Flash^® CS4 Professional Bible

by Robert Reinhardt (Los Angeles, CA, Web designer and author ); Snow Dowd (Los Angeles, CA, Web designer and author )

• ISBN13: 9780470480496
• ISBN10: 0470480491
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-02-01
• 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

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 Experts' Information

Digital Audio Basics

Digital Video Basics

Index

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