Macromedia announced the latest version of its flagship multimedia authoring environment, Macromedia Director MX, in late November at a $1,199 price point ($399 for users upgrading from versions 8.0 or 8.5). Director MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide makes the perfect accompaniment for readers looking to quickly get up-to-speed on the new version¿s seamless integration with the Macromedia Flash MX product family, advanced debugging capabilities, new Object Inspector, support for both QuickTime 6 and Mac OS X, and more! Like the other books in Peachpit¿s popular Visual 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 MX "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 Macromedia Director MX, for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 5 Ratings

Very disappointing - 2003-09-16
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When I see a title "QuickStart" I assume I'm going to get worked through hands-on projects to work through. This book does not give you that. You don't even get a single "First Project" example.
Instead you get you a mis-mash of mini-procedures that are incomplete and unclear. The books that come with Director are better than this.

Basic - 2004-02-27
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As an inexpensive starting point for getting to grips with Director its not bad. Neverthless it is basic and those with even an intermediate knowledge of the application should avoid as it only barely touches on Lingo and very soon renders itself redundant .
Best to invest in a book with a longer shelf life that will guide you from the outset to more advanced topics.

Very helpful - 2003-06-21
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Great orientation to Director MX. Helped me get up to speed quick. Good sections on Digital video, Lingo, all the basics. Clear and concise writing, easy to follow. Keep up good work!

dissapointing - 2003-06-06
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although it's about the only thing out about MX, you'd be better off waiting to buy a book that comes with example files on a CD or companion web site, or just get something on 8.5. this has nothing. it's all "do this, do that.." but provides no image, sound, scripts, or movies to work with.

Great! - 2003-06-13
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Very clear writing style. Has saved me lots of time and got me up to speed quick working with MX. Covers all the essentials.

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