• Covers the latest version of Macromedia Director MX. >• Quickly gets readers up-to-speed on all of the product's new features, including the streamlined Macromedia MX user interface, Mac OS X support, and new workflow efficiencies. >• More than 335 million Web users have already installed Macromedia Shockwave Player--the software used to play Macromedia Director MX projects.

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.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains source and published files for examples in the book, demo copy of Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh, Flash Player for your browser, and web links to Flash resource sites.

This handbook makes the perfect accompaniment for readers looking to quickly get up-to-speed on the new version's seamless integration with the Macromedia Flash MX product family, advanced debugging capabilities, new Object Inspector, support for both QuickTime 6 and Mac OS X, and more.

Covers the basic concepts of the computer graphics program as well as topics including documents, display options, working with pages, creation tools, objects, operations, layers, color, effects, attributes, and animations.

Whether readers are novices or experienced users, the step-by-step tutorials and reference resources in this book will help them get the most out of Director.

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