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Application Software Practical 9/10/11/12

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

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Application Software Practical 9/10/11/12

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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Director Score • 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

  5. Lingo Scripting • 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.

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