Macromedia Flash MX virtual classroom / Doug Sahlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sahlin, Doug.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flash (Computer file).

Computer animation.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 382 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill/Osborne, [2002]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM (Windows): Pentium II P300 (or equivalent); 64MB of RAM; Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT 4.0 with at least Service Pack 4, or Windows XP; QuickTime 5 player; 8X CD-ROM drive; 16-bit sound card and speakers.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM (Macintosh): PowerPC processor-based Macintosh; 64MB of RAM; Mac OS 7.5.5 or later; QuickTime 5.

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "[m]ore than one hour of video demonstrations featuring the author ..."--P. [1] of cover.

Contents:

1 Getting to Know Flash MX 1

Understanding Bitmap and Vector Graphics 2

Introducing Symbols and Instances 3

Creating a Flash Document 4

Configuring the Flash Movie 7

Exploring the Workspace 9

Introducing the Toolbox 12

Introducing Layers 13

Using Flash Panels 14

Using the Flash Document Library 17

Using Context Menus 23

Customizing the Workspace 24

2 Creating Graphic Objects 27

Exploring the Drawing Tools 28

Modifying an Object's Stroke Attributes with the Property Inspector 30

3 Modifying Graphic Objects 51

Modifying Objects with Tools 52

Using the Arrow Tool 52

Using the Snap to Objects Modifier 58

Snapping to Pixels 59

Using the Lasso Tool 59

Using the Free Transform Tool 61

Modifying Objects with Menu Commands 65

Modifying Objects with the Info and Transform Panels 70

Using the Ink Bottle Tool 72

Using the Paint Bucket Tool 73

Locking a Fill with the Paint Bucket Tool 74

Editing a Fill with the Fill Transform Tool 74

Using the Dropper Tool 76

Using the Eraser Tool 77

Creating Custom Colors and Gradients 78

4 Creating Complex Graphic Objects 85

Working with Intersecting Lines 86

Working with Overlapping Shapes 86

Aligning Objects 90

Creating Object Groups 94

Editing Groups 96

Painting Complex Graphics 98

Filling Complex Graphics 99

Organizing Complex Graphics with Layers 102

5 Importing Non-Flash Graphics 105

Importing Vector Graphics 106

Importing Bitmap Images 108

Swapping Bitmaps 111

Editing Bitmap Export Settings 112

Converting Bitmaps to Flash Vector Objects 113

Using the Break Apart Command 115

Using the Magic Wand 115

Using Bitmaps as Fills 117

Importing Video Files 123

6 Creating Reusable Graphic Symbols 127

Understanding Symbols, Instances, and Symbol Behaviors 128

Creating Symbols 129

Converting Objects to Symbols 131

Creating Symbol Instances 132

Modifying Symbols 140

Nesting Symbols 142

Using Symbols from Another Flash File 143

Creating a Shared Library 143

7 Working with Layers 149

Organizing Movies with Layers 150

Modifying a Layer's Properties 153

Using the Layer Properties Dialog Box 155

Working with Objects Across Layers 159

Creating Guide Layers 160

Creating a Mask Layer 164

8 Creating Frame-by-Frame Animations 169

Understanding the Timeline 170

Working with Frames 173

Working with Keyframes 174

Editing Frames 178

Creating a Frame-by-Frame Animation 182

9 Using Advanced Animation Techniques 189

Creating Motion Tween Animations 190

Animating with Motion Paths 196

Creating Shape Tween Animations 200

Combining Motion with Shape Tweening 206

10 Creating Sophisticated Flash Movies 209

Managing Complex Animations with Scenes 210

Animating a Mask Layer 215

Controlling Animation with Layers 220

11 Creating Button 229

Creating a Rollover Button 230

Creating Morphing Buttons 235

Creating Animated Buttons 237

Creating an Invisible Button 241

Assigning Actions to Buttons 242

Using the On Action 244

12 Creating Interactive Movies 249

Using the Actions Panel 250

Assigning Actions to Keyframes and Objects 252

Using the Reference Panel 257

Pinning a Script 258

Using Movie Control Actions 259

Creating a Text Link 264

Creating Named Anchors 265

Testing an ActionScript in Movie-Editing Mode 266

Using the Test Movie Command to Preview ActionScripts 267

Testing the Movie in a Browser Window 267

13 Adding Sound to Flash Movies 269

Using Sound in Flash 270

Importing Sounds 270

Creating a Soundtrack 272

Adding Sound Effects to a Movie 274

Adding Sound to a Button 277

Synchronizing Movie Sounds 278

Creating Custom Sound Effects 281

Adjusting Sound Export Settings 284

Creating a Soundtrack Movie 290

14 Introduction to ActionScript 295

Creating ActionScripts in Flash 296

Creating Your First ActionScript 314

15 Creating Advanced ActionScript 319

Modifying an Object with ActionScript 320

Using ActionScript Objects 331

Working with the Math Object 332

Using the Math Object's Random Method 332

Using the Key Object 334

Using the Color Object 337

16 Debugging and Publishing Your Flash Production 343

Testing the Movie 344

Debugging a Movie 349

Optimizing Your Flash Movies 358

Publishing Your Flash Movie 359

Adjusting Format Settings 361.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0072223987

9780072223989

0072223995

9780072223996

0072224002

9780072224009

OCLC:

48979608