Essential Flash 5.0 fast Rapid Web Animation

Create imaginative and lively animation for the web with Essential Flash 5.0 fast!The latest release of Macromedia's Flash, version 5.0, adds new features to the popular web applications software - such as enhanced colour controls, better selection highlights, draggable guides, pen tool, shared libraries, new panels, and expanded ActionScript capabilities. Essential Flash 5.0 fast provides a simple yet thorough introduction to the world of Flash. With clear and concise examples, Fiaz Hussain explains: - The Flash development environment- How to create simple and complex objects- Using the shape editing tools and colour- All about symbols and their instances- Layers and animation- Interactivity, including ActionScripting- How to optimise Flash movies for fast downloads TOC:Flash Environment.- Flash Basics.- Simple Flash Objects.- Editing Flash Objects.- Adding Text.- Working with Imported Bitmaps.- Using the Library, Symbols and Instances.- Understanding Layers.- Adding Animation.- Interactivity and Scripting.- Publishing and Exporting Movies.- Index.

1. Flash Environment.- The environment.- The Stage.- The Toolbars.- The Timeline.- The Panels.- 2. Flash Basics.- Bitmap and vector graphics.- Import and export of artwork.- Setting Preferences.- Speeding-up displays.- Grids, rulers and guides.- 3. Simple Flash Objects.- Tools on the Toolbox.- Drawing a straight line.- Drawing ovals and rectangles.- Drawing with the Pencil tool.- Drawing with the Brush tool.- Working with the Pen tool.- 4. Editing Flash Objects.- Selecting objects.- Using the Arrow tool.- Using the Lasso tool.- Using the Brush tool.- Using the Paint Bucket tool.- Using the Ink Bottle tool.- Using the Eraser tool.- Using the Dropper tool.- Aligning objects.- Transformation of objects.- 5. Adding Text.- Understanding Flash text.- Using the Text tool.- Working with text.- Editing text objects.- Editing text characters.- Working with text shapes.- 6. Working With Imported Bitmaps.- Understanding bitmaps.- Importing bitmaps.- Editing bitmap images.- Converting bitmaps to vector graphics.- Setting bitmap properties.- 7. Using The Library, Symbols AND INSTANCES.- The Library interface.- Working with Library folders.- Working with imported files.- Creating symbols.- Editing symbols.- Creating and editing instances.- Working with symbols and instances.- Working with shared symbols.- 8. Understanding Layers.- Creating layers.- Editing layers.- Viewing layers.- Types of layers.- 9. Adding Animation.- Working with the Timeline.- Viewing frames in the Timeline.- Frame types.- Working with frames.- Creating frame-by-frame animation.- Onion-skinning an animation.- Creating shape-tweened animation.- Creating motion-tweened animation.- 10. Interactivity and Scripting.- Working with editable text boxes.- Introducing buttons.- Adding action to buttons.- Adding action to frames.- Working with movies.- 11. Publishing and Exporting Movies.- Testing the movie for functionality and performance.- Understanding Publish Settings.- Previewing publish settings.- Exporting movies.- Printing movies.