Flash CS4 Professional Bible

by Reinhardt, Robert; Dowd, Snow

• ISBN13: 9780470379189
• ISBN10: 0470379189
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A completely revised and updated edition of the all-time bestselling Flash title Written by two of the world's leading Flash experts, this comprehensive reference provides you with undocumented techniques, tips, and tricks on the CS4 release of Flash, the popular tool that allows you to create animations and build interactive Web sites In-depth coverage on more than one thousand pages includes something for everyone-whether you're a Web novice or an accomplished Web professional-this resource will be your guide to the inner workings and capabilities of Flash CS4 Two of the world's leading Flash experts offer more coverage than any other book on the market The accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, addons, plugins, shareware, templates, and examples

Author Biography

Robert Reinhardt (Los Angeles, CA) is one of the world’s leading Flash experts and is co-principal of [theMakers], a multimedia company. He has developed multimedia courses for educational facilities in Canada and the United States, is a regular speaker at conferences, and the author of several books.

Snow Dowd (Los Angeles, CA) is a co-principal at [theMakers] and has worked with Robert Reinhardt for the last six years on various multimedia projects.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Flash Web Production.

Understanding the Adobe Flash CS4 Blueprint

Exploring Web Technologies

Planning Flash Projects

Mastering the Flash Environment.

Interface Fundamentals

Drawing in Flash

Symbols, Instances, and the Library

Applying Color

Working with Text

Modifying Graphics

Creating Animation and Effects.

Animation Strategies

Timeline Animation and the Motion Editor

Applying Filters, Blends, Guides, and Masks

Character Animation Techniques

Integrating Media Files with Flash.

Adding Sound

Importing Artwork

Displaying Video

Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies.

Understanding Actions and Event Handlers

Building Timelines and Interactions

Making Your First Flash CS4 Project

Distributing Flash Movies.

Publishing Flash Movies

Integrating Flash Content with Web Pages

Using the Flash Player and Projector

Approaching ActionScript.

Knowing the Nuts and Bolts of Code

Controlling Movie Clips

Using Functions and Arrays

Interacting with Movie Clips

Applying ActionScript.

Animating with ActionScript

Sharing and Loading Assets

Sending Data In and Out of Flash

Applying HTML and Text Field Formatting

Creating a Game in Flash

Using Components

Building an Image Gallery Component

Appendixes.

Using the CD-ROM

Guest ExpertsÆ Information

Digital Audio Basics

Digital Video Basics

Index

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