Flash 5 Hands-On Training

by Weil, Kymberlee; Green, Garo; Weinman, Lynda

• ISBN13: 9780201731347
• ISBN10: 0201731347
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

For any course in Web Graphics, Web Design, Digital Imaging, Multimedia, or Visual Communications that uses Macromedia Flash. Flash 5 Hands-On Training, a new title in the Lynda.com Hands-On Training series, offers an ideal way to learn Flash. The book's project-based exercises, modeled on acclaimed teacher Lynda Weinman's unique brand of instruction teach core Flash principles, techniques, and tips in a format that enables students to apply the lessons to real-life situations. Hands-on exercises, QuickTime demonstrations, and clear, step-by-step instructions combine to create a complete learning package ideal for those studying Web design, Web development, graphics, Web authoring and content creation. The companion CD contains trial software, QuickTime tutorials, and project files.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiv
A Note from Lynda Weinman	xiv
About the Authors	xvi
Our Team	xviii
Acknowledgements from Kymberlee	xix
Acknowledgements from Garo	xx
How To Use This Book	xxi
The Formatting in This Book	xxii
Interface Screen Captures	xxii
Mac and Windows System Differences	xxii
Sharing Files with Windows Users	xxii
A Note to Windows Users	xxiii
Making Exercise Files Editable on Windows Systems	xxiii
Making File Extensions Visible on Windows Systems	xxvi
Flash System Requirements	xxix
What's on the CD-ROM?	xxxi
Background Information	2	(10)
Download Speed	3	(1)
Visual Control!	3	(1)
Enhanced Interactivity	3	(1)
Combine Vectors and Bitmaps	4	(1)
Scalability	5	(1)
Streaming Content	5	(4)
Caution: Plug-in Required!	9	(1)
Beyond Flash	10	(1)
What is Generator?	10	(1)
What's CGI?	10	(2)
The Flash Interface	12	(18)
The Document Window	13	(5)
The Layer Controls	18	(3)
The Panels	21	(5)
Creating Panel Sets	26	(1)
Saving Panel Sets	26	(1)
Changing Panel Layouts	27	(1)
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts	28	(1)
Creating a New Shortcut Set	29	(1)
Using the Color Tools	30	(24)
What is Web-Safe Color Anyway?	31	(1)
What Is Hexadecimal Color?	31	(2)
Exercise 1_Using the Mixer	33	(5)
Exercise 2_Adding Colors to Palettes	38	(5)
Exercise 3_Importing Palettes	43	(3)
Exercise 4_Creating Gradients	46	(5)
Exercise 5_Editing Gradients	51	(3)
Using the Drawing Tools	54	(56)
Drawing Tools Explained	55	(1)
Lines, Fills, and Strokes Explained	56	(1)
About the Pencil	57	(1)
Exercise 1_Drawing With the Pencil	58	(4)
Exercise 2_Modifying Lines	62	(10)
Exercise 3_Drawing with the Pen	72	(7)
Exercise 4_Modifying Lines	79	(7)
Exercise 5_Using the Oval and Rectangle	86	(4)
Exercise 6_Using the Brush	90	(4)
Exercise 7_Modifying Fills	94	(7)
Exercise 8_Multiple Objects	101	(5)
Exercise 9_Grouping Objects	106	(4)
Animation Basics	110	(44)
The Timeline	111	(1)
Projects and Movies	112	(1)
Exercise 1_Movie Properties	113	(3)
What is a Keyframe?	116	(1)
Keyframes in Flash	116	(2)
Exercise 2_Frame-by-Frame Animation with Keyframes	118	(6)
Exercise 3_Blank Keyframes and Onion Skinning	124	(6)
Exercise 4_Keyframes with Erasing Content	130	(5)
Exercise 5_Understanding Frame Rate	135	(2)
What is a Frame Rate?	137	(1)
Recommended Frame Rates in Flash	138	(1)
Exercise 6_Inserting and Deleting Frames	139	(8)
Exercise 7_Copying and Reversing Frames	147	(2)
Exercise 8_Testing Movies	149	(5)
Shape Tweening	154	(42)
What is Shape Tweening?	155	(2)
What shape tweening can do	157	(1)
What shape tweening can't do	157	(1)
Exercise 1_Shape Tweening	158	(5)
Exercise 2_Shape Hinting	163	(5)
Exercise 3_Multiple Shape Hints	168	(3)
Exercise 4_Animating Gradients	171	(4)
Exercise 5_Animated Glows	175	(4)
Exercise 6_Shape Tweening Text	179	(4)
Exercise 7_Tweening Shapes with Holes	183	(6)
Exercise 8_Multiple Shape Tweens	189	(7)
Symbols & Instances	196	(44)
The Symbol and Instance Structure	197	(1)
Symbol Naming Conventions	198	(1)
Exercise 1_Creating Graphic Symbols	199	(6)
Exercise 2_Creating More Symbols	205	(2)
Exercise 3_Creating Symbol Instances	207	(4)
Exercise 4_Editing Symbols	211	(7)
Exercise 5_Editing Symbol Instances	218	(8)
Exercise 6_Transforming Instances	226	(5)
Exercise 7_Animated Graphic Symbols	231	(7)
The Effect Panel	238	(1)
Important Timeline Vocabulary Terms	239	(1)
Motion Tweening	240	(42)
Shape Tween Versus Motion Tween	241	(1)
Exercise 1_Basic Motion Tweening	242	(4)
Exercise 2_Tweening Effects	246	(5)
Exercise 3_Editing Multiple Frames	251	(3)
Exercise 4_Using a Motion Guide	254	(9)
Exercise 5_Motion Tweening Text	263	(8)
Exercise 6_Exploding Text	271	(10)
Text Motion Tweening Options and Limitations	281	(1)
Bitmaps	282	(44)
Benefits of Bitmaps	283	(2)
Exercise 1_Importing and Compressing Bitmaps	285	(6)
Exercise 2_Importing Bitmap Sequences	291	(2)
Exercise 3_Bitmap Fills	293	(5)
Exercise 4_Breaking Apart Bitmaps	298	(7)
Exercise 5_Converting Bitmaps to Vectors	305	(4)
Exercise 6_Basic Masking	309	(5)
Exercise 7_Animated Masks	314	(2)
Exercise 8_Effects with Bitmaps: Fading Up and Down	316	(7)
Exercise 9_Effects with Bitmaps: Cross Dissolve	323	(3)
Buttons	326	(38)
Button States	327	(1)
Button Types	328	(1)
Exercise 1_Rollover Buttons	329	(7)
Exercise 2_Testing and Previewing Buttons	336	(4)
Exercise 3_Rollover Buttons Modified	340	(4)
Exercise 4_Duplicating and Aligning Buttons	344	(6)
Exercise 5_Invisible Buttons	350	(8)
Exercise 6_Adding Sound to Buttons	358	(6)
Movie Clips	364	(30)
What is a Movie Clip?	365	(1)
Exercise 1_Animated Graphic Symbol versus Movie Clip Symbol	366	(8)
Exercise 2_Modifying Movie Clip Instances	374	(5)
Exercise 3_Creating a Movie Clip	379	(8)
Exercise 4_Creating an Animated Rollover Button	387	(7)
ActionScripting Basics	394	(82)
The Actions Panel Defined	395	(2)
Exercise 1_Object Actions: Stop and Play	397	(7)
Exercise 2_Frame Actions: Stop	404	(3)
Interactivity and Actions: Events and Event Handlers	407	(1)
Mouse Events	407	(1)
Keyboard Events	408	(1)
Time-based Events	409	(1)
Exercise 3_Go To Frame Action (Slide Show)	410	(10)
Exercise 4_On Mouse Event: Get URL	420	(6)
Exercise 5_Basic Drop-down Menu	426	(8)
What Are Scenes?	434	(1)
Exercise 6_Drop-down Menu Targeting Scenes	435	(13)
What is LoadMovie?	448	(1)
Exercise 7_Loading Movies	449	(12)
What is a Preloader?	461	(1)
Exercise 8_Preloader	462	(11)
The Toolbox List	473	(1)
The Basic Actions List	474	(2)
Working with Text	476	(44)
Text Box Types	477	(1)
Label Text	477	(1)
Block Text	477	(1)
Editable Text	478	(1)
Creating, Modifying and Formatting Text	479	(1)
Character Panel	479	(2)
Paragraph Panel	481	(1)
Static Text	482	(1)
Text Options Panel: Static Text	482	(1)
Embedded Fonts vs. Device Fonts	483	(1)
Exercise 1_Working with Static Text	484	(4)
Character Attributes Gallery	488	(1)
Dynamic Text	489	(1)
Text Options Panel: Dynamic Text	489	(2)
Text Options Gallery	491	(1)
Exercise 2_Working with Dynamic Text	492	(8)
Exercise 3_Working with Dynamic Text and HTML	500	(4)
Input Text	504	(1)
Text Options Panel: Input Text	504	(2)
Exercise 4_Input Text	506	(9)
What is a Font Symbol?	515	(1)
Exercise 5_Font Symbols	516	(4)
Sound	520	(36)
Exercise 1_Importing Sounds	521	(3)
Exercise 2_Compressing Sound	524	(5)
Exercise 3_Creating Background Sound with Sound Effects	529	(8)
The Sound Panel	537	(4)
Effect	537	(1)
Sync	538	(1)
Loops	539	(1)
Edit button	539	(2)
Exercise 4_Controlling Sound with On/Off Buttons	541	(8)
Exercise 5_Sound Synchronizing	549	(7)
Publishing	556	(40)
What Types of Content Can Flash Publish?	557	(1)
Exercise 1_Flash and HTML	558	(10)
Exercise 2_Creating Projectors	568	(4)
Exercise 3_Modifying Projectors with FS Commands	572	(6)
More About Publish Settings	578	(16)
Formats Tab	579	(1)
Filename	579	(1)
Type	579	(1)
Flash Settings	580	(2)
HTML Settings	582	(2)
GIF Settings (.gif)	584	(2)
JPEG Settings (.jpeg)	586	(1)
PNG Settings (.png)	587	(2)
QuickTime	589	(2)
Real Player	591	(2)
Projector files	593	(1)
Top Tips for Optimizing Movies	594	(2)
Deconstruction	596	(70)
Exercise 1_The Big Picture	597	(1)
Layer Management	598	(2)
Exercise 2_Examining Scenes	600	(3)
Library Organization	603	(2)
Exercise 3_Investigating the Library	605	(1)
Exercise 4_Using the Movie Controller	606	(1)
Exercise 5_The Movie Explorer	607	(4)
Exercise 6_Recreating the Oak Tree Project	611	(7)
Exercise 7_Adding Buttons and Scenes	618	(5)
Exercise 8_Swapping Symbols and Modifying Button Behavior	623	(7)
Instance Properties Panel	630	(2)
Exercise 9_Cleaning Up the Scenes and Adding Stop Actions	632	(4)
Exercise 10_Finishing the Main Scene	636	(3)
Exercise 11_Finishing the OakTrees Scene	639	(7)
Exercise 12_Finishing the Acorn Scene	646	(6)
Exercise 13_Finishing the Preservation Scene	652	(6)
Exercise 14_Printing from the Project File	658	(3)
Exercise 15_Printing from the Flash Player	661	(5)
Integration	666	(36)
Exercise 1_Bringing Fireworks Content Into Flash	667	(5)
Exercise 2_Editing PNG Files in Flash	672	(2)
Exercise 3_Importing FreeHand Content as Keyframes	674	(1)
The FreeHand Import Dialog Box	675	(3)
Exercise 4_Importing FreeHand Content as Scenes	678	(3)
Exercise 5_Dreamweaver and Flash	681	(4)
Exercise 6_QuickTime	685	(7)
The QuickTime Dialog Box	692	(2)
Exercise 7_Illustrator Files Into Flash	694	(8)
Troubleshooting FAQ (Appendix A)	702	(6)
Flash Resources (Appendix B)	708	(10)
Macromedia Exchange for Flash	709	(1)
Macromedia Discussion Groups	709	(1)
Third-Party Flash Web Sites	710	(6)
Flashforward 2001	716	(1)
Forward Society	716	(1)
CD-ROMs from Lynda.com	717	(1)
CDs from Flashforward	717	(1)
Technical Support (Appendix C)	718	(2)
Macromedia Technical Support	718	(1)
Peachpit Press	718	(1)
lynda.com	719	(1)
Index	720