Director - general links

"Director QuickStart"
Originally prepared by Macromedia. Aimed at Flash users learning Director, also good for any beginner.
Director Tutorials and Articles
Macromedia. Over 40 example movies and explanations.
Director Sample Movies
Macromedia. Downloadable movies covering many typical techniques.
Director Online
Many useful articles by Director/Lingo gurus. Includes Shockwave 3D how-tos.
Dean’s Director and Lingo Tutorials
Dean Utian's very complete range of topics covering the Basics, Parent-Child examples, and Shockwave 3D techniques.
Director Developer Center
Macromedia. Advanced examples and articles, including "Getting Started" issues.
Developer Dispatch
Gary Rosenzweig's very useful site for Lingo and Actionscript development.
_undocumented Lingo_
Links, tips, and articles.
UpdateStage
Advanced code examples (including info on writing Xtras), articles, support for their Xtra products, a great Director Quirks list, and a comprehensive review of other products and utilities that work with Director.
"Animation Math in Lingo"
Includes general overview of Lingo math techniques, physics formulas, and demo code.
"lingoworkshop.com"
Advanced Lingo techniques, code (including Imaging Lingo), and articles.
Mediamacros Inc.
Support for their XTRAS plus lots of useful contributed articles and tips, and an active forum.
Imaging Lingo Basics
Chuck Neal of MediaMacros gives an excellent primer on the features of imaging Lingo. Check the "Resources" section for his DevCon presentation file.
Introduction to Imaging Lingo by Zac Belado at Director-Online
No Sprites! Imaging Lingo by James Newton at Director-Online
Dreamlight: Developing a Shockwave Game
A case-history of Verticce.
Robotduck: Programming in Director
Basics and a few advanced concepts.

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