Director MX 2004 Fundamentals (3 days)
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Description
Director MX 2004 Fundamentals provides multimedia developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build rich media effects for the web and other applications. Students will learn to create, import, and sequence media elements in Director; publish animations for use on the Internet; and write code using the Lingo programming language.
Audience
To gain the most from this class you should:
- Be comfortable working in a Windows environment.
- Have experience using the Internet.
Course Outline
This course is taught using the Macromedia Director MX 2004: Training from the Source book; its outline is included below. To get a more specific class outline, find a class near you and click the link for that Macromedia Authorized Training Partner's class.
Project 1: Portfolio Presentation
Lesson 1: Director MX 2004 Basics
Lesson 2: Building the Interface
Lesson3: Getting Interactive
Lesson 4: Adding Video
Lesson 5: Introducing Lingo
Lesson 6: Using Flash
Project 2: Personal Training Log
Lesson 7: Implementing A Database
Lesson 8: Graphing with Imaging Lingo
Lesson 9: Using MIAW's
Lesson 10: Packaging for Distribution
Project 3: 2D Space Shooter
Lesson 11: Setting Up the Game
Lesson 12: handling the Keyboard
Lesson 13: Detecting Collisions
Lesson 14: Publishing to Shockwave
Project 4: 3D Memory Game
Lesson 15: Introducing Director 3D
Lesson 16: Controlling the Game
Lesson 17: Adding the Finishing Touches
Appendix A: DOM Reference
Appendix B: Tips and Tricks
