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Graphics, Animation, and Interactivity With Flash 4.0

by: MOHLER

Graphics, Animation, and Interactivity With Flash 4.0

by: MOHLER

ISBN 13:
9780766816954
ISBN 10:
0766816958
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/21/1999
Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning
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Covers the basics of Flash, including drawing, painting, and selections, followed by a series of chapters on each of the following: animation, symbols and libraries, sound, multilevel movies, and integration issues. Suited to introductory to intermediate level students, the volume includes a cross-platform CD-ROM of student files, a demonstration version of Flash 4.0, project files, and examples.

Preface	p. xv
Who Should Read This Book	p. xvi
What This Book Contains	p. xvi
Acknowledgements	p. xvi
About the Author	p. xviii
Introduction	p. 1
The Web: Revolution or Evolution	p. 1
Multimedia Communicators	p. 2
The Application
A Flash on the Horizon	p. 5
The Current State of the Web	p. 6
The Designer's Rules of the Road	p. 8
Advantages of Web Delivery	p. 10
Disadvantages of Web Delivery	p. 11
Overcoming Limitations	p. 13
The Publishing Arena	p. 13
The Emergence of Vector Graphics	p. 14
History Repeats Itself	p. 15
A New Paradigm for Vector Graphics	p. 16
Flash and Its Features	p. 18
If You Can Dream It...	p. 19
Example Flash Sites	p. 19
Flash and Other Software Programs	p. 20
Flash and Other Technologies	p. 21
Summary	p. 24
For Further Study	p. 24
Getting Familiar with Flash	p. 25
Creating Dynamic Sites	p. 25
Acknowledging the Browser Variable	p. 28
The Grand Tour	p. 29
Setting Up Your Work Environment	p. 31
Preferences and Assistant	p. 31
Movie Properties	p. 33
Navigating the Timeline(s)	p. 33
Viewing Options	p. 36
Sources of Help and Assistance	p. 38
Summary	p. 38
For Further Study	p. 38
Drawing and Painting Tools	p. 39
Traditional Vector versus Flash	p. 40
Zooming, Selections, and Transformations	p. 40
Painting, Drawing, and Editing Tools	p. 48
Text Tool	p. 57
Important Editing Features	p. 59
Importing and Exporting Graphic Files	p. 61
Importing and Using Bitmaps in Flash	p. 62
Breaking Apart Bitmaps	p. 64
Importing Vector Graphics into Flash	p. 64
Saving Your Flash Files	p. 65
Summary	p. 65
For Further Study	p. 65
Cel and Keyframe Animation	p. 67
Animation Theory and Principles	p. 67
Understanding the Flash Object Hierarchy	p. 69
Layers	p. 71
Working with Layers	p. 71
Creating a Basic Animation in Flash	p. 75
Cel Animation Tools	p. 80
Tweened Motion Animation	p. 84
Understanding Layer Guides	p. 90
Understanding Layer Masks	p. 91
Beyond Basic Motion: Tweened Shapes	p. 92
Summary	p. 94
For Further Study	p. 95
Symbols and Libraries	p. 97
The Power of Symbols and Libraries	p. 97
Creating Graphic Symbols	p. 98
Types of Symbols (Behaviors)	p. 98
Different Symbols, Different Purposes	p. 99
Understanding Libraries	p. 100
Creating Buttons	p. 105
Creating Movie Clips	p. 106
Other Important Issues	p. 107
Summary	p. 109
For Further Study	p. 109
Labels and Actions	p. 111
Event-Driven Authoring	p. 111
What Can You Do with Actions?	p. 115
A Closer Look	p. 115
Labels and Comments	p. 129
Applying Play, Stop, and Go To	p. 130
Using Tell Target to Control Movie Clips	p. 131
Summary	p. 135
For Further Study	p. 135
Adding the Aural Element	p. 137
Understanding Computer Audio	p. 137
Sampling for Flash	p. 140
Sampling Digital Audio	p. 140
Importing Sound into Flash	p. 142
Associating Sounds with Frames and Buttons	p. 142
Flash Sound Settings	p. 146
Using Stop All Sounds	p. 148
Summary	p. 149
For Further Study	p. 149
Multiscene and Multilevel Movies	p. 151
Structuring Content for Flash	p. 151
Creating Multiscene Movies	p. 152
Navigation between Scenes	p. 152
Multilevel Movies	p. 153
Loading and Unloading Movies	p. 154
Controlling Loaded Movies	p. 156
Summary	p. 159
For Further Study	p. 159
Testing, Integration, and Distribution	p. 161
Test, Test, and Test Again	p. 161
Testing in Flash	p. 162
Distributing Your Movies	p. 163
SWF versus FLA	p. 165
Using Export Movie	p. 165
SWF to EXE (Projector)	p. 168
Exporting Images	p. 168
Cross-Platform Issues	p. 169
Delivery Over the Web	p. 170
Publishing with Flash	p. 170
The Publish Settings	p. 171
Using the Publish Command	p. 177
Writing HTML	p. 177
Working with Publish Templates	p. 180
Streaming, Testing, and Playback	p. 183
Closely Examining the Size Report	p. 184
Bandwidth Profiling	p. 187
Optimizing Your Files	p. 188
Summary	p. 190
For Further Study	p. 190
The Implementation
Creating Preload Sequences	p. 191
Flash and Streaming	p. 191
Creating a Basic Preloader	p. 192
Advanced Preloaders	p. 196
Summary	p. 199
For Further Study	p. 200
3-D Animations and Flash	p. 201
Rules of the Road for Identities	p. 201
Methods for Creating 3-D Logos	p. 202
What Format, What Purpose?	p. 214
Summary	p. 215
For Further Study	p. 215
Creating Animated Effects	p. 217
Animated Text Effects	p. 217
A Mask for Any Occasion: Transitions	p. 222
More on Masks	p. 225
Advanced Layer Guides	p. 226
Summary	p. 230
For Further Study	p. 230
Creating Interface Elements	p. 231
The Value of an Affordance	p. 231
The World of Interaction	p. 233
Custom Buttons	p. 233
Creating Sliders	p. 235
Using Sliders	p. 237
Creating Menus	p. 240
Setting Up Drag and Drop Scenarios	p. 242
Text Fields for Collecting Data	p. 243
Using Text Fields	p. 244
Summary	p. 245
For Further Study	p. 245
Working with ActionScript	p. 247
Understanding ActionScript	p. 248
Programming Fundamentals	p. 248
Duplicate Movie Clip	p. 255
Tips for ActionScript	p. 255
Applied Examples	p. 256
Summary	p. 267
For Further Study	p. 267
FS Commands and Scripting	p. 269
A JavaScript Primer	p. 269
Understanding FS Commands	p. 272
Command, Argument, and Function	p. 273
Applied Examples	p. 280
Summary	p. 288
For Further Study	p. 288
Glossary	p. 289
Understanding Bandwidth and Data Rate	p. 303
Design Sizes for Web Browsers	p. 304
Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 305
File Menu	p. 305
Edit Menu	p. 305
View Menu	p. 305
Go To Submenu	p. 305
Insert Menu	p. 305
Modify Menu	p. 306
Style Submenu	p. 306
Kerning Submenu	p. 306
Transform Submenu	p. 306
Arrange Submenu	p. 306
Curves Submenu	p. 306
Control Menu	p. 306
Window Menu	p. 306
Controlling Layers and Keyframes	p. 307
Drawing Shortcuts	p. 307
Hidden Tools	p. 307
Switching Tools	p. 307
Hexadecimal Color	p. 308
Hexadecimal Color	p. 308
Calculating Hex	p. 309
Other Macromedia Tools	p. 310
Macromedia Authorware	p. 310
Macromedia Director	p. 310
Macromedia Dreamweaver	p. 310
Macromedia Fireworks	p. 310
Macromedia FreeHand	p. 311
Macromedia Generator	p. 311
Macromedia Pathworks	p. 311
Embedding QuickTime Files	p. 312
Configuring Your Server	p. 314
Enter MIME	p. 314
Moving Up the Food Chain: Plug-ins	p. 315
The Browser and MIME	p. 315
The Server and MIME	p. 315
Sample Files Installed with Flash	p. 316
What's On the CD	p. 319
Book/	p. 319
Macromedia	p. 322
Samples/	p. 322
VECTA 3D	p. 323
Web sites/	p. 323
Index	p. 325
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