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Written by a trio of interactive design pros and published by the folks behind the software, this guide is the place to turn when youre ready to move beyond the manual and leverage all of Flash MX 2004s power to solve real-world problems. Through a combination of straightforward explanations and hands-on exercises, youll learn about such key topics as accessing external data sources, publishing in various formats, and creating elegant and effective ActionScripts. Best of all, the authors share their inside knowledge of Flash MX 2004s newest features: essential ActionScript 2.0 commands and standards, expanded support for rich media, a streamlined user interface, new Timeline Effects and Behaviors, and more. The companion CD includes all of the files you need to complete the books lessons. So what are you waiting for? Get this book and start getting flashy with your dynamic, interactive Web sites.

Shawn Pucknell is a freelance consultant who is very active in the interactive community. Founder and president of the Toronto Flash users group, FlashinTO, Shawn also started Canada's annual FlashintheCan Festival Brian Hogg is a freelance Flash developer and writer working in Oakville, Ontario, Before coming to Ten Plus One, Brian worked as a Flash developer for Medium One Productions Craig Swann is the founder of CRASH!MEDIA Corp

Introduction	p. 3
The Basics
Welcome to Flash MX 2004	p. 13
Why Flash Is So Pervasive	p. 14
Choosing Between Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004	p. 16
New Features in Flash 2004	p. 17
New Features in Flash MX Professional 2004	p. 20
Overview of the Interface and Tools	p. 23
Saving, Versioning, and Compacting	p. 24
The Start Page	p. 25
Getting Started with Basic Tools	p. 26
The Property Inspector	p. 31
Moving on to More Tools	p. 34
Customizing Your Toolbar	p. 55
Points to Remember	p. 56
The Library, Symbols, and the Timeline	p. 59
Panels	p. 60
The Timeline	p. 61
Layers	p. 70
Symbols	p. 74
The Library	p. 88
Shared Libraries	p. 92
Points to Remember	p. 95
Exploring Views and Panels	p. 97
Views	p. 98
The Document Properties Dialog Box	p. 103
The Info Panel	p. 104
The Align Panel	p. 105
Working with Color in Flash	p. 107
The Fill Transform Tool	p. 112
The Movie Explorer	p. 113
The Scene Panel	p. 118
The History Panel	p. 119
The Help Panel	p. 121
Panel Sets	p. 122
Points to Remember	p. 123
Importing	p. 125
How to Import Assets into Flash	p. 126
Points to Remember	p. 138
Animation, Effects, and Masking	p. 141
Traditional Animation Basics (Cel-Based Animation)	p. 142
Animation: Motion Capabilities and Methods in Flash	p. 146
Masking	p. 166
Timeline Effects	p. 170
Points to Remember	p. 179
Behaviors	p. 183
How Do Behaviors Work?	p. 184
Points to Remember	p. 197
ActionScript
Introduction to ActionScript	p. 201
What Is ActionScript?	p. 202
The Actions Panel	p. 203
Basic ActionScript	p. 209
Your First Actions	p. 213
Adding Buttons with ActionScript	p. 218
The All-Powerful Movie Clip	p. 220
Points to Remember	p. 228
ActionScript Basics: Data and Statements	p. 231
Variables	p. 232
Data Types	p. 235
Operators	p. 241
Statements	p. 248
The x and y Coordinate System	p. 254
Points to Remember	p. 263
ActionScript: Functions, Events, and Objects	p. 265
Interacting with Movies	p. 266
Events and Event Handlers	p. 270
Built-In Classes	p. 273
Dynamic Masks	p. 292
Dynamically Creating and Loading Movie Clips	p. 293
Shared Objects	p. 301
Depth Sorting	p. 305
Points to Remember	p. 312
Animation and Drawing with ActionScript: The Drawing API	p. 315
An Introduction to the Drawing API	p. 316
Points to Remember	p. 344
Components	p. 347
What Are Components?	p. 348
Using Preexisting Components	p. 349
Customizing Components	p. 370
Points to Remember	p. 388
Elements
Text	p. 393
Modifying Text Fields with ActionScript	p. 394
HTML in Text	p. 395
Scrolling Text	p. 405
Creating Dynamic Text Fields	p. 406
The Selection Object	p. 408
The TextFormat Class	p. 411
The Strings Panel	p. 415
Small Font Support	p. 420
Cascading Style Sheet Support	p. 421
Spell Checker	p. 424
The Find and Replace Panel	p. 426
Points to Remember	p. 431
Images	p. 433
Bitmap and Vector Images	p. 434
Bitmap Images	p. 435
Vector Images	p. 443
Transforming Bitmap and Vector Artwork	p. 448
Groups	p. 450
Points to Remember	p. 451
Audio	p. 453
Preparing Audio for Use in Flash	p. 454
Working with Audio in Flash	p. 454
Interactive Audio	p. 459
Controlling Pan via ActionScript	p. 464
Loading and Playing External MP3 Files	p. 466
Using the onSound Complete() Method	p. 475
Points to Remember	p. 483
Video	p. 485
The Power of Video	p. 486
Video Integration Options	p. 486
Importing Video into Flash	p. 493
Creating FLV Files	p. 508
Points to Remember	p. 511
Extending Flash
Accessing External Data	p. 517
History of External Data in Flash	p. 518
Introduction to ActionScript Classes	p. 519
Extensible Markup Language (XML)	p. 525
External File Formats	p. 540
Dynamic Data Sources	p. 542
Points to Remember	p. 551
Advanced Communication	p. 553
Flash Remoting Basics	p. 554
Flash Communication Server	p. 580
The NetConnection Debugger	p. 594
Points to Remember	p. 596
Next Steps
Writing Code That Rocks: ActionScript Best Practices	p. 601
Variable Names	p. 602
Using Constants in Your Application	p. 603
Code Hinting	p. 603
Commenting Code	p. 604
Variable Scope	p. 606
General Guidelines	p. 608
Points to Remember	p. 623
OOP for Flashers	p. 625
OOP in Theory	p. 626
Benefits of OOP	p. 629
OOP in Practice: Classes	p. 631
Inheritance: The extends Keyword	p. 639
Events with Objects	p. 642
More OOP Goodies	p. 645
Final Code for the UFO Project	p. 651
Points to Remember	p. 654
Math for Flashers	p. 657
Physics and Math: How Much Is Needed?	p. 658
The Basics of Trigonometry	p. 659
Motion	p. 670
Mathematically Generated Images	p. 676
Points to Remember	p. 680
3D in Flash	p. 683
Flash and 3D: Advantages and Limitations	p. 684
Prerendered 3D Graphics	p. 685
Real Time: Basics of 3D Programming	p. 688
Points to Remember	p. 710
Finishing
Publishing	p. 715
Testing Your Movie	p. 716
Publishing Your Movie	p. 720
Search Engines and Flash	p. 730
CD Tips, Tricks, and Issues	p. 740
Exporting Non-Flash Formats	p. 741
Points to Remember	p. 743
Developing for Pocket Devices	p. 745
Background on Developing for Pocket PCs	p. 746
Developing Flash for Pocket PCs	p. 751
Points to Remember	p. 763
Troubleshooting	p. 765
Using the trace() Method	p. 766
Using the Error Class and try...catch...finally Statements	p. 768
The Flash Debugger	p. 770
Points to Remember	p. 780
Accessibility	p. 783
What Is Accessibility?	p. 784
Flash and Accessibility	p. 785
Points to Remember	p. 792
The Flash Player	p. 795
Flash Player 7 Content in Earlier Players	p. 796
New Features of the Flash Player	p. 797
Points to Remember	p. 809
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