Application Software Practical 9/10/11/12 Macromedia Director

Authoring Software Review Macromedia Director is one of the most popular time-based multimedia authoring tools:  A powerful and complex multimedia authoring tool  Used to create multimedia presentations, animations & interactive multimedia applications  May require significant learning curve  Assembling & sequencing of elements done via cast(s) & score

Director Cast  A cast is a multimedia database  Allows import of a wide range of data types & multimedia element formats into cast (QuickTime movies, mp3, etc.)  Allows creation of multimedia elements (text, shapes, bitmapped artwork, gradients, animations, etc.) using the various Director tools  Other tools edit & create palettes & scripts

A score is the grid-type structure that Director uses to organise a movie  Each cast member is called a sprite  In a movie all the sprites are tied together using the score facility  A score sequences the display, animation & playing of cast members  A score also provides elaborate & complex visual effects & transitions and adjustments of colour palettes  The speed of movie playback could be set Director Score

 Lingo is a built-in scripting language of Director  Lingo adds interactivity to a movie  You can use Lingo to control a movie in response to specific conditions & events  Scripts can be attached to individual elements of the cast  Director uses four types of scripts: behaviors, movie scripts, parent scripts, & scripts attached to cast members. Lingo Scripting