Course outline
Lesson 1: Director Basics* The Director environment
* Using the Help system
* Creating a new movie
* Importing an image
* Adding Sprites to the Stage
* Creating Text Cast Members
* Changing the colour of Cast Members
* Adding Sprites to the Score
* Making changes to multiple Sprites
* Sequencing Sprites
* Playing a movie
Lesson 2: Animated Bullet Lists
* Adding text Cast Members
* Using the Paint Window
* Placing Sprites in the Score
* Positioning Sprites on the Stage
* Positioning Sprites on the Stage
* Aligning Sprites with the Align Panel
* Naming Cast members
* Animating Text Using Keyframes
* Repeating the Animation Process
* Aligning Sprites Using the Sprite Inspector
Lesson 3: Reversing Animations
* Setting the Stage colour and Movie Tempo
* Importing Media Elements into the Cast
* Using Ink Effects on the Background Image
* Animating a Graphic Image
* Reversing Animations
Lesson 4: Transitions, Sounds, and Video
* Setting Registration Points
* Exchanging Cast Members
* Using a Screen Transition
* Adding Sounds to the Score
* Adding Digital Video
Lesson 5: Adding Interactivity
* Building a Menu Screen
* Writing a Lingo Script
* Creating a Destination Screen
* Adding Markers for Navigation
* Creating Navigation Scripts
* Creating a Projector
Lesson 6: More Animation Techniques
* Setting Movie Properties
* Setting Keyframes
* Creating a Circular Path Animation
* Animating with Real-Time Recording
Lesson 7: Keyframes and Layers
* Creating a Custom Stage
* Importing the Media
* Setting the Movie Tempo
* Placing the Graphics on the Stage
* Copying Sprites to a New Location
* Creating the Animation with Keyframes
* Playing Selected Frames Only
* Finishing the Basic Animation
* Layering the Sprites
* Exchanging Cast Members
* Adding Background Music
Lesson 8: Film Loops and Buttons
* Exchanging Cast Members
* Creating a Film Loop
* Creating Key Frames with a Film Loop
* Layering the Sprites
* Reversing an Animation
* Creating Buttons
* Adding Interactivity with the BehaviorInspector
* Adding a Second Button
* Creating a Behavior to Pause the Movie
Lesson 9: Built-in Behaviors
* Placing the Graphics
* Adding Behaviors
* Using the Behavior Inspector
* Modifying Behaviors
Lesson 10: Custom Cursors
* Changing a Cursor
* Sprite Bounding Areas
* Changing the Sprite
* Making a New and Animated Cursor
* Applying the Cursor
* Modifying the Frame Rate
Lesson 11: Alpha Channels
* Defining the Alpha Channel
* Creating the Basic Animation
* Applying Different Inks
* Creating an Alpha Mask
* Layering the Mask
Lesson 12: Sprite Properties and Palettes
* Importing Media Elements
* Setting a Movie’s Stage Size, Background Colour and Default Palette
* Setting Cast and Sprite Preferences
* Organizing the Cast
* Setting the Location of a Sprite
* Snapping to the Grid
* Creating a behaviour for Navigational Elements
* Reducing the File Size of a Bitmap
* Finding an Index colour Number
* Modifying Sprite Properties
* Adding a Background Sound
Lesson 13: Markers and Navigation
* Inserting Markers
* Building a Destination Screen
* Exchanging Cast Members
* Navigating to a Marker
* Looping on a Frame
* Using Relative Markers
* Simplifying Scripts Using Relative Markers
Lesson 14: colour Cycling and Blends
* Adding a Marker for the Closing Sequence
* Changing the Background Transparent colour
* Animating with colour Cycling
* Tweening a Blend of Sprites
* Setting a Gradient
* Cycling Gradient colours
Lesson 15: Shockwave for Director
* Obtaining Shockwave Plug-Ins and the Browser Software
* Creating and Playing a Shockwave Movie
* Preparing a Movie for Streaming
* Shockwave randomness, direction
