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Learning Flash CS4 Professional

Getting Up to Speed with Flash

By
Rich Shupe
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media / Adobe Dev Library
Released:
April 2009
Pages:
400
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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 using the new inverse kinematics bones animation system. No previous Flash experience is necessary.
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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 INTERFACE ESSENTIALS

    1. Introduction

    2. Getting to Know the Flash CS4 Interface

    3. Customizing Your Interface

    4. Project Progress

  2. Chapter 2 CREATING GRAPHICS

    1. Introduction

    2. Drawing Modes

    3. Using Fills and Strokes

    4. Working with Color

    5. Using Context-Sensitive Tool Options

    6. Transforming Assets

    7. Creating Static Text

    8. Using the Spray Brush

    9. Project Progress

  3. Chapter 3 USING SYMBOLS

    1. Introduction

    2. Symbol Types

    3. Creating and Editing Symbols

    4. Reusing Symbols

    5. Using the Deco Tool

    6. Project Progress

  4. Chapter 4 IMPORTING GRAPHICS

    1. Introduction

    2. Importing Graphics

    3. Importing an Image Sequence

    4. Working with Bitmaps

    5. Project Progress

  5. Chapter 5 ANIMATION

    1. Introduction

    2. Knowing the Timeline

    3. Creating Frame-by-Frame Animations

    4. Creating a Shape Tween

    5. Adding a Layer Mask

    6. Creating a Motion Tween

    7. Using Motion Presets

    8. Copying Motion

    9. Using the Motion Editor Panel

    10. Easing

    11. Creating a Classic Tween

    12. Project Progress

  6. Chapter 6 ACTIONSCRIPT BASICS

    1. Introduction

    2. How Much ActionScript Is Covered in This Book?

    3. Introducing ActionScript Interface Elements

    4. Basic Script Grammar

    5. Basic Syntax Issues

    6. Variables and Data Types

    7. Casting Data Types

    8. Operators

    9. Scope and this

    10. Functions

    11. Conditionals

    12. Loops

    13. Arrays

    14. Properties

    15. Methods

    16. Events

    17. Removing Event Listeners

    18. The Display List

    19. Timeline Control

    20. Project Progress

  7. Chapter 7 FILTERS AND BLEND MODES

    1. Introduction

    2. Bitmap Caching

    3. Filters

    4. Blend Modes

    5. Alpha Masks

    6. Project Progress

  8. Chapter 8 3D

    1. Introduction

    2. Moving Objects in 3D Space

    3. Global 3D Environment Settings

    4. Animating 3D Properties

    5. Depth Management

    6. Parallax Scrolling

    7. Using ActionScript to Change 3D Properties

    8. Project Progress

  9. Chapter 9 COMPONENTS

    1. Introduction

    2. Adding and Configuring Components

    3. Functionality Without Programming

    4. Adding a Pinch of ActionScript

    5. Working Hand-in-Hand with Code

    6. Skinning UI Components

    7. Project Progress

  10. Chapter 10 INVERSE KINEMATICS

    1. Introduction

    2. Anatomy of an Armature

    3. Using the Bone Tool with Movie Clips

    4. Authortime Mode

    5. Runtime Mode

    6. Joint Rotation and Translation

    7. Transforming Movie Clips and Armatures

    8. Using the Bone Tool with Shapes

    9. Basic ActionScript

    10. Project Progress

  11. Chapter 11 TEXT

    1. Introduction

    2. Components

    3. Configuring Text Fields with the Flash Interface

    4. Resizing Text Fields

    5. Configuring Text Fields with ActionScript

    6. Formatting Text

    7. Using HTML

    8. Using CSS

    9. Loading Text

    10. Using InDesign and XFL

    11. Project Progress

  12. Chapter 12 AUDIO

    1. Introduction

    2. Supported File Formats

    3. Compression

    4. Timeline Use

    5. Editing a Sound

    6. ActionScript Use

    7. Project Progress

  13. Chapter 13 VIDEO

    1. Introduction

    2. Video Formats

    3. Encoding Software

    4. Playing Video with the FLVPlayback Component

    5. Full-Screen Video

    6. Captioning Video

    7. Streaming Versus Progressive Download

    8. Embedding Videos in a SWF

    9. Project Progress

  14. Chapter 14 PUBLISHING AND DEPLOYING

    1. Introduction

    2. Using a Preloader

    3. Distributing External Assets

    4. Deploying for Web Browsers

    5. Deploying for AIR

    6. What's Next?

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    Product Details
    Title:
    Learning Flash CS4 Professional
    By:
    Rich Shupe
    Publisher:
    O'Reilly Media / Adobe Dev Library
    Formats:
    • Print
    • Ebook
    • Safari Books Online
    Print Release:
    April 2009
    Ebook Release:
    April 2009
    Pages:
    400
    Print ISBN:
    978-0-596-15976-4
    | ISBN 10:
    0-596-15976-5
    Ebook ISBN:
    978-0-596-80255-4
    | ISBN 10:
    0-596-80255-2
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    About the Author

    1. Rich Shupe

      Rich Shupe has been teaching ActionScript programming to students of all levels since the language became available. He founded his own training and development company, FMA, in 1995. A recognized authority on several technologies, including Flash, Director and QuickTime, Rich is a full-time faculty member at New York's School of Visual Arts' Computer Art Department. His highly acclaimed "Learning ActionScript 3.0" has been called "The best book on ActionScript ever written" by evangelist and Flash community leader Lee Brimelow.

      View Rich Shupe's full profile page.

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