MediaBook CD for Director

The MediaBook CD for Director is the definitive collection of information and tools for users of Macromedia Director.

Learn everything about the Lingo programming language! The MediaBook CD helps you leverage your investment and enrich your use of Director. Professional and novice multimedia producers will save time and money by using the royalty free programming, numerous XObjects for Macintosh and Windows and reuseable, professionally written Lingo provided in The MediaBook.

The MediaBook CD has something for every user:

Learn from the industry experts!

Many of the world's most experienced Director users and Lingo programmers contributed to The MediaBook CD for Director including:

Terry R. Schussler, co-designer of Director 3.0 and lead developer of over 20 cross-platform CD titles created using Director. Contributor to several books on multimedia including two on Director. Creator of the "Director's Chair" column in Morph's Outpost and Contributing Editor for the Macromedia User Journal.

Jeff Essex, former lead technical support specialist for Director at Macromedia, professional musician, sound designer for over 15 multimedia CD-ROM titles, contributor to the Macromedia User Journal and two books on Director.

Over 20 Top Multimedia Producers, including developers of numerous Director based CD titles including 3D Tutor, American Visions, Four Footed Friends, The Great Golf CD, Gus Goes to Cybertown, Hello Kitty, Macromedia Showcase CD, Microsoft Home CD, Multimedia PowerTools, Spaceship Warlock, Stradiwackius, The Ugly Duckling, Total Distortion, Virtual Tarot and Yearn2Learn PEANUTS.

Foreward by John "JT" Thompson, principal engineer of Director and inventor of Lingo and XObjects.

Main Features and Benefits

Unique Interface
The MediaBook CD uses an innovative interface that is scalable to any monitor size. A complete multimedia hypertext engine provides instant cross reference capability to any section of the CD. Incrementally searchable indexes and hypertext linking makes it easy to find anything in the MediaBook - fast!

Interactive Lingo Dictionary
Detailed information on all known, and numerous undocumented, Lingo keywords including syntax, results, functionality, cross-platform considerations and more. Each keyword is accompanied by interactive examples, illustrations and QuickTime movies demonstrating their use. Expand your use of the Director as you explore and learn more about Lingo so your productions run faster, look better and are more robust. Completely understand the purpose of each keyword, command, function and property by viewing the examples provided to help visualize ways to apply the Lingo language to custom projects.

General Reference Library
A library of extensive articles covering over 100 general topics. Examples include: Using FileIO to manage a "preferences" file, Minimizing space consumed by bitmaps and Optimizing load times using CD-ROM. Explainations of complex usages of Lingo, tasks and procedures encountered using Director.

Lingo Library
Over 200 ready-to-use math, string, data and file management handlers and functions. Quickly copy and paste the Lingo you need right into your projects. Add sophisticated features with little or no additional programming.

Director Toolbox
A powerful suite of development aids including Score, Cast, Sprite, Movie in a Window management tools and Lingo analysis, debugging, formatting and management tools. These tools let you analyze your projects while they are executing making it easier and faster to produce solid, complete results.

XObject Studio
The single largest collection of Macintosh and Windows XObjects ever assembled. XObjects for printing, file and memory management, system analysis and sophisticated graphics, audio and QuickTime control. And best of all - almost every XObject is provided royalty free!

Resource Directory
A directory of additional resources for Director users which includes a programming, animation and audio consultants gallery and a searchable database of third party tools and sources of information about Director.

To order, contact: 

gray matter design
3215 Broderick Street
San Francisco, California USA 94123
 
1-415-243-0394 phone
1-415-243-0396 fax
 
mediabook@aol.com
76530,1633@compuserve.com
 
SRP: $299

System Requirements

Macintosh:
Macromedia Director 3.1.3, 4.0 or later (some features of the MediaBook CD require 4.0 or later) Macintosh II, Performa, PowerBook, Quadra or PowerMac series computer with 68030 CPU, CD-ROM, System 7.0 or later, 8-bit color (640x480), 8Mb RAM

Windows:
Macromedia Director Player for Windows 3.1.1 or Macromedia Director for Windows 80386/33mHz or faster computer, CD-ROM, Windows 3.1 or later, 8-bit color (640x480), 8Mb RAM, audio card