Right on the button
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Creating an interactive program in Macromedia Director requires programming in Lingo, Director's scripting language. Lingo is a very straightforward, English-like language and is easy to learn. Making screen buttons work can be done with a simple Lingo script. A navigable screen consists of several elements, which can be called out by buttons instead of having to enter the frame number. Each frame representing a screen is given a small frame script, to prevent Director from going through the entire score. Cast member scripts handle the navigation. These are a set of commands that are executed when a user clicks on a particular cast member, such as a button. Although it would be enough to simply attach a go to statement to the button, proper interface design requires that some sort of visual cue be provided that tells the user that the button has been depressed.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1995
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Refining Feynman
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Multimedia projects often involve adapting older, printed material. In one project, a 1961 classic release of physicist Richard Feynman's lectures, titled Six Easy Pieces, was transferred to multimedia. The original recordings, which were made on a reel-to-reel deck with no attention to levels or microphone placement, were digitally restored and enhanced. The material was transferred to DAT, and then into Digidesign's Pro Tools audio editing software on a Macintosh. Noise reduction techniques removed unwanted artifacts. Specifically, a parametric equalizer plug-in was used to eliminate certain frequencies. Some lower frequencies that produced rumbling were eliminated, as were higher frequencies that resulted in tape hiss. Reynman's own resonances were emphasized to improve vocal clarity, and a series of cuts and boosts reduced distortion.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1995
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The premier authoring program does Windows
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Macromedia's $1,195 Director for Windows simplifies the process of creating a Windows title. The Mac version has become a standard for multimedia authoring and it offers very good synchronization and animation capabilities. The Windows version is very similar to the Mac version, and projects created on one platform can be easily transferred to the other. Director uses a cast metaphor with a virtual stage. Cast members are placed in a score to determine the content flow, and the software's automatic tweening provides animation with paths and some character transformation. A paint environment is incorporated for touching up members of the cast. There is no provision for audio editing, and volume settings must be executed programmatically in Director's Lingo scripting language.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1995
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