Flash MX Savvy

From the Publisher: Savvy n : practical know-how Flash MX is so powerful and versatile that even experienced web designers require additional help to move up to the next level. Focusing on program features as well as results, Flash MX Savvy anticipates your goals and uses professional examples to show you the best ways to attain them. You can either work your way through the book or zero in on any topic or group of tasks, from content creation to media integration to interactivity and ActionScript. Hands On tutorials allow you to apply different techniques to projects that will yield useful, real-world results. Web designers, animators, artists, and developers will discover what's new in Flash MX, learn the whys, not just the hows, and find a helpful ActionScript reference. Coverage includes: Content Creation: painting and drawing, text manipulation, reusable content. ActionScript: understanding ActionScript as a language, Movie Clip management and parameter control, plus a reference section with essential ActionScript terms. Interactivity: interface elements and controllers, new Flash components. Audio Integration: synchronization, compression schemes, scripting of audio interactivity. Media Integration: with audio applications, with Director, with CD-ROM content, with 3D animation. Featured on the CD All the files you'll need to complete the book's tutorials, along with trial versions of several Flash-friendly applications, finished sample animations and interactive movies, and an additional chapter on integrating Flash with Dreamweaver. You'll also find links to the Web's most useful Flash sites. About the Authors Ethan Watrall is an archaeologist by training. The author of Dreamweaver 4/Fireworks 4: Visual JumpStart and the upcoming Dreamweaver MX Design and Technique, he teaches web and interactive design at Ivy Tech State College in Bloomington and Columbus, Indiana. Norbert Herber is a musician and arranger. He works as a composer and sound designer for digital media projects He is a multimedia instructor at the International Academy of Design and Technology in Chicago, Illinois.