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Editorial Reviews
Product Description:* The ultimate guide to creating professional presentations for CDs, DVDs, kiosks, Web sites, and desktop computers with Macromedia Director
* Step-by-step tutorials and reference resources help both novices and experienced users get the most out of Director
* Completely revised to cover enhancements to Director, including new support for Flash components, new ECMAScript language (based on the same standard as the popular JavaScript and ActionScript), improved dynamic and server-side support, and new 3D support and tools
* Covers both Windows XP and Mac OS X platforms and discusses working in the authoring environment, production and editing, programming with Classic Lingo, controlling assets and movies with scripts, and much more
* Bonus CD-ROM includes source files and finished projects (still images, audio, and videos) from the tutorials in addition to valuable trial software and freeware
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
my "secret weapon" for learning Director, June 1, 2008
By
GameMaker (Portland, OR USA)
I was recently taking a college course where we were required to use Director. The course didn't have a required book but I picked this one up anyway. This book has been a godsend to me. So many times I wondered "how would I do such and such?", and a quick glance inside the book gave me answer after answer. The book is very well layed out, and well indexed. The descriptions are well written, and there are plenty of screen shots to remove any doubt about what you have to do to accomplish various things. It is perfect as a reference and if you are using Director, you'll want it on your bookshelf, believe me.
Big disappointment, October 5, 2007
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C. LeeI have a copy Macromedia Director 8 Bible from the same authors, and thought I might learn new Director capabilities like Flash Componets, 3D Lingo, and Javascript syntax from this new edition. To my great disappointment their treatment of these topics is on the verge of nil. Almost nothing compared to tutorials one can find on the web. Avoid this book if you are looking for information on the new capabilities of Director MX 2004. As a matter of fact, there isn't any single volume that satisfactorily treat all these new stuff. There are some very good books on Director 3D, but none on Flash Components and Javascript syntax. You are still on your own when it comes to these topics. Good luck.
Not bad but use it for reference only, August 27, 2007
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Frederico Bueno (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil)
I bought this one along with the "Macromedia Director MX and Lingo: Training from the Source". Although I do recommend this 'Bible' title (Director is the type of software you need al the reference you can get), I must say this should be used only as a good reference book. For a logical and easy to follow training approach, go with the 'Training from the Source'.
And, if you can't or don't want to buy any extra book, only one, then I'll have to say buy the other. As most of the 'Bible' collection titles, this is the type of book you'll only use for consultation as it's very unpractical to use as a training textbook.
Not for 3D graphics, June 9, 2007
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Edward Felsenthal (Ozone Park, NY)
I rated it 2 stars only because my project is primarily with the Shockwave 3D portion of director. There are lots of wonderful 3D things you can do with Director since it has an excellent cross platform 3D engine (if you can figure out how to use it). However this book won't help you to do that. Since Director itself does not document this or provide tutorials, you have to seek this information out on your own.
great book!, November 10, 2006
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Michael J. LohrmanI usually don't buy books for software programs, but the lack of online resources for Director had me searching for a book. I've been going through the book starting at Chapter 1, and it has been extremely helpful. Director isn't as daunting as it once was...well at least until I get to the scripting chapter :)
