LEARNING MACROMEDIA FLASH 5

Weixel, Suzanne

ISBN 10: 1585771473 / ISBN 13: 9781585771479

Published by DDC Publishing, New York, 2001

About this Item

The book is organized into 6 Lessons and 43 Exercises. The Lesson Headings are: Flash 5 Basics (8 Exercises); Create a Movie (10); Enhance a Movie (8); Publish a Movie (4); Advanced Flash (8); and Projects and Challenges (5). 216 pages, with [tables], [figures], and Index; plus iii pages Contents; an unopened pocket affixed to rear cover verso contains a Data Files CD. Covers show slight shelf use; text is clean and strong.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LEARNING MACROMEDIA FLASH 5
• Publisher: DDC Publishing, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585771473
• ISBN 13: 9781585771479
• Binding: Spiral-Bound Coated Cardstock
• Edition: First Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

Using a total-immersion approach, Learning Macromedia Flash 5 provides readers the knowledge and experience they need to design and build animations for use on Web pages, in presentations, and as stand-alone movies. Hands-on tutorials walk them step by step, mouse-click by mouse-click, keystroke by keystroke through the various features of Macromedia Flash 5—e.g., graphics, simple and advanced animation techniques, sound, text, and programming scripts. The well-illustrated, spiral-bound manual contains easy-to-read, appealingly formatted procedural explanations and step-by-step exercises in a multi-part Lesson format. Real-life, on-the-job scenarios make content immediately relevant. Includes an accompanying CD-ROM with files. Flash 5 Basics. Create a Movie. Enhance a Movie. Publish a Movie. Advanced Flash. Projects and Challenges. For anyone wanting to develop skill in using Flash to add animations for the Web.

From the Back Cover

Animate Web Pages and Presentations

The concepts, illustrations, and hands-on exercises in Learning Macromedia® Flash 5 will teach you the tools to add animation, musical tracks, and sound effects to Web pages and standalone presentations. With Flash, you can combine sound, shapes, and images to create simple animations, such as a logo that rotates across the screen, or complex, interactive movies such as an animated game of Tic Tac Toe

How Learning Macromedia® Flash 5 is Organized
Learning Macromedia Flash 5 is divided into 6 lessons,
each devoted to a particular area of the software.

YOU'LL FIND THESE LESSONS:

• Lesson 1, Flash 5 Basics, introduces basic Flash concepts and the Flash interface.
• Lesson 2, Create a Movie, teaches you how to create animations.
• Lesson 3, Enhance a Movie, shows how to add sounds and actions, as well as import pictures created with other programs, scanned images, or graphics you have purchased or downloaded from the Internet.
• Lesson 4, Publish a Movie, teaches you to preview a movie, export images, test the download performance of a movie, and publish all of the files necessary to play a movie on the Web.
• Lesson 5, Advanced Flash, covers such skills as creating interactive text fields and dynamic text, managing libraries, and creating a printable movie.
• Lesson 6, Projects and Challenges, has you test your knowledge of Flash features by creating an interactive game and a flying logo. You also practice using sound and special effects to create exciting and interesting animations.