Director(R) 8.5 Shockwave(R) Studio: The Complete Reference [Paperback]

David Mennenoh (Conductor)

Book Description

Series: Complete Reference | Publication Date: January 18, 2002

Master using "Director" - and develop rich media content for the Web, CD-ROMs, and DVD-ROMs - with help from this one-stop resource. Beginning with a quick overview of "Director", you'll then get in-depth details on programming with Lingo and creating multimedia and 3-D applications. And, each chapter includes a helpful tutorial-based example, to reinforce what you've just learned.

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The Definitive Resource for Director Shockwave Studio

Master the profound array of animation and multimedia development capabilities available to you with Director Shockwave Studio. Author and seasoned professional David Mennenoh shares his extensive knowledge of the tools and functionality of this ubiquitous Web development application. Director 8.5 Shockwave: The Complete Reference fully explains Lingo, Shockwave, 3-D animation, multimedia presentation, printing, publishing, and more. Each chapter includes tutorials and examples to reinforce the written material and enhance understanding for users of all levels. Learn to use the latest, most powerful version of Director Shockwave Studio to develop delightfully rich multimedia content for Web, CD-ROM, DVD, and more.

• Create a wide range of graphics for sales presentations, Web content, and more
• Learn to use and place Sprites and other graphical short cuts
• Combine up to 1,000 layers of media and sound to control and manage animation
• Add filters, pop-up menus, and many other graphic features
• Understand the relationships between the various commands, menus, and windows
• Generate space-efficient animation by interpolating, or tweening, between keyframes
• Get full coverage of Lingo, including tutorials for scripting numerous programs
• Enhance your project with streaming, Multiuser Server, and third party Xtras
• Find additional resources like demo and tutorial Web sites, news and user groups, mailing lists, and more

About the Author

David Mennenoh (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a full-time Lingo programmer who has been living and breathing Director since 1996, working primarily with training and tracking applications. He maintains a Web site, popular among the Director community, at www.execpc.com/~ktm/dave/dave.htm. He is well known online in the Lingo newsgroup and Direct-L mailing list, where he spends his time helping others understand Director.

Product Details

• Paperback: 662 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/OsborneMedia; 1st edition (January 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007219409X
• ISBN-13: 978-0072194098
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,893,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great source of information, March 7, 2002

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Don Rhodes (Oro Valley, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Director(R) 8.5 Shockwave(R) Studio: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

I have read several other popular books on Director, they seemed either very basic or had very heavy tilt to one particular area of Director.
Dave's book is a well balanced view of Director. It gives you a very solid foundation to build upon. Dave also covered several capabilities that were not even mentioned in other Director books.
If you can only buy one book on Director, this is it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PsychicParrot says "THUMBS UP!", July 18, 2002

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GamesMaster! (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Director(R) 8.5 Shockwave(R) Studio: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

A fantastic book! There's so much in here, it should probably be in widescreen. There are some great examples of code and Dave guides you through coding with the highest degree of structure and logic. If you're starting out in Shockwave 3d, it may not be the best option since it is a 'wider' book that doesn't just focus on one particular topic. It does, however, have some excellent code to refer to and serves as a great reference book for the more advanced Lingo-ist. The source files are up on Dave's site and they are all downloadable and very useful to have on your hard drive.

Whilst the book covers a wide range of topics and acts as a fantastic resource for the advanced programmer, there is still enough here for the beginner to get going. If you are just starting out with Director, buy this book and the Visual Quickstart Guide for Director and you'd have everything you need to be a Shockwave programmer. If you have been around a while, buy this book for reference and some REALLY helpful Lingo tips.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that great, April 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Director(R) 8.5 Shockwave(R) Studio: The Complete Reference (Paperback)

This book is extremely thin on the ground, and won't teach you anything particularly useful. I first bought this book around two years ago when I first started developing in Director professionaly. I used it for about two weeks, decided it was nothing like as detailed as I needed and ditched it. Now I use Catanese's book, the native Director help function, and the Dir-3D mailing list (which is a fantastic resource). (David Mennenoh himself is a member of this list and posts questions with surprising regularity)