Flash MX Creative Web Animation

Description

Macromedia Flash MX! Creative Web Animation is one of the best-selling guides to Flash in the market. This time around, it's been completely updated to reflect all of Flash MX's substantial new features, including its new video support tools, pre-built user interface components, and revamped graphic design tools, to name a few. This book is organized to reflect the way real Flash developers work: it first discusses the elements that make up a movie, then proceeds on to discuss Flash movie management, production, and distributing your finished Flash movie over the Web.

contents:

Introduction.
Welcome to Flash MX.
1. Flash MX - The Rich Client Revolution.
2. Getting Started.

MOVIE ELEMENTS.

3. Graphics.
4. Text.
5. Sound.
6. Bitmaps.
7. Symbols.
8. Working with Elements on the Stage.

MOVIE PRODUCTION - VISUAL.

9. Using Layers to Separate Content and Functionality.
10. Animation.
11. Video.

MOVIE PRODUCTION - INTERACTIVE.

12. Getting Started with ActionScript.
13. Understanding ActionScript.
14. ActionScript Objects.
15. Components.
16. Using ActionScript in your Projects.

MOVIE MANAGEMENT.

17. Using the Library to Manage Your Assets.
18. Using Movie Explorer to Manage Structure.

MOVIE DISTRIBUTION.

19. Testing.
20. Publishing.
21. Projects.
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Appendix C.
Appendix D.