Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team

• ISBN13: 9780321573827
• ISBN10: 032157382X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-27
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Stock available November 2008- Aust RRP $54.95 bull; Project-based lessons show readers the key techniques for working in Flash CS4. bull; Covers new features, including a new user interface, new drawing tools, support for true 3D, and more. bull; Official training series from Adobe Systems Inc, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. This project-based guide from Adobe will teach readers all they need to know to create engaging interactive content with Flash CS4. Using step-by-step instructions with projects that build on the knowledge learned in each lesson, readers will learn the key elements of the Flash interface, including panels, timelines, and frames. From there, readers will learn how to work with vector and bitmap graphics; create and edit symbols; modify text and add interactivity with ActionScript 3.0; and incorporate animation, music, and sound to their projects. They'll also learn how to prepare and export their finished projects for Web and broadcast. Of course, readers will also learn how to take advantage of the new features of Flash CS4 - the streamlined user interface, new drawing tools, the powerful new motion tweening model, inverse kinematics, true 3D support, new video encoding features in the Adobe Media Encoder, and much more. The companion CD provides users with all the sample files they need to complete all of the projects.

Author Biography

The Adobe Creative Team of designers, writers, and editors has extensive, real-world knowledge of Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Table of Contents

Getting Started	p. ix
Getting Acquainted	p. 2
Starting Flash and Opening a File	p. 4
Getting to Know the Work Area	p. 5
Working with the Library Panel	p. 7
Understanding the Timeline	p. 9
Organizing Layers in a Timeline	p. 16
Using the Property Inspector	p. 19
Using the Tools Panel	p. 22
Undoing Steps in Flash	p. 26
Previewing Your Movie	p. 27
Publishing Your Movie	p. 28
Finding Resources for Using Flash	p. 30
Checking for Updates	p. 31
Working with Graphics	p. 34
Getting Started	p. 36
Understanding Strokes and Fills	p. 36
Creating Rectangles	p. 37
Using a Gradient Fill	p. 42
Making Selections	p. 45
Drawing Ovals	p. 49
Making Patterns	p. 50
Creating Curves	p. 56
Creating Transparencies	p. 59
Creating and Editing Text	p. 61
Creating and Editing Symbols	p. 66
Getting Started	p. 68
Importing Illustrator Files	p. 69
About Symbols	p. 72
Creating Symbols	p. 73
Importing Photoshop Files	p. 75
Editing and Managing Symbols	p. 78
Changing the Size and Position of Instances	p. 84
Changing the Color Effect of Instances	p. 87
Understanding Blend Effects	p. 89
Applying Filters for Special Effects	p. 90
Positioning in 3D Space	p. 91
ADding Animation	p. 98
Getting Started	p. 100
About Animation	p. 101
Understanding the Project File	p. 102
Animating Position	p. 102
Changing the Pacing and Timing	p. 106
Animating Transparency	p. 109
Animating Filters	p. 112
Animating Transformations	p. 117
Changing the Path of the Motion	p. 121
Swapping Tween Targets	p. 126
Creating Nested Animations	p. 127
Using the Motion Editor	p. 131
Easing	p. 137
Animating 3D Motion	p. 144
Previewing the Animation	p. 147
Articulated Motion and Morphing	p. 150
Getting Started	p. 152
Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics	p. 153
Constraining Joints	p. 162
Inverse Kinematics with Shapes	p. 170
Armature Options	p. 178
Morphing with Shape Tweens	p. 184
Using Shape Hints	p. 188
Creating Interactive Navigation	p. 194
Getting Started	p. 196
About Interactive Movies	p. 197
Designing a Layout	p. 197
Creating Buttons	p. 201
Understanding ActionScript 3.0	p. 213
Adding a Stop Action	p. 217
Creating Event Handlers for Buttons	p. 218
Creating Destination Keyframes	p. 223
Playing Animation at the Destination	p. 228
Animated Buttons	p. 234
Working with Sound and Video	p. 238
Getting Started	p. 240
Understanding the Project File	p. 241
Using Sounds	p. 242
Understanding Flash Video	p. 256
Using the Adobe Media Encoder	p. 256
Understanding Encoding Options	p. 260
Playback of External Video	p. 267
Working with Video and Transparency	p. 273
Embedding Flash Video	p. 277
Using Components	p. 286
Getting Started	p. 288
About Components	p. 289
Adding a Text Component	p. 290
Using Components to Create Interactivity	p. 296
Loading and Controlling Flash Content	p. 308
Getting Started	p. 310
Loading External Content	p. 312
Removing External Content	p. 316
Controlling Movie Clips	p. 317
Creating Masks	p. 318
Publishing Flash Documents	p. 326
Getting Started	p. 328
Testing a Flash Document	p. 329
Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler	p. 330
Adding Metadata	p. 333
Publishing a Movie for the Web	p. 335
Alternative Publishing Options	p. 341
Hexadecimal Color Codes	p. 347
Index	p. 348
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