Flash Out of the Box
Flash Out of the Box A User-Centric Beginner's Guide to Flash By Robert Hoekman, Jr.
November 2004
Pages: 254

| Table of Contents | Index | Sample Chapter | Colophon

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Getting Started

    1. Drawing Your First Box

    2. Filling Shapes With Color

    3. Creating Reusable Graphics

  2. Chapter 2 Creating Layouts Quickly

    1. Know Your History Panel

    2. Alignment For Unlicensed Chiropractors

    3. Behind every good Symbol Is A Good Editor

  3. Chapter 3 Your First Animation

    1. Customizing Movie Properties

    2. Customizing Multiple Boxes

    3. Animation

    4. Preparing Text For Animation

    5. Publishing Your Movie

  4. Chapter 4 Interactivity and Movie Clips

    1. Drawing A cartoon Character

    2. Controlling the Character With Actionscript

    3. Controlling Movie Clips

  5. Chapter 5 Using Images and Video

    1. Working With Other Software

    2. Importing, Compressing, and Using Video

  6. Chapter 6 Building an animated Ad

    1. Revealing objects Over Time

    2. Animated Transitions

    3. Timeline Effects

  7. Chapter 7 Effects and beyond

    1. Text Effects

    2. Motion Effects

    3. Actionscript Effects

  8. Chapter 8 Buttons and Interactivity

    1. Buttons As Symbols

    2. Creating A Quiz

    3. More Fun With Buttons

  9. Chapter 9 Sound, Transitions, and Streaming Video

    1. Manipulating Artwork

    2. Streaming Video With Actionscript

    3. Transitions and Sound

  10. Chapter 10 Loading Assets On the Fly

    1. Using Actionscript To Modularize Content

    2. A Preloader Component

  11. Chapter 11 Building a Reusable Ad Template

    1. Using External Text and Css

    2. Using Components

    3. Put the Movie Online

  12. Chapter 12 Flash For Handhelds and Cd-rom

    1. Flash On the Run: Flashing Your Devices

    2. Flash On Cd-rom

  13. Chapter 13 Get out Of the Box

    1. The Recap

    2. Resources

  14. Chapter A Workflow and Workspace Tips

    1. Preferences

    2. Keyboard Shortcuts

    3. Panel Layout

    4. Miscellaneous Tips

    5. Conclusion

  1. Colophon

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