Discusses topics including creating and modifying graphics, using non-Flash graphics, frame-by-frame animations, interactivity, and adding sound and video.
Accompanying CD-ROM contains source and published files for examples in the book, demo copy of Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh, Flash Player for your browser, and web links to Flash resource sites.
Offering readers a fast, visual way to learn Flash MX, solve problems, and get work done, this guide's step-by-step instructions with accompanying visuals require less time reading and free more time for learning this popular Web authoring software. The new features icon highlights what is new in Flash MX as readers learn to perform everyday tasks.
Towes presents an introduction to the technology, as well a guide to implementation of successful applications. Part one provides ten quick steps to get readers familiar with the server. Part two explores the issues affecting appropriate integration of the Communication Server. Key concepts include understanding digital communication solutions, understanding objects, using server side ActionScripting, and more.
So you wanna be a hotshot game designer? Well, if you have a basic grasp of Macromedia Flash MX, you can. Unafraid to tackle some of the more complicated aspects of game creation (including physics and trigonometry!), this comprehensive reference covers it all. Macromedia Flash Game Design Demystified starts out with the basics: planning, adapting ActionScript techniques, using introductory Flash game techniques, and more. Then it gets down to the real business of building simple games. You'll tackle simple-logic and quiz games before moving on to multiplayer and complex-logic games (chess, for example)--learning about importing 3-D graphics, adding sound effects, and licensing your games in the process. The book's companion CD includes the source files for a number of games as well as the tutorials and lessons that go along with the book and XML server software to facilitate multiplayer games. If you're tired of the games that you have and want to make your own action, this book offers comprehensive coverage of sophisticated techniques--but put in easy-to-grasp, practical terms.
Explores how to use and create features including graphics, text, symbols, animation, interactivity, sound, video, ActionScript, content, printable movies, and Web sites.
Annotation The only comprehensive reference to Flash that creative professionals and Flash gurus will need! Covering basic skills quickly and concisely, it allows more time to be spent on more advanced topics.nbsp;Organised by topic, readers can jump in and learn only what they need to complete the task at hand. nbsp; Completely up20020828d and expanded to cover all aspects of Flash MX, including Flash's upgraded ActionScript and interface features. Concise and complete, containing the information that busy professionals need without any of the fluff. Includes contributions from several highly respected Flash professionals; they give real-world tasks and tips as well as answers to questions they've been hearing for years as trainers. Cyndy Cashman is the founder and president of Breakaway Interactive Training and Digital Media Center, located in Norman, Oklahoma. Her company is a Macromedia-authorized training center providing training and consulting services for interactive media. She has been using and teaching advanced Flash topics for many years. Michael Hurwicz has been using Flash 5 intensively since it first came out. He has written about Macromedia Director, discreet 3d Studio Max, and eRain Swift3D for WebTools. A full-time freelance writer for 16 years, he has written books on networks and architecture. nbsp.
Updated and revised, this bestselling tutorial is a clearly written, well-organized introduction to Flash and gives the beginner an overview of the application's newest version.
The hottest collection of cool tips and hidden secrets for the Flash MX 2004 user who needs results fast! In today's economy, time is money. Flash MX 2004 Killer Tips is all about speed, showing users how to get more work done in less time. This book is designed to increase productivity (and even quality) by providing shortcuts, tips, and little-known tricks that will surprise even the most experienced Flash MX 2004 user. Built on the premise that "Speed Kills", readers will get faster at manipulating Flash MX 2004 and have more time to be creative in their design and their code. Author Shane Elliott has assembled almost 300 tips to help readers with creating effects and animations, ActionScript, components, optimization, and a host of other topics.
Macromedia's Flash 8 is the world's premier program for adding animation to websites. And with the latest version, this popular program becomes more versatile, letting beginning webmasters and expert developers alike create sophisticated web content. But Flash isn't intuitive. And it doesn't come with a manual. Whether you want to learn the basics or unleash the program's true power, Flash 8: The Missing Manual is the ideal instructor. This hands-on guide to today's hottest web design tool is aimed at nondevelopers, and it teaches you how to translate your ideas into great web content. It begins with a solid primer on animation, which helps you get comfortable with the Flash interface. Once you have these basics under your belt, Flash 8: The Missing Manual moves on to advanced animations, including adding special effects and audio, video, and interactivity to your presentations. When you're really feeling steady, the book shows how to use a dollop of ActionScript to customize your content. It then teaches you how to publish your Flash creations for web surfers everywhere to enjoy. Along the way, the book shows you good design principles and helps you avoid elements that can distract or annoy an audience. Author Emily Vander Veer has more than a dozen books to her credit, including titles on web design and scripting--most written for non-technical readers. Her background makes her the perfect author for a straightforward book on a complex subject. She takes Flash 8: The Missing Manual from the basics to the advanced, yet avoids a hasty jump into tough topics that can leave readers confused. Not only will Flash 8: The Missing Manual help you turn a concept into unique, dynamic content, but it will continue to serve as a reference as you develop your website.