Product Description
Animate, and activate! Draw energy and attention to your Web site by incorporating all manner of motion, animation, sound, active text, rollovers, and more. This resource offers a wealth of knowledge to help get you going.
From the Back Cover
Understand the language and uses of Flash, the premier multimedia-authoring tool. Learn to design and deliver motion graphics, movies, sound files, presentations, low-bandwidth Web sites, and more. Regardless of your experience level, How to Do Everything with Macromedia Flash MX will help you get the most from Flash by presenting well-organized, bite-sized bits of information. Coverage includes all aspects of Flash--design as well as programming and development. Create Flash animations and interactive movies, learn the full power of ActionScript, and discover why Flash is the world's most widely used Web graphics application.
- Use basic drawing tools and understand each element of the interface and toolbar
- Modify the size, color, scale, rotation, and skew of any object
- Create interactive and fast-loading elements such as buttons, menu, animations, and backgrounds
- Utilize a full range of animation features in Flash including motion and shape tweening
- Add pictures, video, and sound to your movies
- Learn the actions, methods, and functions of ActionScript
- Learn to program in Normal and Expert modes
- Incorporate MPEG, DV, and QuickTime movies into your Flash movie
- Use Components to quickly create scrolling text, graphics, and other complex interactivity
