Flash MX 2004 Savvy (eBook)

Ethan Watrall is a visiting faculty member in the Departmentof Telecommunications at Indiana University, where he teachesseveral web design classes. He is also a trained archaeologist andthe author of Dreamweaver MX Design & Technique and Flash MXSavvy.Norbert Herber is a visiting lecturer in the Departmentof Telecommunications at Indiana University, where he teachesclasses in multimedia development, scripting, interactive design,and digital audio. He is co-author of Flash MX Savvy.

Introduction.PART I: GETTING TO KNOW FLASH.Chapter 1: Introduction to Flash.Chapter 2: What's New in Flash MX 2004 and Flash MXProfessional 2004.Chapter 3: A Tour of the Flash Interface and GettingStarted on Your Movie.PART II: CREATING AND MANIPULATING VISUALCONTENT.Chapter 4: Creating Static Content with the Painting andDrawing Tools.Chapter 5: Creating and Crafting Text.Chapter 6: Working with Objects.Chapter 7: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Working withSymbols.Chapter 8: Adding Depth to Flash Movies with Layers.Chapter 9: Managing Your Flash Movie Project 173 Workingwith a Flash Project.Hands On 2: Creating an Illustrated Ocean Scene with Layersand Objects.PART III: ANIMATING WITH FLASH.Chapter 10: Animating with the Timeline.Chapter 11: Working with Movie Clips.Chapter 12: Using Scenes to Organize Your Flash Movie.Chapter 13: Creating Interactive Presentations with Slidesin Flash MX Professional 2004.Hands On 3: Animating a Sci-Fi Spectacular Space Scene.PART IV: ADDING BASIC INTERACTIVITY.Chapter 14: Adding Interactivity with ActionScriptBehaviors.Chapter 15: Creating Interactive Controls.Chapter 16: Creating Flash Applications withComponents.Hands On 4: Creating a Favorites Application with Behaviorsand Components.PART V: ADDING ADVANCED INTERACTIVITY WITHACTIONSCRIPT.Chapter 17: Understanding and Using ActionScript.Chapter 18: Writing ActionScript.Chapter 19: Writing ActionScript for Multiple TimelineMovies.Chapter 20: Creating Advanced Interaction.Chapter 21: Troubleshooting ActionScript.Hands On 5: Creating a Modular Flash Website with MovablePop-Up Windows.PART VI: WORKING WITH AUDIO.Chapter 22: Understanding Digital Audio in the FlashEnvironment.Chapter 23: Flash Audio Basics.Chapter 24: Synchronizing Audio with Animations.Chapter 25: Controlling Audio with ActionScript.Hands On 6: Creating a Mixing-Board Application.PART VII: INTEGRATING FLASH WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.Chapter 26: Working with Flash and Director.Chapter 27: Working with Flash and Dreamweaver.Chapter 28: Working with Flash and Digital AudioApplications.Chapter 29: Creating 3D Flash 657 Simulating 3D inFlash.Hands On 7: Creating an Animated 3D Flash Preloader.PART VIII: PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING YOUR FLASHMOVIES.Chapter 30: Publishing Your Flash Movie.Chapter 31: Working with Flash and Video.Chapter 32: Using Flash for CD-ROM Development.Chapter 33: Creating Mobile Flash Content for the PocketPC.Hands On 8: Synchronizing Streaming Video with FlashAnimations.Index.