Macromedia Flash MX Advanced for Windows and MacintoshReady to take your Flash knowledge to the next level? Then Macromedia Flash MX Advanced for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide is your ticket. Designed for professionals like yourself-users who have mastered the basics of Flash but need help with the advanced animation techniques and ActionScripting--this guide is a must-have for graphic designers, Web animators, game programmers, interface designers, and multimedia pros. In this volume, veteran Flash instructor Russell Chun eschews "cool effects" and case studies for an approach that emphasizes methodology and problem-solving. Using the task-based format that readers have come to expect from this popular series, Russell has divided the text into three primary sections: animation, navigation, and interactivity. The guide covers all of Flash's new features, including the revamped user interface, brand-new commands, and added drawing and text tools. Plus, you'll find plenty of screen shots and visual aids to reinforce the text. With Flash MX Advanced for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide by your side, you'll soon find yourself thinking--maybe even dreaming--in Flash. |
Contents
APPROACHING ADVANCED ANIMATION | 1 |
Working with Video and | 40 |
UNDERSTANDING ACTIONSCRIPT | 69 |
15 | 111 |
39 | 120 |
58 | 131 |
69 | 137 |
89 | 146 |
Controlling Sound | 329 |
Controlling Information Flow | 357 |
Using Variables and Expressions | 364 |
Storing and Sharing Information | 376 |
Modifying Variables | 383 |
Testing Information with | 390 |
Controlling Text | 411 |
Manipulating Information | 475 |
99 | 152 |
Controlling Multiple Timelines | 161 |
Managing Outside Communication | 191 |
Controlling the Movie Clip | 257 |
Getting the Boundaries of Movie Clips | 291 |
Removing Movie Clips Dynamically | 300 |
Using Dynamic Masks | 315 |
Beginning to Animate with ActionScript | 322 |