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Advanced Adobe Director Training

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This Advanced Director training course is aimed at delegates who are comfortable with the Director interface and basic Lingo. Advanced Adobe Director establishes a solid foundation in advanced programming concepts through practical experience.

Director Advanced Training Course Objectives

During this Advanced Adobe Director training course, the diverse and exciting challenges faced by Lingo programmers will be explored through the development of applications for both web and cd rom environments using Director.

Director Advanced Training Course Content

Managing Time with Lingo

• ticks
• milliseconds

Creating timeout objects

• timeoutList

Commands

• do

Conditional Logic

• case

Lists

• add
• append
• sort
• 2 Dimensional Arrays/ Nested Lists
• showGlobals
• clearGlobals

Events

• DoubleClick

Imaging Lingo

• getPixel()
• setPixel()
• draw()
• fill()
• copyPixels()
• createMask()
• createMatte()
• depth

Object Orient Programming

• Introducing the Concept of Object Oriented Design
• Parent script and child object basics
• Differences between child objects and behaviors
• Declaring property variables
• Creating the on new handler
• new()
• actorList
• on stepFrame
• ancestor
• Using scriptInstanceList

Practical Exercises

• Studying a Game: Space Invaders
• Exercise in 3d Lingo
• Imaging Lingo Study
• Emergent Behavior Study

Director Advanced Training Course Prerequisites

Completion of the Director training course or equivalent knowledge.

Director Training Course Recommended Reading

Director 8.5 Studio - by Friends of Ed Publishers – buy from amazon
Director's Third Dimension - Paul Catanese – buy from amazon
Director MX – buy from amazon

Download course outline as pdf.