Book description
Learning Flash CS4 Professional offers beginners and intermediate Flash developers a unique introduction to the latest version of Adobe's powerful multimedia application. This easy-to-read book is loaded with full-color examples and hands-on tasks to help you master Flash CS4's new motion editor, integrated 3D system, and character control with the new inverse kinematics animation system. No previous Flash experience is necessary.
This book will help you:
- Understand Flash fundamentals with clear, concise information you can use right away
- Learn key concepts and techniques in every chapter, with annotated screenshots and illustrations
- Develop an ongoing project that utilizes material from every chapter
- Practice new skills and test your understanding with constructive exercises
- Learn how to package your work for distribution on the Web and through AIR desktop applications
- Download sample files and discuss additional Flash features on the companion blog
As part of the Adobe Developer Library, this is the most authoritative guide to Flash CS4 available. Get moving with Flash today!
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Learning Flash CS4 Professional
- FOREWORD
- Preface
- 1. INTERFACE ESSENTIALS
- 2. CREATING GRAPHICS
- 3. USING SYMBOLS
- 4. IMPORTING GRAPHICS
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5. ANIMATION
- Introduction
- Knowing the Timeline
- Creating Frame-by-Frame Animations
- Creating a Shape Tween
- Adding a Layer Mask
- Creating a Motion Tween
- Using Motion Presets
- Copying Motion
- Using the Motion Editor Panel
- Easing
- Creating a Classic Tween
- Project Progress
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6. ACTIONSCRIPT BASICS
- Introduction
- How Much ActionScript Is Covered in This Book?
- Introducing ActionScript Interface Elements
- Basic Script Grammar
- Basic Syntax Issues
- Variables and Data Types
- Casting Data Types
- Operators
- Scope and this
- Functions
- Conditionals
- Loops
- Arrays
- Properties
- Methods
- Events
- Removing Event Listeners
- The Display List
- Timeline Control
- Project Progress
- 7. FILTERS AND BLEND MODES
- 8. 3D
- 9. COMPONENTS
- 10. INVERSE KINEMATICS
- 11. TEXT
- 12. AUDIO
- 13. VIDEO
- 14. PUBLISHING AND DEPLOYING
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Learning Flash CS4 Professional
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596159764
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