Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Graphics
Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Graphics

Author: Robert Russell Firebaugh

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781584504832

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Creating graphics for Flash games can be fun and rewarding, especially when you can channel your imagination into your art and provide potential players with a fun entertainment experience. Written for anyone creating games with Flash, Macromedia© Flash(TM) Professional 8 Game Graphics teaches the essentials of Flash game art. You'll learn all about what Flash graphics are, how to create your own, and how to import them into working game source files. The book covers vector and raster graphics and explains how both can be used to improve the performance of your game. Helpful tips and techniques are included throughout to help you become more effi cient at creating user interfaces, game character sprites, and special effects. And several real-world game examples are used to teach about the development process for creating game graphics and preparing them correctly for a smooth transition to programming. You don't have to be an artist to use this book, because the graphic techniques taught don't require a painter's hand. So if you want to create awesome graphics for your Flash games, this is the place to get started.

Macromedia Flash Professional 8
Macromedia Flash Professional 8

Author: Thomas James Green

Publisher: Macromedia Incorporated

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9780321384034

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Presents self-guided tutorials on creating slide shows, audio presentations, animations, and media applications using Macromedia Flash Professional 8.

Understanding Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript 2
Understanding Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript 2

Author: Andrew Rapo

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-01-17

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1136143734

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Andrew Rapo and Alex Michael explain all the important programming concepts from a designer's point of view, making them completely accessible to non-programmers. Completely revised and rewritten this second edition will help you develop professional ActionScript 2 applications, and communicate knowledgably about current, Object Oriented ActionScript 2 techniques. Divided into four sections to take you from novice to professional results: * Flash Fundamentals: Introduces the Flash authoring environment and basic core Flash concepts. * ActionScript 2 Fundamentals: Explains basic programming concepts and terminology, and shows how ActionScript 2 classes are constructed and used. * Built-in Classes: Describes the built-in ActionScript classes that are available for use in applications, including the MovieClip class, Key class, Sound class, etc. * Using ActionScript to Build a Game: Describes the development process for creating a complex Flash application and presents commercial-quality game coding examples.

Flash 8: The Missing Manual
Flash 8: The Missing Manual

Author: E. A. Vander Veer

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2006-03-22

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0596552513

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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.

Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Unleashed
Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Unleashed

Author: David Vogeleer

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780672327612

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Macromedia Flash is a key technology for designing and delivering low-bandwidth animations, presentations, and web sites. More recently it has become development environment, complete with scripting capabilities and server-side connectivity. Flash has the ability to easily integrate with, and add interactivity to, complex media types with powerful and intuitive tools. Developers can rapidly develop high performance, accessible content using pre-assembled building blocks and expand their authoring capabilities with custom extensions from independent developers. Macromedia Flash MX Unleashed covers these high-end topics, providing you with a solid and complete reference for building Flash websites and applications. Fundamentals are covered quickly in the first part of the book, with the majority of the content devoted to coverage of ActionScript and how Flash works with varied middleware. You'll also learn how to integrate Flash with several other technologies, including XML and PHP.

Macromedia Flash 8 Revealed, Deluxe Education Edition
Macromedia Flash 8 Revealed, Deluxe Education Edition

Author: Jim Shuman

Publisher:

Published: 2005-11

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781418843090

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This title offers step-by-step instructions and in-depth explanations of the features of Macromedia Flash 8. Students will easily master the software as they work through end-of-chapter learning projects and step-by-step tutorials. The full-color interior and user-friendly design create the ideal book for learning the latest features of this popular application.

Macromedia Flash MX
Macromedia Flash MX

Author: Brian Underdahl

Publisher: Beginner's Guides (Osborne)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780072222661

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

Macromedia Flash MX Developer's Guide
Macromedia Flash MX Developer's Guide

Author: P. S. Woods

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 846

ISBN-13:

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High-demand-Flash skills and techniques are essential for anyone involved in Web motion-and this book delivers the goods Gives advanced developers everything they¿ll need to extend the already extensive functionality of Flash Provides intermediate to advanced users with the tools necessary to master the production process and create professional applications Ultimate resource-filled with developer¿s tips on managing file size and working with sound and interactivity features Includes CD-ROM featuring code from the book

Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript
Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript

Author: Jobe Makar

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780321336194

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"Almost anyone can create simple programs for a website or presentation by using Macromedia Flash 8. But add some ActionScript, and you kick it up a notch for easier object-oriented programming. Jobe Makar and Danny Patterson show you step by step how to translate real-life activities into ActionScript scripts that let you control every microsecond of your Flash program. The projects in this book teach you ActionScript techniques for building carefully customized Flash games, websites, and more." --Résumé de l'éditeur.