Macromedia Flash MX: The Complete Reference - Softcover

Underdahl, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072134860 ISBN 13: 9780072134865

Publisher: MCGRAW HILL INC *, 2002

Synopsis

Get comprehensive coverage of the all new features and expanded functionality of the latest version of Flash. This authoritative guide can show you how to use Flash with confidence to create stunning and compact navigation interfaces, plus long-form animation, and other effects on the Web. For users at every level, this soup-to-nuts resource is essential reading.

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About the Author

Brian Underdahl (Reno, NV) is the best-selling author of more than 60 books on all aspects of computing. During his career, he has appeared on a number of TV shows as an invited expert, including the Computer Chronicles and TechTV. Brian¿s books have won awards and received critical acclaim from a number of organizations, including an Award of Merit from the Northern California Technical Communications Competition.

From the Back Cover

The Most Comprehensive Resource Available on Flash!

It's almost impossible to spend any time online and not encounter the brilliance of Macromedia Flash. Whether it's in showcasing graphics or text, animation or movies, sound or interactivity, Flash is among a small handful of elite applications that have fueled the spectacular emergence of the Web. Macromedia Flash MX: The Complete Reference contains seven distinct sections and nearly 30 chapters devoted to delivering information on every aspect of this powerful tool. From graphics and animation, to interactivity, to the ActionScript language, learn to use all aspects of Flash--and see for yourself why Flash is among the most successful and popular Web applications.

• Ease the drawing process by selecting job-appropriate tools, using layers, and grouping objects
• Dissect existing movies to learn how they have been constructed
• Import a variety of graphic files--bitmap or vector--then optimize and reduce file size
• Increase the efficiency of movie-making by reusing assets through libraries
• Enhance and enliven your Flash presentations by adding sound
• Master sophisticated interactive techniques like interactive buttons and nested movie clips
• Accomplish all your animation goals with tweening or ActionScripting
• CD-ROM includes trial versions of Swift 3D, Toon Boom Studio, and Canvas 8--plus code samples and .fla files

Edition details

• Publisher: MCGRAW HILL INC *
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072134860
• ISBN 13: 9780072134865
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 808