Adobe Flash CS4 Professional : classroom in a book

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chun, Russell, Author.

Contributor:

Adobe Systems, Content Provider.

Series:

Classroom in a book : the official training workbook from Adobe Systems Adobe Flash CS4 Professional

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flash (Computer file).

Computer animation--Design.

Computer animation.

Interactive multimedia.

Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 355 p. ) ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Flash CS4 professional

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Peachpit 2009

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Flash CS4 Professional. Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Classroom in a Book contains 10 lessons. The book covers the basics of learning Adobe Flash CS4 Professional and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn how to design Flash projects with sophisticated animation, import video and sound files, and integrate buttons with compelling interactivity using ActionScript 3.0. Powerful features such as the new Motion Editor, inverse kinematics, and support for 3D will make developing your Flash sites fast, easy, and fun. “The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” —Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.

Contents:

Cover

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED

1 GETTING ACQUAINTED

Starting Flash and Opening a File

Getting to Know the Work Area

Working with the Library Panel

Understanding the Timeline

Organizing Layers in a Timeline

Using the Property Inspector

Using the Tools Panel

Undoing Steps in Flash

Previewing Your Movie

Publishing Your Movie

Finding Resources for Using Flash

Checking for Updates

2 WORKING WITH GRAPHICS

Getting Started

Understanding Strokes and Fills

Creating Rectangles

Using a Gradient Fill

Making Selections

Drawing Ovals

Making Patterns

Creating Curves

Creating Transparencies

Creating and Editing Text

3 CREATING AND EDITING SYMBOLS

Importing Illustrator Files

About Symbols

Creating Symbols

Importing Photoshop Files

Editing and Managing Symbols

Changing the Size and Position of Instances

Changing the Color Effect of Instances

Understanding Blend Effects

Applying Filters for Special Effects

Positioning in 3D Space

4 ADDING ANIMATION

About Animation

Understanding the Project File

Animating Position

Changing the Pacing and Timing

Animating Transparency

Animating Filters

Animating Transformations

Changing the Path of the Motion

Swapping Tween Targets

Creating Nested Animations

Using the Motion Editor

Easing

Animating 3D Motion

Previewing the Animation

5 ARTICULATED MOTION AND MORPHING

Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics

Constraining Joints

Inverse Kinematics with Shapes

Armature Options

Morphing with Shape Tweens

Using Shape Hints

6 CREATING INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION

About Interactive Movies

Designing a Layout

Creating Buttons

Understanding ActionScript 3.0

Adding a Stop Action.

Creating Event Handlers for Buttons

Creating Destination Keyframes

Playing Animation at the Destination

Animated Buttons

7 WORKING WITH SOUND AND VIDEO

Using Sounds

Understanding Flash Video

Using the Adobe Media Encoder

Understanding Encoding Options

Playback of External Video

Working with Video and Transparency

Embedding Flash Video

8 USING COMPONENTS

About Components

Adding a Text Component

Using Components to Create Interactivity

9 LOADING AND CONTROLLING FLASH CONTENT

Loading External Content

Removing External Content

Controlling Movie Clips

Creating Masks

10 PUBLISHING FLASH DOCUMENTS

Testing a Flash Document

Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler

Adding Metadata

Publishing a Movie for the Web

Alternative Publishing Options

APPENDIX: HEXADECIMAL COLOR CODES

INDEX

Media.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612768613

9780132089166

0132089165

9781282768611

1282768611

9780321574046

0321574044

9780321606600

0321606604

OCLC:

1027186422