Flash 4 for Windows and Macintosh

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Peachpit Press, 1999 - Computers - 442 pages
Flash 4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is a step-by-step guide to creating animated Web graphics using Macromedia Flash 4. This easy, visual approach to learning Flash takes the reader through the basics of vector drawing to the creation of animated multimedia files for the Web. Using this clear guide, professional Web designers, as well as hobbyists, can find out how to add sophisticated multimedia effects to their Web pages, without having to learn complicated scripting languages.

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
5
Creating Simple Objects
19
Using the Brush Tool in Normal Mode
38
Setting Paragraph Attributes
48
Repositioning Objects with the Inspector
65
Assistance with Existing Elements
72
Reshaping Fills
79
51
84
Using Onion Skinning
227
Ending a Motion Tween
242
Moving Objects in Straight Lines
250
Changing Tween Speed
257
Creating Shapes That Move as They Change
272
Reversing Frames
288
Saving Animations as Graphic Symbols
296
Using MovieClip Symbols
303

Using the Ink Bottle Tool
87
Creating New Solid Colors
93
Creating Color Sets
100
Putting Gradients to Work
106
Modifying Curves
112
About Filling Multipart Shapes
138
Cutting and Pasting Objects Between Layers
163
About Symbol Instances
179
Swapping One Symbol Instance for Another
186
FramebyFrame Animations
205
Adding Actions to a Frame
309
Using Stop and Play Actions
315
Creating Buttons That Change Shape
327
Using On MouseEvent
335
Mouse Events
337
Adding Sound to Your Movies
347
Introducing Complex Interactivity
373
Delivering Movies to Your Audience
391
Keyboard Shortcuts
424
Copyright

References to this book

Producing for the Web
Jason Whittaker
No preview available - 2000

About the author (1999)

Katherine Ulrich is a writer and editor specializing in graphics, publishing, and multimedia software. Her career includes a 12-year stint at Macworld magazine. As a developmental editor, Katherine helped to develop and direct Macworld's how-to sections (Media, Publishing, Secrets, and Create).