Master using Director--and develop rich media content for the Web, CD-ROMs, and DVD-ROMs--with help from this one-stop resource. Beginning with a quick overview of Director, you'll then get in-depth details on programming with Lingo and creating multimedia and 3-D applications. And, each chapter includes a helpful tutorial-based example, to reinforce what you've just learned.

David Mennenoh (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a full-time Lingo programmer who has been living and breathing Director since 1996, working primarily with training and tracking applications. He maintains a Web site, popular among the Director community, at www.execpc.com/~ktm/dave/dave.htm. He is well known online in the Lingo newsgroup and Direct-L mailing list, where he spends his time helping others understand Director.

1: Quick Tour

2: Getting Started

3: Your First Presentation

4: ADeeper Look into Director

5: An Introduction to Lingo

6: Intermediate Lingo

7: Introducing Shockwave 3D

8: Multimedia in Director

9: Lists and Strings

10: MIAWs, LDMs, and Film Loops

11: Shockwave 3D: Beyond the Basics

12: Director and the Internet

13: Tools for the Developer

14: Xtra, Xtra, Read All About It!

15: Menus

16: Printing

17: Advanced Lingo Topics

18: Distributing Your Work

A: Other Resources

B: Tips and Tricks

C: Keyboard Shortcuts

D: Formulas, Conversions, and Measurements