Macromedia flash MX : a beginner's guide

Title:

Personal Author:

Underdahl, Brian

Publication Information:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2002

ISBN:

9780072222661

Subject Term:

Computer animation

ActionScript (Computer program language)

Web sites -- Design

Flash (Computer file)

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Summary

This is a comprehensive introduction to Macromedia Flash, combined with special beginner's-level coverage of ActionScript, Flash's native programming language.

Author Notes

Brian Underdahl is the best-selling author of more than 60 books on all aspects of computing

Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
1 Understanding Flash	p. 1
What Can You Do with Flash?	p. 2
Understanding Flash's Basic Elements	p. 10
Project 1 Creating a Simple Animation	p. 22
Mastery Check	p. 24
2 Learning the Flash Toolbox	p. 25
Learning the Toolbox	p. 26
Using the Tools	p. 30
Project 2 Drawing a Truck and Adding Some Text	p. 48
Mastery Check	p. 53
3 Learning the Flash Panels	p. 55
Understanding the Panels	p. 56
Project 3 Setting Properties with the Properties Panel	p. 74
4 Using the Timeline and Layers	p. 77
Understanding How the Timeline Works	p. 78
Understanding Layers	p. 89
Project 4 Adding Some Layers and Frames to the Timeline	p. 99
Mastery Check	p. 102
5 Drawing Objects	p. 103
Drawing Lines and Fills	p. 104
Using Colors	p. 110
Rotating, Skewing, and Scaling	p. 119
Grouping Objects	p. 124
Project 5 Drawing a Button with a Gradient Fill	p. 129
Mastery Check	p. 131
6 Creating Animations	p. 133
How Animation Works	p. 134
Learning About Tween Types	p. 138
Creating Motion Tweens	p. 142
Creating Shape Tweens	p. 146
Project 6 Creating a Bouncing Ball Animation	p. 152
Mastery Check	p. 155
7 Using Guides and Masks	p. 157
Understanding Guides	p. 158
Creating Guides	p. 160
Understanding Masks	p. 168
Creating a Mask	p. 169
Project 7 Using a Mask to Create Banner Text	p. 178
Mastery Check	p. 181
8 Creating Symbols and Using the Library	p. 183
Learning About Symbols	p. 184
Creating Symbols	p. 189
Using Symbol Instances	p. 198
Using Libraries	p. 202
Project 8 Creating and Using a Rolling Wheel Movie Clip	p. 211
Mastery Check	p. 214
9 Using Imported Graphics	p. 215
Understanding Importing Graphics	p. 216
Importing Vector Graphics	p. 218
Importing Bitmap Graphics	p. 230
Converting Bitmaps into Vectors	p. 233
Converting Text into Graphics	p. 237
Project 9 Making Text Fly into Place to Assemble Words	p. 240
Mastery Check	p. 242
10 Adding Sounds to Your Movies	p. 243
Understanding the Sound Options	p. 244
Importing Sounds	p. 248
Adding Sounds	p. 250
Synchronizing Sounds	p. 254
Editing Sounds	p. 256
Setting the Sound Output Options	p. 261
Project 10 Compressing and Using a Soundtrack	p. 265
Mastery Check	p. 268
11 Publishing Flash Movies	p. 269
Getting Your Movie Ready to Publish	p. 270
Optimizing Your Movies	p. 272
Putting Your Movies on the Web	p. 282
Exporting Flash in Alternative Formats	p. 288
Project 11 Creating a Stand-Alone Flash Movie Using a Projector	p. 291
Mastery Check	p. 293
12 Learning Basic ActionScript Concepts	p. 295
Understanding ActionScript	p. 296
ActionScript Basics	p. 299
Data Type Basics	p. 312
Project 12 Adding Simple ActionScript to a Movie	p. 316
Mastery Check	p. 320
13 Learning Basic ActionScript Programming	p. 321
Applying ActionScript	p. 322
Using ActionScript to Control Actions	p. 329
Using ActionScript to Control Properties	p. 336
Understanding Actions and Event Handlers	p. 340
Project 13 Using Simple ActionScript to Control Movie Flow	p. 342
Mastery Check	p. 346
14 Learning More ActionScript Programming	p. 347
Understanding ActionScript Versions	p. 348
Using More ActionScript Actions	p. 352
Using ActionScript Operators	p. 360
Using Functions in ActionScript	p. 363
Setting Properties	p. 365
Project 14 Using ActionScript to Fade an Object In and Out	p. 367
Mastery Check	p. 371
Appendix Answers to Mastery Checks	p. 373
Module 1 Understanding Flash	p. 374
Module 2 Learning the Flash Toolbox	p. 375
Module 3 Learning the Flash Panels	p. 376
Module 4 Using the Timeline and Layers	p. 377
Module 5 Drawing Objects	p. 378
Module 6 Creating Animations	p. 379
Module 7 Using Guides and Masks	p. 380
Module 8 Creating Symbols and Using the Library	p. 381
Module 9 Using Imported Graphics	p. 382
Module 10 Adding Sounds to Your Movies	p. 383
Module 11 Publishing Flash Movies	p. 384
Module 12 Learning Basic ActionScript Concepts	p. 385
Module 13 Learning Basic ActionScript Programming	p. 386
Module 14 Learning More ActionScript Programming	p. 387
Index	p. 389

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