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 6
What’s New......Page 11
Installing Flash......Page 12
Copying the Lesson Files......Page 13
Additional Resources......Page 14
Adobe Certification......Page 16
1 GETTING ACQUAINTED......Page 18
Starting Flash and Opening a File......Page 20
Getting to Know the Workspace......Page 21
Working with the Library Panel......Page 24
Understanding the Timeline......Page 26
Organizing Layers in a Timeline......Page 33
Using the Properties Inspector......Page 36
Using the Tools Panel......Page 39
Undoing Steps in Flash......Page 43
Previewing Your Movie......Page 44
Publishing Your Movie......Page 45
Saving Your Movie......Page 47
Finding Resources for Using Flash......Page 49
Checking for Updates......Page 50
2 WORKING WITH GRAPHICS......Page 52
Understanding Strokes and Fills......Page 54
Creating Shapes......Page 55
Making Selections......Page 56
Editing Shapes......Page 57
Using Gradient and Bitmap Fills......Page 61
Making Patterns and Decorations......Page 65
Creating Curves......Page 73
Creating Transparencies......Page 76
Creating and Editing Text......Page 78
3 CREATING AND EDITING SYMBOLS......Page 80
Getting Started......Page 82
Importing Illustrator Files......Page 83
About Symbols......Page 84
Creating Symbols......Page 87
Importing Photoshop Files......Page 88
Editing and Managing Symbols......Page 90
Changing the Size and Position of Instances......Page 97
Changing the Color Effect of Instances......Page 100
Applying Filters for Special Effects......Page 103
Positioning in 3D Space......Page 105
4 ADDING ANIMATION......Page 112
Getting Started......Page 114
About Animation......Page 115
Animating Position......Page 116
Changing the Pacing and Timing......Page 119
Animating Transparency......Page 122
Animating Filters......Page 124
Animating Transformations......Page 129
Changing the Path of the Motion......Page 132
Swapping Tween Targets......Page 137
Creating Nested Animations......Page 139
Using the Motion Editor......Page 142
Easing......Page 148
Animating 3D Motion......Page 154
Previewing the Animation......Page 157
5 ARTICULATED MOTION AND MORPHING......Page 160
Getting Started......Page 162
Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics......Page 163
Constraining Joints......Page 171
Inverse Kinematics with Shapes......Page 178
Armature Options......Page 186
Morphing with Shape Tweens......Page 190
Using Shape Hints......Page 193
Simulating Physics with Inverse Kinematics......Page 195
6 CREATING INTERACTIVE NAVIGATION......Page 204
About Interactive Movies......Page 206
Creating Buttons......Page 207
Understanding ActionScript 3.0......Page 218
Preparing the Timeline......Page 222
Adding a Stop Action......Page 223
Creating Event Handlers for Buttons......Page 224
Creating Destination Keyframes......Page 227
Creating a Home Button......Page 232
Playing Animation at the Destination......Page 236
Animated Buttons......Page 240
7 USING TEXT......Page 244
Getting Started......Page 246
Understanding TLF Text......Page 247
Adding Simple Text......Page 250
Adding Multiple Columns......Page 256
Wrapping Text......Page 260
Hyperlinking Text......Page 269
Creating User-input Text......Page 271
Loading External Text......Page 278
8 WORKING WITH SOUND AND VIDEO......Page 288
Getting Started......Page 290
Understanding the Project File......Page 291
Using Sounds......Page 292
Using Adobe Media Encoder......Page 305
Understanding Encoding Options......Page 309
Playback of External Video......Page 315
Working with Video and Transparency......Page 320
Using Cue Points......Page 324
Embedding Flash Video......Page 332
9 LOADING AND CONTROLLING FLASH CONTENT......Page 340
Getting Started......Page 342
Loading External Content......Page 344
Removing External Content......Page 349
Controlling Movie Clips......Page 350
Creating Masks......Page 351
10 PUBLISHING FLASH DOCUMENTS......Page 358
Testing a Flash Document......Page 360
Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler......Page 362
Adding Metadata......Page 363
Publishing a Movie for the Web......Page 366
Alternative Publishing Options......Page 372
A......Page 379
D......Page 380
I......Page 381
M......Page 382
S......Page 383
T......Page 384
Z......Page 385
