Summary:
authoritative, hands-on guide to creating movies for the Internet using Shockwave.

Includes detailed case studies, step-by-step design examples, Lingo tips and tricks, and techniques for integrating Shockwave with Java. The CD-ROM contains case studies, tutorials, template files, setup software, and more.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Content  Overview

Part I: Shockwave Reference

Chapter 1  Introduction to the World Wide Web

• How the Web Works
• The Web Industry: Under Construction

Chapter 2  Introduction to Web Multimedia: Beyond the Static Page

• Text-Based Media
• Graphic Images
• Animation
• Audio
• Video
• VRML
• Multi-Purpose

Chapter 3  Shockwave for Director

• Director on the Net
• Tools Checklist
• Shockwave Step-by-Step
• Creating
• Compressing
• Embedding
• Serving
• Extending Shockwave Functionality
• Linked Media
• Xtras
• Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
• JavaScript

Chapter 4  Shockwave Planning and Management

• Proposals, Budgets, and Timelines
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Developer Outlook
• The CSAA Project Team

Chapter 5  Designing for Shockwave

• Bandwidth
• Network Performance
• Designing for Average Connection Speeds
• Designing for Specific Bandwidths
• Intranet Bandwidth
• Designing for Scaleable Bandwidths
• Determining Bitstream
• Shockwave Support Folder
• Modular Media
• User Platforms
• Browser Issue
• Web Page Integration
• Shockwave Logo
• Use a 1x1 Pixel Movie
• The intro.dcr Movie
• Matching Page and Stage Colors
• Shockwave In Tables
• Web Page Rollovers
• Covering Load Times
• Now Loading
• Preloading
• Buried Treasures
• InterfaceDesign
• Using Shockwave to Enhance Web Site Interfaces
• Standard Button Behavior
• Rollovers
• Audio Feedback
• Status Message
• Cursor Icons
• Menus
• Sliders
• KeyDown Events
• Frames

Chapter 6  Shockwave Media Creation

• Repurposing Media Elements
• Text
• Color Palettes
• Using Filters for 1-bit Special Effects
• Ink Effects
• Shapes, Lines, Patterns, and Buttons
• Tiles and Animated Tiles
• Animation
• Animated Shapes & Patterns
• Simulated Motion
• Animating a Single Graphic
• Looping Animations
• Color Cycling
• Using Transitions
• Digital Video
• Shockwave Audio
• Using SWA for Internal Sounds
• Streaming Shockwave Audio Files
• Converting Audio Files to SWA Format
• Working with Streaming Audio Files in Director
• Preparing Director to Stream Audio
• Monitoring Streaming Audio Status
• Controlling SWA Files

Chapter 7  Shockwave Authoring

• Directory Structures And Pathnames
• Creating Scaleable Movies for Various Bandwidths
• Determining User Bitstream
• Working with User Preferences Files
• Using the Sample Preferences Handlers
• HTML Authoring
• <EMBED> and <OBJECT> Tags
• Using the <EMBED> Tag
• <EMBED> Tag Parameters
• Using the <OBJECT> Tag
• <OBJECT> Tag Parameters

Chapter 8  Shockwave Lingo

• Shockwave Lingo Dictionary
• Restricted Lingo for Shockwave Development
• Lingo Disabled for Shockwave Development
• Lingo Potentially Available for Shockwave Development

Chapter 9  Shockwave in the Future

• Bandwidth, Bandwidth, Bandwidth!
• Content Evolution
• Digital Video and Audio
• Virtual Reality
• Java
• LiveConnect
• ActiveX
• Shockwave Integration
• Related Web Sites

Part II: Case Studies

Chapter 10  Macromedia Case Study

Chapter 11  EarshotSFX Case Study

Chapter 12  Internet Shopping Network (ISN) Case Study

Chapter 13  Levi Strauss & Company Case Study

Chapter 14  California State Automobile Association (CSAA) Case Study

Chapter 15  DXM Productions Case Study

Chapter 16  IBM Case Study

Chapter 17  Davideo Case Study

Part III: Shocking Developments

Chapter 18  Shockwave Applications

• Gallery of Developer Samples

Appendix A  Director Basics with a Shockwave Slant

Appendix B  Internet Basics: Getting Connected

Appendix C  JavaScript Reference for Director Developers

• JavaScript Code Structures
• Using JavaScript to Write Proper Shockwave Tags

Resources

Shocking the Web CD-ROM Contents

Index