The Focal easy guide to Macromedia Flash 8 : for new users and professionals / Birgitta Hosea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hosea, Birgitta.

Series:

Focal easy guide series.

The Focal easy guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flash (Computer file).

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Macromedia Flash 8

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Focal, 2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you need to get to grips fast with creating interactive graphics and animation in Flash - then look no further! Whether you are a new user or a professional, this highly visual book is all you need to get up and running with the latest powerful upgrade - Macromedia Flash 8. Birgitta Hosea breaks down the software into its main components and offers simple, visual step-by-step instructions to explain the fundamental practical techniques you need to create finished projects. The accessible style and structure lets you dip in and out when working on a project, o

Contents:

Front Cover; The Focal Easy Guide to Macromedia Flash 8; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. Introduction; History and Development of the Program; What Is It Used for?; How to Use This Book; 2. Interface; The Start Page; At a Glance Guide to the Interface; What are all the Windows for?; The Stage; The Timeline; Changing Your View; Panel Sets and Customizing Your Interface; Using the Help files; Flash Documents; Naming Files and Working Cross-platform; 3. Vector Drawing; At a Glance Guide to the Tools; The Drawing Tools; Drawing a Line; Drawing with the Pencil Tool; The Shape Tools

Painting with the Brush ToolUsing the Pen Tool and the Subselection Tool; To Overlap or to Obliterate: Object Drawing vs. Merge Drawing; Changing Colors; Creating Gradient Fills; Transform Fill Tool; Creating Text; Paragraph Options; Spell Checker; 4. Selcting and Modifying; Making Selections; Modifying Drawings; The Free Transform Tool; Combining Objects; Adding Strokes; Paint Bucket Tool; Dropper Tool; Eraser Tool; Rulers, Guides and Grids; Step By Step Create a Perspective Grid; Drawing Settings; At a Glance Keyboard Shortcuts for the Tools; 5. Importing Images; Vectors vs. Bitmaps

Still Image File Types You Can ImportBitmap File Formats; Vector File Formats; To Import a Still Image into Flash; The Library; Importing Images with Areas of Transparency; Tracing Bitmaps; Painting with Bitmaps; 6. Layers, Symbols and Keyframes; Using Layers; Step By Step Create a Manual Drop Shadow; Introducing Symbols; Interactive Buttons; Creating a Button Symbol; What Is a Keyframe?; Naming Symbols; Editing Symbols; What Is a Behavior?; Step By Step Create a Links Page; Using Movie Clip Symbols; Step-By-Step Animated Rollover Buttons; Filters and Blends; 7. Menu Navigation

Button Actions and Frame ActionsCreating a Basic Menu; Actions and Script Assist; Create an Online Portfolio; Menus and Submenus; Create a Pop-up Menu in a Movie Clip; The Top Level of the Menu; The Sub Level of the Menu; Buttons as Menus; Controlling Events on the Stage; Loading Images; Mail to Link; Submit Your Portfolio; 8. Animation; Creating a Banner Ad with Frame-By-Frame Animation; Separating and Locking Layers; Using Keyframes to Record Animation; Onion Skinning; Frame Rate and Size; Animation with Graphic Symbols; Creating Graphic Symbols and Instances; Motion Tweening

Graphic Symbols and Line WeightsEditing Symbols Recap; Summary; 9. More Animation Techniques; Using Motion Paths; Controlling Velocity; Custom Easing; Shape Tweening; Shape Tweening Text; Breaking Apart Text; Controlling Shape Tweens with Shape Hints; Shape Tweening Summary; Create Animated Text Highlights; Animating and Transforming Gradients; Mask Layers; 10. Further Animation Techniques; Timeline Effects; Animated Symbols; Creating a Looped Background; Copying and Pasting Frames; Symbols Within Symbols; Altering Symbol Center Points; Using Scenes; Character Design Tips; 11. Sound

Creating Sounds to Bring into Flash

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes web resources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610638024

9781136143496

1136143491

9781136143502

1136143505

9781280638022

1280638028

9780080459684

0080459684

OCLC:

476002405

Publisher Number:

9780240519982 (pbk.)