Director Introduction (2days)

Assumes no previous experience of using Director.

Essentials
	What is multimedia Types of presentation Director's role in multimedia The scope of the program Director: a frame-based program Stage, control panel, cast and score Importing cast members Working with multiple cast Score window skills Placing cast members in the score What is a sprite Layers and inks Playing a presentation Setting the tempo Creating cast members in Director

Basic media
	Media overview About ink settings Importing bitmaps Setting colour depth Creating bitmaps Creating vector shapes Using transitions Creating and formatting text Embedding fonts

Animation
	Summary of animation techniques Automatic animation features Text effects and zoom text Animating with copy and past Linear sprite tweening Customised sprite tweening Creating and using film loops

Rich media
	Transforming paint cast members Colour depth Text and field differences Mastering ink settings Arranging and sorting cast members Working with multiple cast Score window skills How Director handles video Importing video clips Importing audio clip Creating a Projector file

Output
	Saving Director files Creating a Projector file Projector file settings Using external casts

	Handling linked media Exporting animations as movie clips Creating a multimedia CD Creating a Shockwave movie

Interactivity
	What is interactivity Using behaviors The power of the go to command Labelling frames with markers Getting help on Lingo Attaching scripts to cast members Creating score behaviors Creating movie scripts