Director 8 & Lingo Fast and Easy Web Development (With CD-ROM) (Fast & Easy Web Development) [Paperback]

Tom Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0761530495 | ISBN-13: 978-0761530497 | Edition: 1st

Director is the market-leading multimedia solution for creating engaging, rich corporate media presentations, e-merchandising applications, and entertainment. It is quickly becoming a widely used technology for the development of Web-based multimedia. However, most corporate users and graphic artists don’t want to spend the time learning programming. They would rather just look at the code and take it from there. Macromedia Director 8 and Lingo Fast & Easy Web Development does this by giving you the basic skills and knowledge necessary to go to the next level in Director. It can benefit such users as Web developers, corporate and student users, Web design firms, and game companies. ItemID: 0761530495

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade; 1st edition (October 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761530495
• ISBN-13: 978-0761530497
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,655,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Having been involved with Post Secondary education for over a decade and an active member of the international, national and local New Media Communities, I have jammed a lot of experience into a relatively short time frame. Ten books in eight years, a ton of speaking engagements , Adobe Education Leader, Adobe Community Professional, Community MX partner and other activities are a good example of that one. The biggest honor so far has been my being lumped in with a group of 10 influential Flash Designers that Adobe pulled together to celebrate the 10'th anniversary of Flash.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars fast and easy, but too many mistakes, December 14, 2001

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This review is from: Director 8 & Lingo Fast and Easy Web Development (With CD-ROM) (Fast & Easy Web Development) (Paperback)

I got this book because I figured for a fast and easy read, which was true. I was through the first 200 pages in one day, and finished the book in three days. I will say that it got me up to speed quickly and I feel comfortable moving around with the different elements of Director.

Now the bad: There were way too many mistake. The dir files that came with the CD were not in the format they were supposed to be in according to the book. They were either already completed, or missing parts that were supposed to be there. That made it quite hard to go through the examples because I had to delete some of the scripts or sprites in order to work with the author.

Also, the code in the book is TINY!! They say, copy this lingo script and attach it to your movie, well I would if the lingo script wasn't written in a 5 point font. I needed a microscope in order to follow the projects and this was the case from chapter 5 on. Also the lingo script wasn't explained very well. If you are going to put "Lingo" in the title, it should have better explanations.

I am happy that the book got me up and running, but all said, it really only replaced about two chapters from the next book that I buy.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A field-tested approach to learning Director, December 21, 2000

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James C. Cullin (Malton, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Director 8 & Lingo Fast and Easy Web Development (With CD-ROM) (Fast & Easy Web Development) (Paperback)

If you are looking for an easy to read, clear and concise guide to Macromedia Director, this book is for you. Tom Green has been teaching multimedia production for over 10 years at Toronto's Humber College. The clever organization of this book reflects his experiences teaching Director to adult learners.