Green / Stiller Foundation Flash CS4 for Designers

1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-1094-8
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 650 Seiten

If you're a Flash designer looking for a solid overview of Flash CS4, this book is for you. Through the use of solid and practical exercises, you will soon master the fundamentals of this fourth edition of the Adobe Flash authoring tool. Using a series of carefully developed tutorials, you will be led from basic Flash CS4 techniques to the point where you can create animations, MP3 players, and customized Flash video players in no time. Each chapter focuses on a major aspect of Flash, and then lets you take the reins in a 'Your Turn' exercise to create something amazing with what you've learned. This book focuses on the core skill set you need to feel at home with Flash CS4, and also introduces you to some of the biggest names in today's Flash community through interviews and actual 'How To' examples, so you can learn from the masters. You will start by studying the Flash CS4 interface, and while you're at it, you'll be guided toward mastery of the fundamentals, such as movie clips, text, and graphics, which will lead you into some of the more fascinating aspects of Flash, including audio, video, animation, and 3D transformations. By the time you finish, you will have created an MP3 player and a Flash video player, been introduced to the basics of ActionScript 3.0, learned how to combine Flash with XML, styled Flash text with CSS, created animated scenes, and worked your way through a host of additional projects. All of these exercises are designed to give you the knowledge necessary to master Flash CS4 from the ground up. If you're already a seasoned Flash designer, this book will get you up to speed with the fourth version in relatively short order. This book covers all of the new Flash CS4 features, such as the new animation and 3D tools, the new Adobe Media Encoder, and a pair of the coolest new additions to the tools panel: a spray brush tool and a deco tool. You can discover more about this book, download source code, and more at the book's companion website: www.foundationflashcs4.com.

Tom Green is a professor of interactive media in the School of Media Studies at Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto. He has written four previous books on Macromedia technologies, and many articles for numerous magazines and web sites, including the MX Developers Journal, Community MX, and Computer arts. Lastly, he has spoken at over 20 conferences internationally, including FITC, MX North, Digital Design World, TODCON, and SparkEurope.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Green, Tom

Stiller, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS AT A GLANCE;5
2;CONTENTS;6
3;ABOUT THE AUTHORS;17
4;ABOUT THE TECHNICAL REVIEWER;18
5;ABOUT THE COVER IMAGE DESIGNER;19
6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;20
7;INTRODUCTION;22
7.1;Book structure and flow;23
7.2;Layout conventions;24
8;LEARNING THE FLASH CS4 PROFESSIONAL INTERFACE;26
8.1;Getting started;27
8.2;Creating a new Flash document;29
8.3;Managing your workspace;30
8.4;Setting document preferences and properties;32
8.5;Zooming the stage;34
8.6;Exploring panels in the Flash interface;36
8.7;Using layers;51
8.8;Your turn: build a Flash movie;56
8.9;What you have learned;76
9;CREATING ARTWORK IN FLASH;78
9.1;Flash’s two kinds of artwork;79
9.2;The Tools panel;81
9.3;Selecting and transforming objects;82
9.4;Drawing in Flash CS4;89
9.5;Working with color;103
9.6;Using bitmap images in Flash;114
9.7;Creating a banner ad;139
9.8;What you have learned;141
10;SYMBOLS AND LIBRARIES;143
10.1;Symbol essentials;144
10.2;9-slice scaling;150
10.3;Sharing assets;157
10.4;Filters and blend modes;163
10.5;Managing content on the stage;171
10.6;Masks and masking;178
10.7;What you have learned;190
11;ACTIONSCRIPT BASICS;192
11.1;The power of ActionScript;193
11.2;The Actions panel;195
11.3;Everything is an object;198
11.4;Coding fundamentals;209
11.5;How to read the ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference;231
11.6;Using ActionScript;234
11.7;Your turn: Pause and loop with ActionScript;234
11.8;What you have learned;238
12;AUDIO;241
12.1;Flash and audio formats;242
12.2;Adding audio to Flash;246
12.3;Using audio in Flash;249
12.4;Controlling audio with ActionScript 3.0;258
12.5;What you have learned;271
13;TEXT;273
13.1;Type basics;274
13.2;Working with device fonts;279
13.3;Types of text fields;281
13.4;HTML formatting;301
13.5;Hyperlinks and Flash text;303
13.6;Embedding font outlines;309
13.7;Checking spelling;313
13.8;Your turn: Scrollable text;315
13.9;What you have learned;319
14;ANIMATION;321
14.1;Shape tweening;322
14.2;Classic tweening;335
14.3;Using animation;348
14.4;Copying motion as ActionScript;371
14.5;Your turn: Complete an animated scene;376
14.6;What you have learned;381
15;ANIMATION, PART 2;383
15.1;Animating with the Motion Editor panel;384
15.2;Motion presets;407
15.3;Inverse kinematics (IK);410
15.4;Inspiration is everywhere;434
15.5;What you have learned;435
16;FLASH GETS A THIRD DIMENSION;437
16.1;What 3D really means in Flash (and what it doesn’t);438
16.2;Understanding the vanishing point;440
16.3;Using the 3D tools;443
16.4;Strategies for positioning content in 3D space;451
16.5;Your turn: Simulate a photo cube;457
16.6;What you have learned;459
17;VIDEO;461
17.1;Video on the Web;462
17.2;Video formats;463
17.3;Encoding an FLV;466
17.4;Playing an FLV in Flash CS4;475
17.5;When video is not video;499
17.6;Adding cue points;502
17.7;Your turn: Play with alpha video;508
17.8;What you have learned;511
18;BUILDING INTERFACES WITH THE UI COMPONENTS;513
18.1;Button component;515
18.2;CheckBox component;525
18.3;ColorPicker component;527
18.4;ComboBox component;529
18.5;DataGrid component;531
18.6;Label component;533
18.7;List component;533
18.8;NumericStepper component;535
18.9;ProgressBar component;536
18.10;RadioButton component;538
18.11;ScrollPane component;540
18.12;Slider component;541
18.13;TextArea component;542
18.14;TextInput component;543
18.15;TileList component;544
18.16;UILoader component;545
18.17;UIScrollBar component;547
18.18;What you have learned;548
19;CSS;550
19.1;Styling with CSS;552
19.2;Loading external CSS;570
19.3;What you have learned;574
20;XML (DYNAMIC DATA);576
20.1;Writing XML;577
20.2;Loading an XML file;580
20.3;Using E4X syntax;582
20.4;Your turn: Draw shapes with XML;591
20.5;What you have learned;596
21;BUILDING STUFF;598
21.1;Loading content;599
21.2;Building a slide show with components and XML;610
21.3;Building an MP3 player with XML;617
21.4;Building a video controller;641
21.5;What you have learned;653
22;OPTIMIZING AND PUBLISHING FLASH MOVIES;655
22.1;Flash’s love-hate Internet relationship;656
22.2;Streaming;660
22.3;The Bandwidth Profiler;662
22.4;Optimizing and fine-tuning your Flash movies;667
22.5;Publishing and web formats;680
22.6;It’s showtime!;686
22.7;What you have learned;700
23;INDEX;702