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Summary
Summary
Macromedia Flash 4 is the first simple-to-use multimedia tool for creating vector-based animations with built-in interactivity. Its three programs in one: a drawing tool, an animation package, and an authoring program. Flash 4 is ideal for artists and designers who want to enliven the Web with animation and sound. You dont have to be a programmer - Flash 4 lets you create lively interactive sites without having to master JavaScript, Java, or HTML. Flash 4 Creative Web Animation introduces you to the art of creating Web animations incorporating resolution-independent graphics, antialiased text, and streaming sound. Follow step-by-step tutorials to master Flash 4, from basic drawing to authoring complex interactions. Learn to: *Create vector illustrations and modify images created in other drawing programs. *Make your Web site come alive with Flash animations, buttons, and actions. *Plan and test your creations. *Optimize Flash movies for faster downloading and smoother playback on the Web.
Author Notes
Derek Franklin is chief development officer of Crazy Raven Productions, and as such is required to thoroughly understand current technologies to push them to the limit. Derek discovered the Web, his niche, in 1995 and never looked back. When not working or sleeping in front of the computer, he enjoys playing music, reading, and dreaming about Tahiti.
Brooks Patton is the president and CEO of Crazy Raven Productions Inc., a leading multimedia and Web development firm with offices in Anchorage, Alaska, Indianapolis, and Dallas. With more than a decade of experience in network engineering, Brooks founded Crazy Raven Productions four years ago to focus on Web technologies and multimedia. On the rare occassions that Brooks is allowed out of his office, he enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing, and being somewhere warm.
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Library Journal Review
The authors very carefully explain what Flash is, how Flash works in general, and all the individual aspects of Flash such as drawing, text, sound, graphics, symbols, libraries, layers, animation, interactivity, testing, and planning. The CD-ROM includes source files and QuickTime video tutorials that show how to create Flash movies. Excellent for beginners. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| 1 Why Flash? |
| Speed |
| Web Standard |
| Interactive and Engaging |
| Ease of Use |
| Few Design Limitations |
| Versatility |
| Widespread Viewability |
| 2 Getting Started |
| How Flash Works |
| What's New in Flash |
| Interface Viewing Options |
| Setting Up Your Movie |
| Your First Interactive Flash Movie |
| 3 Drawing |
| Tools and Modifiers |
| Drawing Tasks |
| Color |
| Drawing Tutorials |
| 4 Text |
| What Is Text? Text Tool and Its Modifiers |
| Creating Text Blocks |
| Editing Text Objects |
| Formatting Text |
| Editable Text Fields |
| Breaking Text Apart |
| Animation Considerations |
| 5 Sound |
| Understanding Sound |
| Importing Sounds |
| Adding Sounds to the Timeline |
| Configuring or Editing a Sound |
| Optimizing Sounds |
| Sound Tutorials |
| 6 Bitmaps |
| Importing Bitmaps |
| Optimizing Bitmaps |
| Working with Bitmaps |
| Tracing Bitmaps |
| Using Animated GIFs |
| Using PNGs |
| 7 Symbols |
| Understanding Symbols and Instances |
| Creating Symbols |
| Working with Symbols and Instances |
| Symbol Tutorials |
| 8 The Library |
| The Interface |
| Library Management |
| Library Tutorial |
| 9 Layers |
| Understanding Layers |
| Deleting Layers |
| Layer Properties |
| Renaming Layers |
| Reordering Layers |
| Copying Layers |
| Identifying Objects on Different Layers |
| Selecting Everything on a Layer or Multiple Layers |
| Layer Modes |
| Quick Editing with Layers |
| Using Guide Layers |
| Motion Guide Layers |
| Mask Layers |
| Layers Tutorials |
| 10 Animation |
| How Animation Works |
| Understanding the Timeline |
| Working with Scenes |
| Creating Animations |
| Using QuickTime Video |
| Animation Tutorials |
| 11 Interactivity |
| Interactivity in Flash |
| Working with Multiple Movies |
| ActionScripting |
| Interactivity Tutorials |
| 12 Testing |
| Getting Ready to Test |
| Testing Within the Flash Authoring Environment |
| The Test Movie and Test Scene Commands |
| The Testing Environment |
| 13 Publishing Your Work |
| Delivery Methods |
| Flash and HTML |
| Plug-In Issues |
| Understanding Templates |
| Publishing Tutorial |
| 14 Planning Your Project |
| Processor Considerations |
| Movie Size Considerations |
| Choosing a Movie Speed |
| Defining Your Audience |
| Storyboarding |
| Metaphors |
| Transitions |
| Streaming |
| Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Appendix B Flash Resources |
| Flash Tutorials, How To Sites, and Source Files |
| Discussion Groups |
| Flash Site Submissions |
