Director Article

If you've recently visited the Macromedia Director forums, read any of the Director mailing lists, or routinely check many of the common web sites, you may have seen references to something known as imaging lingo. Hmm, a quick search in the online help turns up no results? Hey, what's up here? Well, the term imaging lingo is not really an official name, but more a descriptor of a number of features added in Macromedia Director 8. These 10-12 new lingo commands and objects are easily overlooked if you browse the manuals, but within them lies massive power for use in your projects.

In this article, I will refer to a number of behaviors on MediaMacros.com as well as a presentation I gave at Macromedia Devcon 2002 on Imaging Lingo. Additionally, I will include links to other resources and sites at the end of this document that can provide additional information on advanced imaging effects.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software:

Director MX

• Try
• Buy

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About the author

Chuck Neal is CEO of MediaMacros, Inc., and owner and operator of www.mediamacros.com, a top resource for Macromedia Director users, featuring behaviors, open-source games, Xtras database, and general information on using Director. Chuck has worked in multimedia and 3D for over eight years and for such diverse clients as Coca-Cola, Hasbro Toys, Sony, DreamWorks Records, the BBC, as well as a number of commercial game and software titles. He has had articles features in numerous online publications, spoken at the Macromedia Developer's conference, and has been a regular presence over the years on the Macromedia forums.

Chuck currently accepts projects for CD, Internet, games, kiosks, installations, as well as custom components, product support and cleanup and mastering services for other multimedia firms. He has served in support roles and advisory boards for companies such as Tabuleiro and Integration New Media.