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Overview
This is a comprehensive introduction to Macromedia Flash, combined with special beginner's-level coverage of ActionScript, Flash's native programming language.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780072222661 |
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Publisher: | McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media |
Publication date: | 03/22/2002 |
Series: | Beginner's Guides (Osborne) |
Pages: | 428 |
Product dimensions: | 7.47(w) x 9.32(h) x 0.98(d) |
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments | xv | |
Introduction | xvii | |
1 | Understanding Flash | 1 |
What Can You Do with Flash? | 2 | |
Understanding Flash's Basic Elements | 10 | |
Project 1 | Creating a Simple Animation | 22 |
Mastery Check | 24 | |
2 | Learning the Flash Toolbox | 25 |
Learning the Toolbox | 26 | |
Using the Tools | 30 | |
Project 2 | Drawing a Truck and Adding Some Text | 48 |
Mastery Check | 53 | |
3 | Learning the Flash Panels | 55 |
Understanding the Panels | 56 | |
Project 3 | Setting Properties with the Properties Panel | 74 |
4 | Using the Timeline and Layers | 77 |
Understanding How the Timeline Works | 78 | |
Understanding Layers | 89 | |
Project 4 | Adding Some Layers and Frames to the Timeline | 99 |
Mastery Check | 102 | |
5 | Drawing Objects | 103 |
Drawing Lines and Fills | 104 | |
Using Colors | 110 | |
Rotating, Skewing, and Scaling | 119 | |
Grouping Objects | 124 | |
Project 5 | Drawing a Button with a Gradient Fill | 129 |
Mastery Check | 131 | |
6 | Creating Animations | 133 |
How Animation Works | 134 | |
Learning About Tween Types | 138 | |
Creating Motion Tweens | 142 | |
Creating Shape Tweens | 146 | |
Project 6 | Creating a Bouncing Ball Animation | 152 |
Mastery Check | 155 | |
7 | Using Guides and Masks | 157 |
Understanding Guides | 158 | |
Creating Guides | 160 | |
Understanding Masks | 168 | |
Creating a Mask | 169 | |
Project 7 | Using a Mask to Create Banner Text | 178 |
Mastery Check | 181 | |
8 | Creating Symbols and Using the Library | 183 |
Learning About Symbols | 184 | |
Creating Symbols | 189 | |
Using Symbol Instances | 198 | |
Using Libraries | 202 | |
Project 8 | Creating and Using a Rolling Wheel Movie Clip | 211 |
Mastery Check | 214 | |
9 | Using Imported Graphics | 215 |
Understanding Importing Graphics | 216 | |
Importing Vector Graphics | 218 | |
Importing Bitmap Graphics | 230 | |
Converting Bitmaps into Vectors | 233 | |
Converting Text into Graphics | 237 | |
Project 9 | Making Text Fly into Place to Assemble Words | 240 |
Mastery Check | 242 | |
10 | Adding Sounds to Your Movies | 243 |
Understanding the Sound Options | 244 | |
Importing Sounds | 248 | |
Adding Sounds | 250 | |
Synchronizing Sounds | 254 | |
Editing Sounds | 256 | |
Setting the Sound Output Options | 261 | |
Project 10 | Compressing and Using a Soundtrack | 265 |
Mastery Check | 268 | |
11 | Publishing Flash Movies | 269 |
Getting Your Movie Ready to Publish | 270 | |
Optimizing Your Movies | 272 | |
Putting Your Movies on the Web | 282 | |
Exporting Flash in Alternative Formats | 288 | |
Project 11 | Creating a Stand-Alone Flash Movie Using a Projector | 291 |
Mastery Check | 293 | |
12 | Learning Basic ActionScript Concepts | 295 |
Understanding ActionScript | 296 | |
ActionScript Basics | 299 | |
Data Type Basics | 312 | |
Project 12 | Adding Simple ActionScript to a Movie | 316 |
Mastery Check | 320 | |
13 | Learning Basic ActionScript Programming | 321 |
Applying ActionScript | 322 | |
Using ActionScript to Control Actions | 329 | |
Using ActionScript to Control Properties | 336 | |
Understanding Actions and Event Handlers | 340 | |
Project 13 | Using Simple ActionScript to Control Movie Flow | 342 |
Mastery Check | 346 | |
14 | Learning More ActionScript Programming | 347 |
Understanding ActionScript Versions | 348 | |
Using More ActionScript Actions | 352 | |
Using ActionScript Operators | 360 | |
Using Functions in ActionScript | 363 | |
Setting Properties | 365 | |
Project 14 | Using ActionScript to Fade an Object In and Out | 367 |
Mastery Check | 371 | |
Appendix | Answers to Mastery Checks | 373 |
Module 1 | Understanding Flash | 374 |
Module 2 | Learning the Flash Toolbox | 375 |
Module 3 | Learning the Flash Panels | 376 |
Module 4 | Using the Timeline and Layers | 377 |
Module 5 | Drawing Objects | 378 |
Module 6 | Creating Animations | 379 |
Module 7 | Using Guides and Masks | 380 |
Module 8 | Creating Symbols and Using the Library | 381 |
Module 9 | Using Imported Graphics | 382 |
Module 10 | Adding Sounds to Your Movies | 383 |
Module 11 | Publishing Flash Movies | 384 |
Module 12 | Learning Basic ActionScript Concepts | 385 |
Module 13 | Learning Basic ActionScript Programming | 386 |
Module 14 | Learning More ActionScript Programming | 387 |
Index | 389 |
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