Director in a Nutshell
Bruce A. Epstein
Oreily
Director in a Nutshell , the most concise and complete guide available  for Director, gives the reader both the nitty-gritty details and the bigger context in which to use the multiple facets of Director. It also  shows how to use Director on the Internet with Shockwave, Netscape Navigator,  and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Like all In a Nutshell books, it is a high-end  handbook, at a low-end price -- an indispensable desktop reference for  every Director user. Covers the latest features of Director 7, including the 7.0.2 maintenance release.   <I>Director in a Nutshell</I> covers:<ul><li>New Sprite operations, Behaviors, and Inspectors in Director 6</li><li>All commands and options in the Score, Cast, Paint, Text, Palette,  and Video Windows</li><li>Animation techniques and shortcuts</li><li>All supported file formats and media types for both import and export</li><li>Lists of palettes, transitions, cursors, ink effects, and  window types</li><li>Video playback and manipulation, including QuickTime, Video for Windows, and QTVR</li><li>Creating run-time Projectors and optimizing playback on all platforms</li><li>Comprehensive command summaries by topic</li><li>Hundreds of Director shortcuts</li><li>Shockwave and Internet-enabled Projectors</li><li>Sound playback, including Shockwave audio and cue points</li><li>Browser scripting, media control, and performance optimization</li><li>Analyzing the Score and Cast, the run-time environment, and  anlyzing performance and memory usage</li></ul>