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Macromedia Training Overview
Students will learn advanced techniques for creating interactive movies using Director.
Target Student:
This course is designed for students who understand the Director techniques and concepts that were covered in the Director 8 Introduction course, and who want to learn advanced options including the basics of Lingo programming.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system, and completion of the Director 8 Introduction course, or equivalent knowledge.
Delivery method
Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Benefits:
Students will be introduced to the basics of Lingo programming. Students will create Lingo-based animation, use variables and lists to store data, and control how a movie responds to user interaction. To achieve these goals, students will learn programming skills so the student can structure, test, and debug Lingo code effectively. And along the way, students will learn efficiency-building techniques such as importing PowerPoint files, branching to multiple movies, and creating a useful "stub" projector.
What's Next:
Director 8.0 Introduction is the first course in this series. This course, Director 8 Advanced, is the final course in this series.
Hardware/Software Requirements
You will need
- At least 64 megabytes (MB) of Random Access Memory (RAM).
- At least 50 MB of free hard-disk space.
- A 200 MHz or faster Intel Pentium processor.
- Windows 95, 98, NT4, or 2000.
- A 256 or higher color monitor capable of at least 800 x 600 resolution.
- CD-ROM drive.
- Macromedia Director 8.
See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply to your specific hardware setup.
In addition, you will need printers if you want to print the movies created in the course.
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:
- Import PowerPoint presentations and optimize them for use in Director.
- Create behaviors and scripts with Lingo programming.
- Define variables, including lists, to hold information as the movie is run.
- Create custom Lingo handlers that can be called from other scripts.
- Control the motion of sprites via Lingo scripting.
- Create conditional scripts and repeat loops to perform complex tasks.
- Use Director’s debugging tools to diagnose script problems.
- Create movies that play other movies, including a time-saving "stub" projector that can run protected Director movies as well as standard .DIR files.
Course duration
1 Day
Macromedia Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Planning & Importing Media
- Planning the Movie
- Importing from PowerPoint
- Optimizing Images
Lesson 2: Adding Navigation
- Replacing Tempo Channel Playback Control
- Working with Images
- Using Behaviors for Navigation
Lesson 3: Lingo Scripting Concepts
- Lingo as a Language
- Mechanics
- Keyword types
- Vocabulary
- Putting It Together
Lesson 4: Real-World Lingo Scripting
- Planning Scripts Based on Objectives
- Navigation Scripts
Lesson 5: Data Management Using Lists
- Creating Radio Buttons and Check Boxes
- Lists, Symbols, and the onStartup Handler
- The Watcher, Message, and Debug Windows
- Creating Loops and Calling Custom Handlers
Lesson 6: Preparing for Distribution
- Embedding Fonts
- Branching to other Movies
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