Flash CS4 Professional Bible

Robert Reinhardt (Los Angeles, CA) is one of the world's leading Flash experts and is co-principal of [theMakers], a multimedia company. He has developed multimedia courses for educational facilities in Canada and the United States, is a regular speaker at conferences, and the author of several books. Snow Dowd (Los Angeles, CA) is a co-principal at [theMakers] and has worked with Robert Reinhardt for the last six years on various multimedia projects.

Part I: An Introduction to Flash Web Production. Understanding the Adobe Flash CS4 Blueprint. Exploring Web Technologies. Planning Flash Projects. Part II: Mastering the Flash Environment. Interface Fundamentals. Drawing in Flash. Symbols, Instances, and the Library. Applying Color. Working with Text. Modifying Graphics. Part III: Creating Animation and Effects. Animation Strategies. Timeline Animation and the Motion Editor. Applying Filters, Blends, Guides, and Masks. Character Animation Techniques. Part IV: Integrating Media Files with Flash. Adding Sound. Importing Artwork. Displaying Video. Part V: Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies. Understanding Actions and Event Handlers. Building Timelines and Interactions. Making Your First Flash CS4 Project. Part VI: Distributing Flash Movies. Publishing Flash Movies. Integrating Flash Content with Web Pages. Using the Flash Player and Projector. Part VII: Approaching ActionScript. Knowing the Nuts and Bolts of Code. Controlling Movie Clips. Using Functions and Arrays. Interacting with Movie Clips. Part VIII: Applying ActionScript. Animating with ActionScript. Sharing and Loading Assets. Sending Data In and Out of Flash. Applying HTML and Text Field Formatting. Creating a Game in Flash. Using Components. Building an Image Gallery Component. Part IX: Appendixes. Using the CD-ROM. Guest Experts' Information. Digital Audio Basics. Digital Video Basics. Index.