Flash MX 2004 Savvy: Also Covers Flash Professional! - Softcover

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ethan Watrall is a visiting faculty member in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University, where he teaches several web design classes. He is also a trained archaeologist and the author of Dreamweaver MX Design & Technique and Flash MX Savvy.

Norbert Herber is a visiting lecturer in the Department of Telecommunications at Indiana University, where he teaches classes in multimedia development, scripting, interactive design, and digital audio. He is co-author of Flash MX Savvy.

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savvy n. Practical know-how

Both new and experienced Flash users need plenty of help mastering these versatile, powerful applications. Whichever group you belong to, Flash MX 2004 Savvy gives you the resources you need to advance your skills. This means clear explanations, real-world examples, and carefully crafted tutorials in which you ll learn the full range of Flash techniques. You ll find in-depth introductions to the features new to Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004: Timeline Effects, the expanded components library, built-in project management tools, and more.

Designed so you can work your way from front to back or focus on the topics most important to you, this book helps you understand why Flash works as it does and how to meet the demands of your Flash-based projects. Coverage includes:

Content creation: painting and drawing, text manipulation, reusable content, interactive slideshow presentations, content for the Pocket PC

ActionScript: manual scripting, movie clip management and parameter control plus a complete ActionScript Reference on the CD

Interactivity: interface elements and controllers, new Flash components, new ActionScript behaviors

Audio integration: synchronization, compression schemes, implementing interactive audio

Media integration: with Director, with CD-ROM content, with 3D animation, with full-motion and streaming video