The content of the book is excellent for beginners, but the whole book is centered on going through step by step lessons which use the sample files included on the CD which DOES NOT come with the Kindle version. I've been given a refund and I will buy the paperback version instead that does include the much needed CD. Until the Kindle purchase include additional downloads of the needed material, don't waste your time purchasing. On a very positive note, Amazon customer service was very helpful and prompt in responding to me.
Author(s): Adobe Creative Team
Edition: 1 Pap/Dvdr
Publisher: Adobe Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 385
CONTENTS......Page 5
What’s New......Page 10
Installing Flash......Page 11
Copying the Lesson Files......Page 12
Additional Resources......Page 13
Adobe Certification......Page 15
1 GETTING ACQUAINTED......Page 17
Starting Flash and Opening a File......Page 19
Getting to Know the Workspace......Page 20
Working with the Library Panel......Page 23
Understanding the Timeline......Page 25
Organizing Layers in a Timeline......Page 32
Using the Properties Inspector......Page 35
Using the Tools Panel......Page 38
Undoing Steps in Flash......Page 42
Previewing Your Movie......Page 43
Publishing Your Movie......Page 44
Saving Your Movie......Page 46
Finding Resources for Using Flash......Page 48
Checking for Updates......Page 49
2 WORKING WITH GRAPHICS......Page 51
Understanding Strokes and Fills......Page 53
Creating Shapes......Page 54
Making Selections......Page 55
Editing Shapes......Page 56
Using Gradient and Bitmap Fills......Page 60
Making Patterns and Decorations......Page 64
Creating Curves......Page 72
Creating Transparencies......Page 75
Creating and Editing Text......Page 77
3 CREATING AND EDITING SYMBOLS......Page 79
Getting Started......Page 81
Importing Illustrator Files......Page 82
About Symbols......Page 83
Creating Symbols......Page 86
Importing Photoshop Files......Page 87
Editing and Managing Symbols......Page 89
Changing the Size and Position of Instances......Page 96
Changing the Color Effect of Instances......Page 99
Applying Filters for Special Effects......Page 102
Positioning in 3D Space......Page 104
4 ADDING ANIMATION......Page 111
Getting Started......Page 113
About Animation......Page 114
Animating Position......Page 115
Changing the Pacing and Timing......Page 118
Animating Transparency......Page 121
Animating Filters......Page 123
Animating Transformations......Page 128
Changing the Path of the Motion......Page 131
Swapping Tween Targets......Page 136
Creating Nested Animations......Page 138
Using the Motion Editor......Page 141
Easing......Page 147
Animating 3D Motion......Page 153
Previewing the Animation......Page 156
5 ARTICULATED MOTION AND MORPHING......Page 159
Getting Started......Page 161
Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics......Page 162
Constraining Joints......Page 170
Inverse Kinematics with Shapes......Page 177
Armature Options......Page 185
Morphing with Shape Tweens......Page 189
Using Shape Hints......Page 192
Simulating Physics with Inverse Kinematics......Page 194
6 CREATING INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION......Page 203
About Interactive Movies......Page 205
Creating Buttons......Page 206
Understanding ActionScript 3.0......Page 217
Preparing the Timeline......Page 221
Adding a Stop Action......Page 222
Creating Event Handlers for Buttons......Page 223
Creating Destination Keyframes......Page 226
Creating a Home Button......Page 231
Playing Animation at the Destination......Page 235
Animated Buttons......Page 239
7 USING TEXT......Page 243
Getting Started......Page 245
Understanding TLF Text......Page 246
Adding Simple Text......Page 249
Adding Multiple Columns......Page 255
Wrapping Text......Page 259
Hyperlinking Text......Page 268
Creating User-input Text......Page 270
Loading External Text......Page 277
8 WORKING WITH SOUND AND VIDEO......Page 287
Getting Started......Page 289
Understanding the Project File......Page 290
Using Sounds......Page 291
Using Adobe Media Encoder......Page 304
Understanding Encoding Options......Page 308
Playback of External Video......Page 314
Working with Video and Transparency......Page 319
Using Cue Points......Page 323
Embedding Flash Video......Page 331
9 LOADING AND CONTROLLING FLASH CONTENT......Page 339
Getting Started......Page 341
Loading External Content......Page 343
Removing External Content......Page 348
Controlling Movie Clips......Page 349
Creating Masks......Page 350
10 PUBLISHING FLASH DOCUMENTS......Page 357
Testing a Flash Document......Page 359
Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler......Page 361
Adding Metadata......Page 362
Publishing a Movie for the Web......Page 365
Alternative Publishing Options......Page 371
A......Page 378
D......Page 379
I......Page 380
M......Page 381
S......Page 382
T......Page 383
Z......Page 384
