Flash MX 2004 Savvy

Ethan Watrall is a visiting faculty member in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University, where he teaches several web design classes. He is also a trained archaeologist and the author of Dreamweaver MX Design & Technique and Flash MX Savvy. Norbert Herber is a visiting lecturer in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University, where he teaches classes 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 MX Professional 2004. Chapter 3: A Tour of the Flash Interface and Getting Started on Your Movie. PART II: CREATING AND MANIPULATING VISUAL CONTENT. Chapter 4: Creating Static Content with the Painting and Drawing Tools. Chapter 5: Creating and Crafting Text. Chapter 6: Working with Objects. Chapter 7: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Working with Symbols. Chapter 8: Adding Depth to Flash Movies with Layers. Chapter 9: Managing Your Flash Movie Project 173 Working with a Flash Project. Hands On 2: Creating an Illustrated Ocean Scene with Layers and 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 Slides in Flash MX Professional 2004. Hands On 3: Animating a Sci--Fi Spectacular Space Scene. PART IV: ADDING BASIC INTERACTIVITY. Chapter 14: Adding Interactivity with ActionScript Behaviors. Chapter 15: Creating Interactive Controls. Chapter 16: Creating Flash Applications with Components. Hands On 4: Creating a Favorites Application with Behaviors and Components. PART V: ADDING ADVANCED INTERACTIVITY WITH ACTIONSCRIPT. Chapter 17: Understanding and Using ActionScript. Chapter 18: Writing ActionScript. Chapter 19: Writing ActionScript for Multiple Timeline Movies. Chapter 20: Creating Advanced Interaction. Chapter 21: Troubleshooting ActionScript. Hands On 5: Creating a Modular Flash Website with Movable Pop--Up Windows. PART VI: WORKING WITH AUDIO. Chapter 22: Understanding Digital Audio in the Flash Environment. 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 Audio Applications. Chapter 29: Creating 3D Flash 657 Simulating 3D in Flash. Hands On 7: Creating an Animated 3D Flash Preloader. PART VIII: PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING YOUR FLASH MOVIES. 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 Pocket PC. Hands On 8: Synchronizing Streaming Video with Flash Animations. Index.