A really useful book, with plenty of examples to guide you. If you're just getting started, this is great
Book Description
This book is designed to give those of you moving into the Director world, a thorough grounding in all aspects of the software, starting with getting to know the basic environment, and the tools within it, creating animation, working with sound and video, learning how to use Lingo to control your animations with script, as well as much more along the way. The book will finish by dipping your toes in the 3D underworld to see what delights it has in store, and the sheer potential that Director 8.5 can offer.
The book will develop your general multi-media skills by maintaining an awareness of best practice as well as fully immerse you in the world of Director, taking you from being a rookie to fully competent and well-versed user of the software.
This book provides:
A thorough introduction to the Director Environment and its essential tools
Step by step practical tutorials to develop your animation skills
Introduction to Lingo for designers, not programmers
Best practices for developing Director web presentations for Shockwave, CD, and DVD
An introduction to the world of Director3D
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