Like the other books in Peachpit's popular QuickStart series, this one uses dozens of screenshots in each chapter accompanied by simple, step-by-step instructions to guide readers through the complexities of creating Director X "movies" for CD-ROM and the Web. Whether they use the book as a tutorial or reference, readers learn in no time how to combine bitmap graphics, digital video, sound, and text into creative interactive multimedia productions. Completely revised and updated with brand-new graphics, this book covers features new to version X, for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms. Macromedia Director is the program of choice for a wide variety of creative professionals who use it to produce Web content, CD/DVD titles and games, interactive advertising pieces, kiosks, and business presentations. It features easy-to-use drag-and-drop behaviors and a powerful object-oriented scripting language called Lingo, Director movies can be "shocked" with Macromedia Shockwave to prepare them for distribution over the Internet. Previous Edition ISBN: 0-201-35398-9.