How to Change the Appearance of Director Stage Objects

Add a jazzy look to a Macromedia Director movie by changing the color and apprearance of Stage Objects. These instructions apply to Macromedia Director 5.0. Procedures for other versions may vary.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Macromedia Director

1. Open or create a movie in Macromedia Director.
2. View the Cast and Score windows from the Window menu. On the Score window, go to the frame that is to contain the altered Cast Member.
3. Click in the channel (i.e., a little square) in the frame that is to contain the new sprite (i.e., the copy of the Cast Member).
4. Locate the Cast Member in the Cast window, then drag that Member onto the Stage. It is now a sprite (i.e., is copied) on Stage and in the Score window.
5. Click on that sprite to select it.
6. Locate the Ink Box in the left-hand side of the Score window and click it. A menu of inks appears.
7. Choose and click on the ink that you want to apply to that sprite. The sprite on Stage changes color.

Tips & Warnings

• Using Background Transparent allows you to show the image but not the background of the image. This is handy if your Stage is a different color than the background of the image that you are using.
• Changing the ink effects only the sprite. The actual Cast Member in the Cast window is unchanged.

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