, efficient sprite editing with the context-sensitive Property Inspector, increased control of cast members through the Cast Manager, vector drawing tools that add illustration capability, and special imaging effects and transition behaviors to add pizzazz and drama to applications.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Excellent but misleading title:
This is a great general resource for learning to use and program Director MX. I beleive the title is misleading, however, because it is not the only book you will ever need and because it is not just about using Director MX, it is about programming with Lingo as well. Two things I like about this book are the coverage of Multiuser programming and networking. One thing I did not like that much was the slim coverage of 3D programming; nevertheless, for a general Director book, it is great and pretty easy... more info
Greet book - the only director book I need:
The book covers all the software functions and almost all the lingo functions exists.
The code sources are good and clear, and the language the book written is clear to read and understand for none English native. Thanks for this book! I hope adobe will not kill director...
Great Book:
This is a great book on your way to understanding Director. Its a well designed and not too hard to follow book.
Great Director MX Book!:
This is a great reference book - the author says it is not really meant to be read all the way through and it is described as not for beginners, but I think any Director user except perhaps the most advanced could benefit from this book either as a reference or complete read or both. I especially like all of the side notes scattered throughout the book, plus the troubleshooting and Did You Know? sections at the end of each chapter. His descriptions of some components of Lingo were the first I've read that I... more info
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