"The Director 6 Book" is an advanced guide to everything about Director 6. It also contains plenty of information for Director 5 users. If you are a Director power user, there are plenty of time-saving and project-enhancing tips here.
Ordering
You can buy the book at your local bookstore, or you can order it online at the CleverMedia Bookstore
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Director 6 Book
Getting Oriented
Introduction to Director 6
Chapter 2 - The Director Environment
The Score
The Cast
The Stage
The Authoring Environment
Environmental Controls
Chapter 3 - Images
Image Basics
Importing Images
Paint Window Techniques
Using Images in the Score
Color Palattes
Shapes
More Image Techniques
Internet Resources
Chapter 4 - Sounds
Sound Basics
Sound Cast Members
Compression Settings
Playing Sounds
Sound Lingo
MIDI
More Sound Technqiues
Internet Resources
Chapter 5 - Digital Video
Digital Video Basics
Digital Video Cast Members
Using Digital Video in Director
Digital Video Lingo
More Video Techniques
Internet Resources
Chapter 6 - Text
Text Basics
Text Cast Members
Using Text in Director
Text Lingo
More Text Field Techniques
Chapter 7 - Lingo
The Power of Lingo
Lingo Basics
Creating the User Interface
Reading & Writing Text Files
Math
Lingo-drawn Graphics
Object-Oriented Programming
Movies in a Window
Behaviors
Score Recording
Debugging
More Lingo Techniques
Internet Resources
Chapter 8 - Making Projectors
Projector Basics
Creating Projectors
Projector Lingo
More Cross-Platform Issues
More Projector Techniques
Internet Resources
Chapter 9 - Shockwave
Shockwave Basics
Making Shockwave Movies
Shockwave & Browsers
Shockwave Lingo
More Shockwave Techniques
Internet Resources
Appendix A - About the Companion CD-ROM
Appendix B - Top 8 Director Internet Resources
Appendix C - Make Room, Make Room! (Getting more than 120 things on the screen)
