Macromedia Flash 8 Bible

Robert Reinhard is one of the world's leading Flash experts and is co-principal of [theMakers], a multimedia company based in Los Angeles. He has developed multimedia courses for educational facilities in Canada and the United States, and is a regular speaker at FlashForward and other conferences. Recent projects have included screen graphics for Sean Penn's film The Pledge (2000), and a Flash web site for the Warner Bros. feature film Training Day (2001.) Snow Dowd is a co-principal at [theMakers] and has worked with Robert Reinhardt for the last six years on various multimedia projects. Snow initially collaborated with Robert on film and photography-based installation projects while earning a degree in Image Arts at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Preface. Contents at a Glance. Contents. Part I: An Introduction to Flash Production. Chapter 1: Understanding the Flash 8 Framework. Chapter 2: Exploring Web Technologies. Chapter 3: Planning Flash Projects. Part II: Mastering the Flash Environment. Chapter 4: Interface Fundamentals. Chapter 5: Drawing in Flash. Chapter 6: Symbols, Instances, and the Library. Chapter 7: Applying Color. Chapter 8: Working with Text. Chapter 9: Modifying Graphics. Part III: Creating Animation & Effects. Chapter 10: Animation Strategies. Chapter 11: Timeline Animation & Effects. Chapter 12: Applying Layer Types. Chapter 13: Character Animation Techniques. Part IV: Integrating Media Files with Flash. Chapter 14: Adding Sound. Chapter 15: Importing Artwork. Chapter 16: Displaying Video. Part V: Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies. Chapter 17: Understanding Actions and Event Handlers. Chapter 18: Building Timelines and Interactions. Chapter 19: Making Your First Flash 8 Project. Part VI: Distributing Flash Movies. Chapter 20: Publishing Flash Movies. Chapter 21: Integrating Flash Content with Web Pages. Chapter 22: Using the Flash Player and Projector. Part VII: Approaching ActionScript Chapter 23: Knowing the Nuts and Bolts of Code. Chapter 24: Controlling Movie Clips. Chapter 25: Using Functions and Arrays. Chapter 26: Interacting with Movie Clips. Chapter 27: Animating with ActionScript. Chapter 28: Sharing and Loading Assets. Chapter 29: Sending Data In and Out of Flash. Chapter 30: Applying HTML and Text Field Formatting. Chapter 31: Creating a Portfolio site in Flash. Chapter 32: Creating a Game in Flash. Chapter 33: Managing and Troubleshooting Flash Movies. Part VIII: Integrating Components and Data--Binding. Chapter 34: Using Components. Chapter 35: Binding Data and Events to Components. Chapter 36: Building a Component--Based Projects. Part IX: Expanding Flash. Chapter 37: Working with Raster Graphics. Chapter 38: Working with Vector Graphics. Chapter 39: Working with Dreamweaver. Chapter 40: Working with Director MX 2004. Chapter 41: Creating Rich Internet Applications. Chapter 42: Making Movies for Mobile. Part X: Appendices. Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts.