Book description
Learn by doing! Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the
Source provides a comprehensive, working introduction to the
most powerful Web design and development suite available. Starting
from the ground up, you’ll build two Web sites. In the first
half of the book, you’ll combine the strengths of Macromedia
Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver to create an attractive, yet
maintainable site. In the second half of the book, you’ll
focus on building a powerful and dynamic user experience by
combining Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute, FlashPaper,
and ColdFusion. The enclosed CD-ROM contains all the files you need
to complete the projects, plus completed files for you to compare
with your results and use as models for future projects.
You learn how to:
Optimize graphics in Fireworks, balancing quality and file size
Design in a standards-compliant, all XHTML-CSS workflow
Insert and format text, images, and CSS layers in Dreamweaver
Master multimedia concepts, such as timelines, libraries, and file architecture
Create Flash animations, using frame-by-frame and tweened animation techniques
Create functional buttons using Flash symbols and ActionScript
Integrate video into Flash projects
Use ColdFusion to display live database data on a Web page
Send data in and out of Flash movies to server scripts and databases
Leverage the power of Contribute to maintain, distribute, and
control Web content and FlashPaper to create, share, distribute,
and use documents in a secure, universal format
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Introduction
- 1. The Jade Valley Web Site Part 1: Fireworks
- 1. The Jade Valley Web Site Part 2: Dreamweaver
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1. The Jade Valley Web Site Part 3: Flash
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7. Creating a Flash Movie
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Introducing Flash’s Workspace
- Introducing Basic Flash Architecture
- Preparing the Stage
- Working with the Timeline
- Lengthening a Movie with Static Frames
- Creating Temporal Structure with Keyframes and Labels
- Adding Content Across Layers
- Importing Bitmap Graphics
- Preparing the Second and Third Screens
- Working with the Library
- Completing the Basic Layout
- Adding Content to the Second Screen
- Designing a Button Graphic
- Adding Content to the Third Screen
- Converting Existing Graphics into Symbols
- What You Have Learned
- 8. Creating Animation and Interactivity
- 9. Flash Video
-
7. Creating a Flash Movie
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2. A Class on Dante Part 4: Dreamweaver and Flash
- 10. Preparing the Dante Site
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11. Nonlinear Flash Interactions
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- An Interactive Map of Dante’s Inferno
- Introducing Flash Objects
- Programming the Down Button
- Preparing for the Quicktip Interactions
- Preparing the Invisible Button Hotspot
- Preparing the Quicktip Movie Clip and Dynamic Text Field
- Scripting the Quicktip Interaction
- Using a Component to Create a Scrolling Text Area
- Dynamically Populating the Text Area
- What You Have Learned
-
12. Drag-and-Drop Interactions
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Drag and Drop Inferno
- Creating Basic Drag-and-Drop Interactivity
- Creating Drag-and-Drop Targets
- Providing Dynamic Feedback
- Adding an Originating Target
- Making the Remaining Monsters Draggable
- Publishing the Interactive Map in the Dante Web Site
- What You Have Learned
- 2. A Class on Dante Part 5: Dreamweaver and ColdFusion
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2. A Class on Dante Part 6: Flash and ColdFusion
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15. A Component-Based Flash Quiz
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Preparing the Movie
- Displaying the Username Dynamically
- Preparing the ColdFusion Pages
- Building the Quiz Interface with Components
- Scripting the First Question
- Validating Component Data
- Scoring the Quiz
- Adding and Scripting a ComboBox Component
- Adding and Scripting a List Component
- What You Have Learned
- 16. Flash, ColdFusion, and the Database
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17. Decentralizing with Contribute
- What You Will Learn
- Approximate Time
- Lesson Files
- Configuring a Site in Dreamweaver for a Contribute Site Administrator
- Sending Connection Keys to Contribute Users
- Creating a Connection in Contribute
- Performing Simple Editing Tasks in Contribute
- Publishing the Draft and Reviewing the Page
- What You Have Learned
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15. A Component-Based Flash Quiz
Product information
- Title: Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2006
- Publisher(s): Adobe Press
- ISBN: 9780321336200
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