- Copyright
- About the Author
- Credits
- Preface
- How to Get the Most Out of This Book
- Icons: What Do They Mean?
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part I: An Introduction to Flash Web Production
- Part II: Mastering the Flash Environment
- Part III: Creating Animation and Effects
- Part IV: Integrating Media Files with Flash
- Part V: Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies
- Part VI: Distributing Flash Movies
- Getting in Touch
- Adobe Wants to Help You
- Acknowledgements
- I. An Introduction to Flash Web Production
- 1. Understanding the Adobe Flash CS5 Blueprint
- 1.1. The Key Is Integration
- 1.2. The Many Worlds of Flash CS5
- 1.2.1. Bitmap handler
- 1.2.2. Vector-based drawing program
- 1.2.3. Vector-based animator
- 1.2.4. Video engine
- 1.2.5. Audio player
- 1.2.6. Multimedia authoring program
- 1.2.7. Animation sequencer
- 1.2.8. Programming and database front end
- 1.2.9. Desktop application authoring program
- 1.2.10. iPhone application development program
- 1.3. Summary
- 2. Exploring Web Technologies
- 3. Planning Flash Projects
- 1. Understanding the Adobe Flash CS5 Blueprint
- II. Mastering the Flash Environment
- 4. Interface Fundamentals
- 4.1. Getting Started
- 4.2. Managing Windows and Panels
- 4.3. The Tools Panel
- 4.4. The Document Window
- 4.5. The Timeline Window
- 4.6. Printing
- 4.7. Summary
- 5. Drawing in Flash
- 5.1. Using Geometric Shape Tools
- 5.2. Using Drawing Tools
- 5.3. Creating Precise Lines and Bezier Curves with the Pen Tool
- 5.4. Using Fill and Stroke Controls
- 5.5. Optimizing Drawings
- 5.6. Putting Selection Tools to Work
- 5.7. Designing and Aligning Elements
- 5.8. The Edit Menu
- 5.9. Creating Patterns with Symbols Using the Spray Brush Tool and the Deco Tool
- 5.10. Summary
- 6. Symbols, Instances, and the Library
- 6.1. Understanding the Document Library
- 6.2. Defining Content Types
- 6.3. Editing Symbols
- 6.4. Modifying Instance Properties
- 6.5. Building Nested Symbol Structures
- 6.6. 9-Slice Scaling for Movie Clip Backgrounds
- 6.7. Using the Movie Explorer
- 6.8. Using Authortime Shared Libraries
- 6.9. Summary
- 7. Applying Color
- 8. Working with Text
- 9. Modifying Graphics
- 9.1. Sampling and Switching Fills and Strokes
- 9.2. Transforming Gradients and Bitmap Fills
- 9.3. Gradient Transform Used for Lighting Effects
- 9.4. Applying Modify Shape Menu Commands
- 9.5. Free Transform Commands and Options
- 9.6. Manipulating Symbols in 3D Space
- 9.7. Modifying Item Types
- 9.8. Working with Drawing Objects and Combine Object Commands
- 9.9. Working with Compound Shapes
- 9.10. Editing with Find and Replace
- 9.11. Using the History Panel
- 9.12. Summary
- 4. Interface Fundamentals
- III. Creating Animation and Effects
- 10. Timeline Animation and the Motion Editor
- 10.1. Basic Methods of Flash Animation
- 10.2. Frame-by-Frame Animation
- 10.3. Modifying Multiframe Sequences
- 10.4. Using Tweens for Animation
- 10.5. Adjusting Easing and Tween Properties with the Motion Editor
- 10.6. Integrating Multiple Animation Sequences
- 10.7. Reusing and Modifying Tweened Symbol Instances
- 10.8. Creating IK Armatures with the Bone Tool and Bind Tool
- 10.9. Summary
- 11. Applying Filters, Blends, Guides, and Masks
- 10. Timeline Animation and the Motion Editor
- IV. Integrating Media Files with Flash
- 12. Adding Sound
- 12.1. Identifying Sound File Import and Export Formats
- 12.2. Importing Sounds into Flash
- 12.3. Assigning a Sound to a Button
- 12.4. Adding Sound to the Timeline
- 12.5. Organizing Sounds on the Timeline
- 12.6. Synchronizing Audio to Animations
- 12.7. Stopping Sounds
- 12.8. Editing Audio in Flash
- 12.9. Sound Optimization Overview
- 12.10. Publish Settings for Audio
- 12.11. Fine-Tuning Sound Settings in the Library
- 12.12. Final Sound Advice and Pointers
- 12.13. Summary
- 13. Importing Artwork
- 13.1. Defining Vectors and Bitmaps
- 13.2. Knowing the File Formats for Import to Flash
- 13.3. Preparing Bitmaps
- 13.4. Preserving Bitmap Quality
- 13.5. Importing and Copying Bitmaps
- 13.6. Setting Bitmap Properties
- 13.7. Using the Bitmap Buttons in the Properties Panel
- 13.8. Making Sense of Bitmap Compression
- 13.9. Converting Rasters to Vectors
- 13.10. Using External Vector Graphics
- 13.11. Importing Vector Artwork
- 13.12. Optimizing Vectors
- 13.13. Working with XFL: The New Flash Format
- 13.14. Summary
- 14. Displaying Video
- 14.1. Integrating Video: The Solutions
- 14.2. Importing the Video
- 14.2.1. An overview of codec options
- 14.2.2. Compressing video with Adobe Media Encoder CS5
- 14.2.3. Using the Video Import wizard
- 14.2.3.1. Choosing a target Flash Player version
- 14.2.3.2. Choosing a source clip: The Select Video screen
- 14.2.3.3. Formatting the embedded video content: The Embedding screen
- 14.2.3.4. Controlling the video content: The Skinning screen
- 14.2.3.5. Reviewing your settings: The Finish Video Import screen
- 14.2.4. Deploying video files with Flash CS5
- 14.2.5. Working with the Component parameters
- 14.2.6. Using FLVPlayback Custom UI components
- 14.3. Adding Cue Points
- 14.4. Working with Video Alpha Channels
- 14.5. Summary
- 12. Adding Sound
- V. Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies
- 15. Understanding Actions and Event Handlers
- 15.1. Actions and Event Handlers
- 15.2. Your First Five Actions
- 15.3. Making Actions Happen with Event Handlers
- 15.4. Creating Invisible Buttons and Using navigateToURL
- 15.5. Summary
- 16. Building Timelines and Interactions
- 17. Making Your First Flash CS5 Project
- 15. Understanding Actions and Event Handlers
- VI. Distributing Flash Movies
- 18. Publishing Flash Movies
- 19. Integrating Flash Content with Web Pages
- 20. Using the Flash Player and Projector
- 21. Creating Adobe AIR Applications Using Flash CS5
- 22. Using Flash to Create iPhone Applications
- 22.1. Understanding Flash on the iPhone
- 22.2. Preparing to Develop iPhone Apps
- 22.2.1. Joining the Developer Program
- 22.2.2. Obtaining your device's ID
- 22.2.3. Requesting a development certificate
- 22.2.4. Downloading your development certificate
- 22.2.5. Creating a provisioning profile for your device
- 22.2.6. Creating a .p12 version of your certificate
- 22.2.7. Creating an application identifier
- 22.2.8. Publishing a IPA file from Flash
- 22.2.9. Using a default loading image
- 22.2.10. Getting the IPA file on your iPhone
- 22.3. Building a Flash iPhone Application
- 22.4. Summary
- VII. Appendixes
Contributors' information
Brown, Scott
Los Angeles, California, USA
www.spicybrown.com
* Tutorial: "Designing for Usability" in Chapter 3
Lott, Joey
Valley Village, California, USA
* Tutorial: "Adding New Tools to Flash," in Chapter 4
Winkler, Tom
Hollywood, California, USA
www.doodie.com
* Animation examples in Chapter 10
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