Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Bible

Robert Reinhardt is Vice President of the Multimedia Platforms group for Schematic and a highly respected authority on Flash and Flash Video. He created the screen graphics for Sean Penn's film The Pledge, a Flash Web site for the film Training Day, and other projects. Snow Dowd is a coprincipal at [theMAKERS] and has worked with Robert Reinhardt on various high-profile multimedia projects.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I: An Introduction to Flash Web Production. Chapter 1: Understanding the Flash CS3 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 and Effects. Chapter 10: Animation Strategies. Chapter 11: Timeline Animation. Chapter 12: Applying Filters and Effects. Chapter 13: Applying Layer Types. Chapter 14: Character Animation Techniques. Part IV: Integrating Media Files with Flash. Chapter 15: Adding Sound. Chapter 16: Importing Artwork. Chapter 17: Displaying Video. Part V: Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies. Chapter 18: Understanding Actions and Event Handlers. Chapter 19: Building Timelines and Interactions. Chapter 20: Making Your First Flash CS3 Project. Part VI: Distributing Flash Movies. Chapter 21: Publishing Flash Movies. Chapter 22: Integrating Flash Content with Web Pages. Chapter 23: Using the Flash Player and Projector. Part VII: Approaching ActionScript. Chapter 24: Knowing the Nuts and Bolts of Code. Chapter 25: Controlling Movie Clips. Chapter 26: Using Functions and Arrays. Chapter 27: Interacting with Movie Clips. Part VIII: Applying ActionScript. Chapter 28: Animating with ActionScript. Chapter 29: Sharing and Loading Assets. Chapter 30: Sending Data in and out of Flash. Chapter 31: Applying HTML and Text Field Formatting. Chapter 32: Creating a Game in Flash. Chapter 33: Managing and Troubleshooting Flash Movies. Part IX: Integrating Components and Data-Binding. Chapter 34: Using Components. Chapter 35: Binding Data and Events to AS2 Components. Chapter 36: Building an Image Gallery Component. Part X: Appendixes. Appendix A: Using the CD-ROM. Appendix B: Guest Experts' Information. Appendix C: Digital Audio Basics. Appendix D: Digital Video Basics. Index. Wiley Publishing Inc. End-User License Agreement