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Foundation Flash MX 2004
If you've never used Flash before and you're looking for a book that will give you a rock solid grounding in Flash MX 2004, then this is the title for you. This book uses a series of structured exercises to give you the broad, solid foundation knowledge you need to start your exploration of Flash from scratch. Foundation Flash MX 2004 uses a proven
sequential, detailed, and accessible tutorial style to ensure that you'll retain your learning and be able to draw on it throughout your Flash career.
Macromedia Flash MX 2004 is an exciting product, providing rich creative opportunities for Flash designers and developers at all levels of ability and experience. No single book can hope to provide adequate coverage of all aspects of Flash MX 2004, which is why this book focuses relentlessly on the core skills that you need to get you started: understanding the interface; familiarizing yourself with the creative tools and their capabilities; grasping the relationships between the different components that make up a Flash movie; getting insight into how to put all the pieces together and hook them up with ActionScript. All these aspects (and much more) are covered in detailed tutorials and exercises, reinforced with a case study that runs throughout the book to apply everything in a real-world context.
Covers both Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004!
Summary of contents:
Chapter 1 Flash Movie Essentials
Chapter 2 The Flash Tools Panel
Chapter 3 Flash Symbols and Libraries
Chapter 4 Managing Content
Chapter 5 Enhancing Your Appearance
Chapter 6 Motion Tweening
Chapter 7 Shape Tweening
Chapter 8 Masks and Masking
Chapter 9 Advanced Animation and Commands
Chapter 10 Actions and Interactions
Chapter 11 Intelligent Actions
Chapter 12 Sound and Video
Chapter 13 Optimizing
Chapter 14 Publishing
Chapter 15 Intermediate ActionScript, Part 1
Chapter 16 Intermediate ActionScript, Part 2
Chapter 17 High-level Site Design
Chapter 18 Futurescape
Flash Movie Essentials.- The Flash Tools Panel.- Flash Symbols and Libraries.- Managing Content.- Enhancing Your Appearance.- Motion Tweening.- Shape Tweening.- Masks and Masking.- Advanced Animation and Commands.- Actions and Interactions.- Intelligent Actions.- Sound and Video.- Optimizing.- Publishing.- Intermediate ActionScript, Part 1.- Intermediate ActionScript, Part 2.- High-level Site Design.- Futurescape.
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