Director 5 Demystified: Creating Interactive Multimedia With Macromedia Director [Paperback]

Jason Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996

Accessible in tone yet exhaustive in scope, the first edition of Director Demystified quickly became a "standard reference" after its publication last year. Now with the debut of Director 5 comes a new edition, incoporating all of the features of the new software version as well as additional behind-the-scenes information and hands-on tutorials. Director 5 Demystified, 2nd Edition uses real-world projects to make the program's array of features easy to understand, walking readers through interactive presentations that can be easily modified for use in actual projects. Each project can be assembled using graphics, sounds and text included on the accompanying CD-ROM. An appendix includes complete documentation on Lingo, Director's powerful scripting language. The book also addresses key multimedia design and organization principles, and the "look and feel" issues of clarity, consistency, and user needs are fully discussed. As it proceeds from the basics (installation, orientation) to professional-level topics (CD-ROM mastering, Xtras and Web authoring with Shockwave), it's easy to see why this book/CD-ROM combo has been called "a career in a box" by multimedia professionals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 823 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr; Bk&CD Rom edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201884232
• ISBN-13: 978-0201884234
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,009,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book for Multimedia Beginners, September 29, 1997

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This review is from: Director 5 Demystified: Creating Interactive Multimedia With Macromedia Director (Paperback)

Jason Roberts makes clear his intentions from the beginning. This is a book to explain Macromedia Director 5 and get you started on projects. This book is not the panecea to solve or learn everything about Macromedia Director. You need several books to do that. But what Director Demystified does is give you "real world" examples and a great sample CD to use as your reference. The tutorials are easy to follow and a great starting block for your own Director projects. The Lingo lessons are good beginners, but to do advanced Lingo, you will need a supplemental book and more detailed information. Mr. Roberts is also very good at explaining how to plan for your multimedia project. I followed the books tips and my first project was started in no time. Even though there are some minor scripting flaws within the book, it is still well worth the money to invest in. The CD alone will give you your money's worth.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're a beginner, this is the only book for you!, August 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Director 5 Demystified: Creating Interactive Multimedia With Macromedia Director (Paperback)

I had never even seen Director before I bought this book and had no clue what Director could do. Upon reading the first 3 chapters, I was already making a actual animated movie! This is a hands-on, clearly written, easy to understand book that I would absolutely recommend to anyone trying to learn Director.

Word to the wise: If you have the most recent version of Director (6.0/6.5), you may want to get Director 6 Demystified instead.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is full of errors., April 25, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Director 5 Demystified: Creating Interactive Multimedia With Macromedia Director (Paperback)

This book was so full of errors that I spent literally hours trying to debug the book. I finally turned to Macromedia tech support who told me the book was wrong. Don't expect any help from the publisher either. They never returned my e-mail message telling them about an error I found