Learn Multimedia with Me: Mastering Authorware 7.0: Learn Multimedia with Me

Author: Zhang Yuanlong
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Authorware is an excellent multimedia editing system, widely used in the development and production of multimedia systems in fields such as computer-assisted education, entertainment, and office automation. Authorware 7.0 has significantly improved its functionality compared to previous versions. It provides a one-click publishing learning management system with strong network publishing capabilities; supports XML technology for creating remote education courses; offers extensibility by supporting multiple ActiveX controls to easily expand its functionality; supports importing Microsoft PowerPoint files, JavaScript scripting, and integrating DVD video file playback into applications. This book focuses on design icons as the main thread, comprehensively introducing the basic usage of Authorware 7.0, and deeply explores advanced usage methods such as libraries, knowledge objects, functions, and variables. The book is divided into seventeen chapters, covering topics including the installation and startup of Authorware 7.0, display icons, animation icons, erase icons, and wait icons, digital movie icons and sound icons, DVD icons and group icons, interaction icons, interaction responses, navigation icons and frame icons, judgment icons and calculation icons, variables and functions, libraries and knowledge objects, file configuration and packaging, Authorware's network applications, and comprehensive development examples. Through rich application examples, the book helps readers understand the process and techniques of using Authorware 7.0 to design and develop multimedia software, mastering the application of various multimedia materials such as sound, animation, video, text, and graphics. This book is not only a valuable reference for numerous multimedia development and production personnel but also suitable as a training textbook for relevant professionals. The accompanying CD-ROM includes source files and effects for some examples in the book.