Flash + After Effects

Table of contents

1. Front Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title Page
4. Copyright
5. Table of Contents
6. Introduction
7. Chapter 1: Getting Started in After Effects
   1. Project Workflow
   2. Creating a Project
   3. Setting Keyframes
   4. Applying Effects
   5. Rendering a Project
8. Chapter 2: From Flash to After Effects
   1. Flash to Broadcast Video
   2. Publishing SWF Files for After Effects
   3. Using the QuickTime Exporter
   4. Exporting ActionScript-driven Movies
9. Chapter 3: From After Effects to Flash
   1. Exporting Vector and Raster Objects
   2. Exporting SWF Files
   3. Exporting PNG Image Sequences
   4. Working with Flash Video (FLV)
10. Chapter 4 : Alpha Channels
    1. What Are Alpha Channels?
    2. Keying in After Effects
    3. Adding Cue Points
    4. Creating an Interactive Video Game
11. Chapter 5: Type in Motion
    1. Creating and Animating Type
    2. Animating Text Along a Path
    3. Applying Text Animation Presets
    4. Using Text Animators
12. Chapter 6: The Third Dimension
    1. Entering 3D Space
    2. Animating in 3D Space
    3. Creating 3D Environments
13. Chapter 7: Character Animation
    1. Flash Character Animation
    2. Parenting
    3. Parenting Plus Expressions
    4. The Puppet Tools
    5. Interactive Puppets
14. Chapter 8: Visual Effects
    1. Controlling the Weather
    2. Blowing Stuff Up
    3. Playing with Fire
    4. Fun with Fractals
15. Chapter 9: Shapes and Sounds
    1. Shape Layers
    2. Digital Audio Basics
    3. Sound Visualization
16. Chapter 10: Optimization and Rendering
    1. Understanding Compression
    2. Determining the Data Rate
    3. Publishing for the Web
    4. Publishing to a DVD
17. Index