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Macromedia Training Overview
Director 8.5: Web 3D (Windows) introduces you, through hands-on tasks, to the features and capabilities of the Director 8.5 3D world.
Prerequisites
To be successful at this course, you must be familiar with the basic operation of the Windows operating system and possess fundamental knowledge of multimedia development. Prior to taking this course, you should also have taken the following courses:
- Director 8.5: Introduction (Windows):
- Director 8.5: Advanced (Windows):
- 3ds max 4: Introduction:
Delivery Method:
Director 8.5: Web 3D (Windows) is an instructor-led course which provides hands-on exercises to provide you with program experience to meet the performance-based objectives of the course.
Hardware/Software Requirements
You will need
- An Intel Pentium II or equivalent class processor running Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME or NT.
- DirectX version 5.2 or higher.
- 128 MB system Random Access Memory (RAM).
- 8 MB video RAM for 16-bit usage on hardware accelerated 3D graphics.
- 16 MB video RAM for 24-bit usage on hardware accelerated 3D graphics.
- A Web browser.
- 60 MB of available disk space.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- A color monitor capable of 800 x 600 pixel resolution and 256–color display (higher resolution and color depth recommended).
- Direct Sound-compatible sound card.
- Macromedia Director 8.5.
- Macromedia Shockwave Player 8.5.
Performance-Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Use the Director 3D authoring environment to create movies that incorporate 3D content.
- Create and publish an interactive 3D product demo.
- Develop a movie with a more realistic and appealing quality by incorporating animation and particle systems.
- Make your content more realistic by adding physical properties to a model and deliver your Director movies to a wide audience.
Course duration
0.5 Day(s)
Macromedia Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Overview of 3D in Director 8.5
- Topic 1A: The 3D Environment
- Topic 1B: Object Orientation Within the 3D World
- Topic 1C: The 3D Object Model
- Topic 1D: Creating 3D Text
Lesson 2: Creating a Product Demo
- Topic 2A: Importing a 3D Product Model
- Topic 2B: Building Interactions into the 3D Product Demo
- Topic 2C: Publishing the Product Demo
Lesson 3: Animation, Particle Systems, and CharacterRendering
- Topic 3A: Animating a 3D Model
- Topic 3B: Expanding Upon Animation
- Topic 3C: Particle Systems
- Topic 3D: Character Renderers
Lesson 4: The Havok Xtra and the Shockwave Player
- Topic 4A: Rigid Body Dynamics—The Havok Xtra
- Topic 4B: The Shockwave Player
Appendix A: The Shockwave Multiuser Server
- What is the Shockwave Multiuser Server?
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