Web Wizard's Guide to ShockWave

James G. Lengel

208 pages, parution le 25/11/2002

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Résumé

This book shows readers with limited previous Web programming experience how to quickly create interactive content for their Web sites using Shockwave.KEY TOPICS: This book requires no previous programming experience. It provides realistic full-color screen shots and code examples. Shows how to prepare text, images, sound, and video files for inclusion in a Shockwave project. Provides a hands-on tutorial on building a Shockwave project. Takes readers through the process of planning and building a multimedia Web experience.MARKET:This book is designed for readers with limited programming skills who want to learn to use Shockwave; as well as students taking a Web design course where Shockwave is used.

Contents

1. Shockwave: The Possibilities.

Examples of Shockwave on the Web.
Nine Forms of Interactivity.
How Shockwave Works.
When to use Shockwave.

2. The Shockwave Development Environment.

Director's Stage, Cast, and Score.
Actors: Text, Images, Sound, Music, Video.
Time: Frames, Scenes, Movies, and Markers.
Movement: Sprite Position and Types.
Scripts: Behaviors and Lingo.
Creating a Simple Production.

3. Planning and Preparing.

Planning the Shockwave Project.
Organizing and Labeling the Production.
Preparing the Media Elements.

4. Putting the Cast On the Stage.

Confirming the Setup.
Importing the Actors.
Placing the Cast on the Stage.

5. Making Things Move.

Type of Animation.
Animation Concepts.
Creating Path Animation.
Creating Parts-in-Place Animation.
Creating a Film Loop.
Creating User-Initiated Animation.
Using Built-in Animation Behaviors.
Hints and Tips on Animation.
Creating Scripted Animation.

6. Building Basic Interaction.

How Scripts Work.
Writing Navigation Scripts.
Controlling Transitions.
Controlling Tempo.
Using Conditional Tests (If... Then... Logic).
Using Scripts for Sprite Control.
Creating Drag-and-Drop Sprites.
Trying It Yourself.

7. Creating Complex Interaction.

Animating with Lingo Scripts.
Controlling and Modifying Sprites with Scripts.
Enabling Text Functions with Lingo.
Interacting with Sound.
Interacting with Video.
Interacting with Web Resources.
Creating Custom Cursors.
Keeping Score.

8. Publishing Your Project

Reviewing and Testing Your Project.
Creating a Shockwave File.
Posting Your Project to a Web Server.
Managing the User Experience.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Addison Wesley
Auteur(s)	James G. Lengel
Parution	25/11/2002
Nb. de pages	208
Format	18 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	404g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780321121721