Learning Flash CS4 Professional

Inhaltsverzeichnis



* FOREWORD



* Preface



* A Dynamic Duo



* Can I See Your Portfolio?



* Who This Book Is For



* What Is-and Isn't-in This Book



* Companion Website



* Related Resources



* Conventions Used in This Book



* Project Progress



* Using Code Examples



* We'd Like to Hear from You



* Safari® Books Online



* Acknowledgments



* About the Author



* Colophon











* Chapter 1INTERFACE ESSENTIALS





* Introduction



* Getting to Know the Flash CS4 Interface



* Customizing Your Interface



* Project Progress







* Chapter 2CREATING GRAPHICS





* Introduction



* Drawing Modes



* Using Fills and Strokes



* Working with Color



* Using Context-Sensitive Tool Options



* Transforming Assets



* Creating Static Text



* Using the Spray Brush



* Project Progress







* Chapter 3USING SYMBOLS





* Introduction



* Symbol Types



* Creating and Editing Symbols



* Reusing Symbols



* Using the Deco Tool



* Project Progress







* Chapter 4IMPORTING GRAPHICS





* Introduction



* Importing Graphics



* Importing an Image Sequence



* Working with Bitmaps



* Project Progress







* Chapter 5ANIMATION





* Introduction



* Knowing the Timeline



* Creating Frame-by-Frame Animations



* Creating a Shape Tween



* Adding a Layer Mask



* Creating a Motion Tween



* Using Motion Presets



* Copying Motion



* Using the Motion Editor Panel



* Easing



* Creating a Classic Tween



* Project Progress







* Chapter 6ACTIONSCRIPT BASICS





* Introduction



* How Much ActionScript Is Covered in This Book?



* Introducing ActionScript Interface Elements



* Basic Script Grammar



* Basic Syntax Issues



* Variables and Data Types



* Casting Data Types



* Operators



* Scope and this



* Functions



* Conditionals



* Loops



* Arrays



* Properties



* Methods



* Events



* Removing Event Listeners



* The Display List



* Timeline Control



* Project Progress







* Chapter 7FILTERS AND BLEND MODES





* Introduction



* Bitmap Caching



* Filters



* Blend Modes



* Alpha Masks



* Project Progress







* Chapter 83D





* Introduction



* Moving Objects in 3D Space



* Global 3D Environment Settings



* Animating 3D Properties



* Depth Management



* Parallax Scrolling



* Using ActionScript to Change 3D Properties



* Project Progress







* Chapter 9COMPONENTS





* Introduction



* Adding and Configuring Components



* Functionality Without Programming



* Adding a Pinch of ActionScript



* Working Hand-in-Hand with Code



* Skinning UI Components



* Project Progress







* Chapter 10INVERSE KINEMATICS





* Introduction



* Anatomy of an Armature



* Using the Bone Tool with Movie Clips



* Authortime Mode



* Runtime Mode



* Joint Rotation and Translation



* Transforming Movie Clips and Armatures



* Using the Bone Tool with Shapes



* Basic ActionScript



* Project Progress







* Chapter 11TEXT





* Introduction



* Components



* Configuring Text Fields with the Flash Interface



* Resizing Text Fields



* Configuring Text Fields with ActionScript



* Formatting Text



* Using HTML



* Using CSS



* Loading Text



* Using InDesign and XFL



* Project Progress







* Chapter 12AUDIO





* Introduction



* Supported File Formats



* Compression



* Timeline Use



* Editing a Sound



* ActionScript Use



* Project Progress







* Chapter 13VIDEO





* Introduction



* Video Formats



* Encoding Software



* Playing Video with the FLVPlayback Component



* Full-Screen Video



* Captioning Video



* Streaming Versus Progressive Download



* Embedding Videos in a SWF



* Project Progress







* Chapter 14PUBLISHING AND DEPLOYING





* Introduction



* Using a Preloader



* Distributing External Assets



* Deploying for Web Browsers



* Deploying for AIR



* What's Next?