1. Director Environment -- Getting started -- The environment -- The Stage -- The Property Inspector -- Grids and guides -- 2. Director Basics -- The toolbar -- The tool palette -- Creating a basic movie -- The control panel -- 3. Casts and Cast Members -- Understanding cast members -- Understanding cast window -- Defining cast window preferences -- Understanding list view -- Working with list view -- Understanding thumbnail view -- Working in thumbnail view -- Generating a movie cast -- Understanding cast properties -- 4. Producing a Score -- Understanding the Score window -- Understanding sprites -- Establishing sprite preferences -- Working with sprites -- Using frame markers -- 5. Editing Sprites -- Understanding sprite properties -- Understanding sprite overlay -- Positioning sprites on Stage -- Modifying sprite shapes -- Working with sprite inks -- 6. Animated Sprites -- Understanding tweening -- Creating a tweened animation -- Working with step recording -- Working with real-time recording -- Using multiple cast members -- Working with film loops -- 7. Colour and Graphic Tools -- Understanding colour options -- Working with colour options -- Working with colour palettes -- Working with palette channel -- Understanding graphic tools -- Working with Paint window -- Working with Vector window -- 8. Behaviours and Scripts -- Understanding the Library palette -- Using the Library palette -- Property Inspector behaviour tools -- Using the Behavior Inspector -- Creating new behaviours -- Understanding scripts -- Working with scripts -- Additional tools for scripts -- 9. Publishing Movies -- Creating a projector -- Creating a Shockwave movie.