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About the Authors	p. xiii
About the Technical Reviewer	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Flash 8 Overview	p. 1
What's new in both versions of Flash 8	p. 2
Bitmap caching	p. 2
Bitmap smoothing	p. 3
New curve algorithm	p. 4
Gradient enhancements	p. 4
Object Drawing model	p. 5
Oval and Rectangle tool settings	p. 6
Return of Normal Mode scripting	p. 6
Improved strokes	p. 7
TextField improvements	p. 8
Security enhancements	p. 8
SWF file metadata	p. 9
Video improvements	p. 9
Workspace enhancements	p. 9
Exporting keyboard shortcuts as HTML	p. 9
Library enhancements	p. 10
Macintosh Document Tabs	p. 10
Object-based Undo and Redo commands	p. 11
Expanded stage pasteboard	p. 11
XML-to-UI extensibility	p. 11
New Flash Professional 8-specific features	p. 11
Blend modes	p. 11
Custom easing controls	p. 12
Graphics effects filters	p. 12
More TextField enhancements	p. 13
More video improvements	p. 14
Improved video workflow	p. 14
Alpha channel support	p. 15
Embedded cue points	p. 15
Stand-alone FLV encoder	p. 16
FLV QuickTime Export plug-in	p. 16
Advanced settings for On2 V6 video encoding	p. 17
Flash mobile enhancements	p. 17
Summary	p. 18
Blending Modes	p. 19
So, what, exactly, are blending modes?	p. 20
Blending modes supported by Flash 8	p. 21
Applying blends using the Flash 8 IDE	p. 22
Normal mode	p. 23
Darken mode	p. 24
Multiply mode	p. 24
Lighten mode	p. 25
Screen mode	p. 26
Overlay mode	p. 26
Hard Light mode	p. 27
Add mode	p. 28
Subtract mode	p. 28
Difference mode	p. 29
Invert Mode	p. 29
Applying Layer, Alpha, and Erase blending modes	p. 30
Layer blending mode	p. 30
Alpha mode: Creating soft masks	p. 31
Erase mode	p. 35
Applying blends using ActionScript	p. 35
Summary	p. 37
Filters	p. 39
Filters available in Flash IDE	p. 40
ActionScript filters	p. 41
Applying filters using the Flash 8 IDE	p. 41
Drop Shadow	p. 42
Adding a drop shadow to dynamic text	p. 42
Drop Shadow properties	p. 44
Blur X and Blur Y	p. 44
Color	p. 44
Strength	p. 45
Angle	p. 45
Distance	p. 45
Quality	p. 46
Knockout	p. 46
Inner Shadow	p. 47
Hide Object	p. 47
Blur filter	p. 48
Glow filter	p. 50
Bevel filter	p. 52
Gradient Glow Filter	p. 55
Gradient Bevel filter	p. 57
Adjust Color filter	p. 57
Applying filters using ActionScript	p. 61
Applying the Blur filter with ActionScript	p. 61
Casting dynamic Drop Shadows with ActionScript	p. 65
Casting dynamic drop shadows with bevels	p. 69
Displacement Map	p. 73
The ColorMatrixFilter	p. 80
The black and white icon rollover	p. 82
Property reference for the ColorMatrixFilter	p. 86
Convolution filter	p. 86
Embossing example	p. 88
Summary	p. 92
Drawing and Graphic Improvements	p. 93
Object drawing when drawing objects	p. 94
Combining objects	p. 96
Union	p. 97
Intersect	p. 98
Punch	p. 98
Crop	p. 98
Envelopes and object drawing	p. 99
Greater image-loading support	p. 102
Filling shapes with bitmaps	p. 102
Enhancements to gradients	p. 103
Color stops	p. 103
Interpolation mode	p. 103
Radial focal point	p. 103
Spread modes	p. 106
Reflect	p. 107
Repeat	p. 108
ActionScript with beginGradientFill()	p. 108
Strokes of genius	p. 110
Caps	p. 110
Joins	p. 111
Stroke hinting	p. 113
Scale options	p. 113
Changes to lineStyle()	p. 114
Gradient strokes	p. 115
Introducing lineGradientStyle()	p. 119
Bitmap strokes	p. 121
Summary	p. 121
Video: Alpha Channels and Other Improvements	p. 123
Overview of new video features	p. 124
The new ON2 VP6 codec	p. 124
Advanced video encoding options	p. 124
New stand-alone video encoder	p. 125
Video alpha channel support	p. 125
Embedded cue points	p. 125
New FLV component with skinning options	p. 126
Importing video	p. 126
Importing video using the Embed option	p. 126
Encoding video using progressive download and adding player skin	p. 131
Selecting a skin to be applied to your video	p. 134
Creating customized skins	p. 135
The stand-alone Flash 8 Video Encoder	p. 136
Encoding video using the Flash 8 Video Encoder	p. 137
Adding cue points in the encoding process	p. 138
Coding the FLVPlayback component	p. 140
The main ActionScript methods and properties	p. 140
Loading content	p. 140
Basic playback control	p. 141
General information and status	p. 146
Position and size	p. 151
Audio functionality	p. 153
Cue point functionality	p. 155
ActionScript cue points	p. 158
How Flash handles multiple video clips in one video player	p. 159
Playing multiple video clips in one video player	p. 160
An example including multiple videos	p. 161
Transitioning between videos	p. 164
Alpha in video	p. 173
Summary	p. 182
TextField Improvements	p. 183
Saffron	p. 184
Text anti-aliasing	p. 186
Use device fonts	p. 187
Bitmap text (no anti-alias)	p. 187
Anti-aliasing for readability	p. 187
Anti-aliasing for animation	p. 187
Custom anti-aliasing (Flash Professional 8 only)	p. 188
ActionScript-based anti-aliasing	p. 188
Text object enhancements	p. 189
TextRenderer class	p. 189
TextFormat class	p. 192
TextField class	p. 194
TextField resizing	p. 196
Text layout API	p. 197
Summary	p. 199
Speed Improvements	p. 201
Bitmap caching	p. 202
"Use your gift wisely, young Jedi"	p. 203
Properties and circumstances that cause bitmap regeneration	p. 204
Limits on bitmap caching	p. 205
Filters	p. 206
Loading external content	p. 207
Collision detection	p. 208
Cropping and scrolling with scrollRect	p. 209
The Rectangle class	p. 211
Using scrollRect to overcome size limits	p. 212
The Show Redraw Regions option	p. 213
Summary	p. 214
The Wonderful World of BitmapData	p. 215
BitmapData: Creating images on the fly	p. 216
Creating a BitmapData instance	p. 216
Attaching an image from the library	p. 219
Taking a snapshot of a movie clip to use as BitmapData	p. 221
BitmapData: clean up after yourself	p. 224
BitmapData API	p. 225
Properties	p. 225
Methods	p. 225
loadBitmap	p. 226
draw	p. 232
getPixel	p. 235
getPixel32	p. 237
setPixel	p. 237
setPixel32	p. 239
colorTransform	p. 239
fillRect	p. 242
hitTest	p. 243
clone	p. 244
copyPixels	p. 245
copyChannel	p. 247
floodFill	p. 249
getColorBoundsRect	p. 251
scroll	p. 252
applyFilter	p. 252
generateFilterRect	p. 253
noise	p. 255
pixelDissolve	p. 255
Merge	p. 255
perlinNoise	p. 256
paletteMap	p. 256
threshold	p. 257
Using BitmapData to do some cool stuff	p. 257
Making an image feel like a movie	p. 257
Transitioning from one image to another	p. 268
Changing the look of an image to suit a site style	p. 276
Summary	p. 287
Getting Creative with Filters, Masks, and Animation	p. 289
Neon with Filters	p. 290
Flashlights with alpha masks	p. 294
Lightning bugs with custom easing	p. 300
Flame with displacement maps	p. 309
Tileable patterns with bitmap fills	p. 319
Summary	p. 328
External Interface	p. 329
A simple example	p. 331
The SWF	p. 331
The HTML	p. 334
RollOver sound example	p. 340
The SWF	p. 342
The HTML	p. 342
Summary	p. 344
Flash 8 Examples	p. 345
DeskTop	p. 346
The FLA file	p. 347
The ActionScript files	p. 348
DynamicDropShadowMovieClip.as	p. 349
DragEnabledDynamicDropShadowMovieClip.as	p. 351
DeskTop.as	p. 353
Summary	p. 357
ColoringBook	p. 358
The FLA file	p. 359
The ActionScript file	p. 361
ColoringBook.as	p. 361
Summary	p. 366
PixelTransition	p. 367
The FLA file	p. 368
The ActionScript file	p. 369
PixelTransition.as	p. 369
Summary	p. 377
FileReferenceExample	p. 377
The FLA file	p. 379
The ActionScript file	p. 380
FileReferenceExample.as	p. 380
Summary	p. 393
Index	p. 395
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