Animation and Effects with Macromedia Flash MX 1002004 [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Copyright

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Who Is This Book For?

Outline

Companion Website and CD-ROM

Standard Elements In the Book

Minimum System Requirements

Chapter 1. Introducing Flash

Introducing Flash

Conceptualizing Animation, Effects, and their Tools

Using the Flash Interface

Understanding the Flash Architecture

Animating in Flash

Project 1: Creating your First Animation

Moving On

Chapter 2. Animating with Motion Tweens

Understanding Tweens

Project 2: Tweening a Landscape

Using Vector and Bitmap Graphics

Creating Motion Tweens

Using the Property Inspector

Adding Basic Scripts

Testing and Publishing

Moving On

Chapter 3. Creating Shape Tweens

Understanding Shape Tweens

Using the Drawing Tools

Project 3: Creating an Animated Interface

Animating with Shape Hints

Finishing the Interface

Navigating Pages and Publishing

Moving On

Chapter 4. Drawing Frame-by-Frame Animation

Learning About Traditional Animation

Project 4: Animating by Using Frames

Using Tools to Edit and Test the Animation

Adding Sound and Optimizing

Moving On

Chapter 5. Character Creation and Animation

Learning about Character Animation

Project 5: Making and Animating a Robot

Moving On

Chapter 6. ActionScript for Effects

Using Tools To Create Code

Coding Concepts

Animating With Code

Project 6: Creating Interactive Animation

Understanding Objects

Understanding Events And Interactivity

Replacing The Mouse Pointer

Moving On

Chapter 7. Scripted Animation Basics

Structuring ActionScript

Project 7: Animating Text and Movie Clips

Animating Shapes Using the Built-in Tween Classes

Calling Code at Specific Intervals

Moving On

Chapter 8. Masks, Transitions, and Video

About Masking

Video in Flash

Project 8: Creating a Site with Effects

Adding Movie Clip Buttons

Loading Videos into Flash

Working with Text Fields

Chapter 9. Creating Menu Effects

Planning Menus and Site Structure

Creating Scripted Menus

Project 9: Creating a Menu

Understanding Global Variables in Flash

Creating and Attaching Clips

Finishing the Navigation System

Uploading and Constructing the Site

Moving On

Chapter 10. Creating a Gallery

Navigating Content

Project 10: Building a Dynamic Photo Gallery

Loading and Displaying Images

Incorporating the Gallery into a Flash Site

Moving On

Appendix A. Publishing SWF Files

Understanding File Size and Loading

Working with Flash Player

Appendix B. Timeline Effects

Exploring Timeline Effects

Using Timeline Effects

Benefits and Drawbacks of Timeline Effects

Appendix C. Keyboard Shortcuts

Appendix D. Resources

General Resources

Drawing, 3D, and Animation Resources

Video Resources

ActionScript and Effects Resources

Index