Flash 4 Bible

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: Mastering Flash Tools

Chapter 1: Defining: The Flash Toolbar

Chapter 2: Flash Color

Chapter 3: Defining: The Flash Framework

Chapter 4: Menus, Palettes, Settings, and Preferences

Chapter 5: Getting Flash Help

Part II: Creating Flash Graphics

Chapter 6: Drawing in Flash

Chapter 7: Using Media with Flash Artwork

Chapter 8: Animating with Flash

Chapter 9: The Flash Library: Symbols and Instances

Part III: Sound Planning

Chapter 10: Understanding Sound for Flash

Chapter 11: Controlling Sounds in Flash

Chapter 12: Optimizing Flash Sound for Export

Part IV: Flash Interactivity: Making Things Happen

Chapter 13: Understanding Basic Interactivity: Actions and Event Handlers

Chapter 14: Gaining Advanced Control Over Your Movies

Chapter 15: Programming Flash with Actionscript

Chapter 16 Revving-Up Flash Generator

Part V: Using Flash with Other Programs

Chapter 17: Working with Raster Graphics, (Photoshop, Fireworks, LivePicture)

Chapter 18: Working with Vector Graphics (Freehand, Illustrator, Streamline)

Chapter 19: Working with Audio Applications (SoundEdit 16 (Mac), SoundForge 4.5(PC), Peak (Mac), DECK II (Mac), Acid Pro (PC), Rebirth (Mac/PC))

Chapter 20: Working with 3D Graphics (Introduction to 3D Modeling, Simulating 3D with Flash Artwork, Using Adobe Dimensions to Create 3D Objects, Animating Figures with MetaCreations Poser, Exporting Animations from Kinetix 3D Studio Max)

Chapter 21: Working with QuickTime

Chapter 22: Creating Full-Motion Video in Flash

Chapter 23: Creating Broadcast Quality Cartoons

Chapter 24: Working with Authoring Applications (General - HTML & WYSIWYG Apps, Dreamweaver, Director)

Part VI: Distributing Flash Movies

Chapter 25: Exporting Shockwave Flash Movies

Chapter 26: Structuring Flash Content (Writing Markup for Flash, Browser Compatibility, Using Flash with JavaScript and DHTML)

Chapter 27: Using Players and Projectors

Appendix A: Contact Information for Authors & Contributors