Director Concepts: Rich Media Types
Vector Shapes and Bitmaps
Tutorials and Articles
Controlling vector shapes with Lingo
Director's multiple-curve vector shapes provide flexibly and use very little disk space.
Learn how to get the most out of them by controlling and animating them with Lingo.
Optimizing bitmaps in Fireworks
for Director 8
Learn about a convenient feature in Director 8 Shockwave Studio that lets you select
a bitmap and launch Fireworks to view the bitmap at different compression settings.
When you determine the ideal compression setting in Fireworks, Director updates the
bitmap to reflect the new compression setting.
TechNotes
- 15044—JPEG file size in Director
- 15022—Importing vector and EPS files into Director
- 14938—Image artifacts in Director projectors and Shockwave movies
- 14699—Very large vector shapes not editable
- 14559—White space edge of imported bitmap is cropped even with trim option not selected
- 13935—Troubleshooting error messages when using the Vector Shape Xtra
Text
Tutorials and Articles
Extruding 3D text with Lingo
Learn how to convert 2D text to 3D and create 3D text from scratch with Lingo. This
article includes an example file that illustrates both techniques.
Specifying chunk expressions with
dot syntax
Director's dot syntax isn't limited to accessing properties and functions. Learn how
to use this feature to access specific characters, words and paragraphs within text
and field cast members.
Multimedia
Field Lingo
Complex scrolling text
Scrolling text
TechNotes
- tn_18836—getNetText() function fails in OS X
- tn_16700—3D text is uneditable in the Macintosh version of Director
- tn_16686—Does Director support Unicode?
- tn_15887—Director key codes
- tn_15768—How to correctly display fonts in projectors or Shockwave movies
- tn_15025—Embedded font names change after opening font properties window
- tn_14738—Making use of the cut, copy, paste features with text in Director / Shockwave
- tn_14566—Why does the text color sometimes render incorrectly on letters with descenders?
- tn_13783—Why can't some fonts be embedded in Director movies?
- tn_3180—Frequently asked questions about text and fields
Sound and Video
Tutorials and Articles
Director Developer Center
Learn how to develop rich applications in the Macromedia Director Developer Center.
Quick Start: Macromedia QT3 Asset
Using Lingo to control QuickTime VR movies
TechNotes
- 19341—DVD video disappears after set to non-fullScreen mode from full screen mode
- 19296—QuickTime video (Sorenson) drops sound in Director MX 2004
- 19280—Windows Media Files will not play if user has restricted access
- 19277—Playing DVDs from a specific path or folder
- 19238—Some Macintosh developers unable to export QuickTime movies from Director MX 2004
- 19172—Using Windows Media in Director
- 19164—Where do I find information about the DVD Event Manager?
- 19159—DVD icon disappears from desktop on Apple Macintosh OS X v 10.3
- 19151—DVD Authoring Issues and Hints in Director MX 2004
- 19141—Documentation correction for DVDeventNotification
- 18855—MIAWs with video crash on Macintosh machines
- 16739—The QT6 Asset Xtra and Director MX
- 16709—Looping a SWA or MP3 sound file creates a popping noise
- 16708—Shockwave Audio on Macintosh computers
- 16707—Director MX is missing the OS X version of the RealMedia Xtra
- 16186—Toggling DTS of QuickTime video crashes Director 8.5
- 16071—Using cue points in SWA files
- 15087—Detecting QuickTime with Lingo
- 15000—Projector must be restarted to playback QuickTime
- 14717—Closing a MIAW (movie in a window) causes the sound to stop playing
- 14680—What is the difference between MP3 and SWA files?
- 14563—How to prevent QuickTime videos from producing a white flash when they begin playing
- 14410—What support is there for MIDI data within Director?
- 14247—QuickTime cast member properties, cue points and streaming
- 14061—Why aren't all sounds included when exporting as QuickTime?
- 13942—Preload properties in a QuickTime file
- 13794—Troubleshooting memory loss when playing QuickTime movies
- 13747—Using QuickTime in Director
- 13743—MPEG video in Director
- 13654—Windows sound mixing in Director and Shockwave
- 13466—Director and DVD
- 13338—Can Director movies be delivered on DVD-ROM?
- 13040—Technical assistance for Sound Forge XP
- 12180—Troubleshooting sound loss in Director movies on Windows
- 12109—Using Digital Video in Director: An Overview
