Product Description

Creating Flash Widgets with Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0 is an introduction to developing widgets for the Internet using the new features of Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0. Many social-networking sites, blogs, and personal home pages have adopted the use of widgets and Flash developers can create and distribute their own widgets for others to use. A step-by-step example demonstrates how to design and develop your own Flash widgets and integrate them with XML. In addition, publishing, promoting, and capitalizing on your Flash widgets is discussed.
What you'll learn

* Using the new tools in Flash CS4
* Basic differences of ActionScript 3.0
* Designing and developing widgets
* Utilizing XML with widgets
* Publishing widgets to the Internet
* Promoting and capitalizing on widgets

Who is this book for?

Creating Flash Widgets with Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0 targets novice to intermediate Flash designers/developers interested in learning how to create and publish widgets for the Internet.

About the Author

John Arana is currently an Interactive Developer at TechnoCom Corporation, a provider of solutions to enable wireless location networks. Previously, John was Lead Flash Developer at Hekko Corporation, an educational software provider. He also runs his own business doing freelance Flash work involving web sites, games, rich Internet applications, desktop applications, and widgets.
Product Details

* Paperback: 96 pages
* Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (May 4, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1430215844
* ISBN-13: 978-1430215844
* Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches

Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies

Product Description
Ready to take your Flash skills to the next level? Learn how to use Adobe Flash CS4 to create innovative interactive experiences! Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies shows you how to create professional, cool projects, step by step, from start to finish.

Whether you’re working on your first Flash project or you’re a veteran Flash animator ready to get into more advanced applications, Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies walks you through Flash’s new tricks and explains how to use them. You’ll get the skinny on new features including inverse kinematics, motion tweening, and Motion Editor. You’ll also find out how to:

* Work with panels
* Take advantage of an ActionScript
* Create and plan your first project
* Follow the ins and outs of Flash graphics
* Navigate your way around the swatches panel
* Get your video on the Web using YouTube
* Utilize Flash audio and video
* Develop with the Flash timeline

To help you quickly find what you need, Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies is divided into eight minibooks:

* Introducing Flash
* Creating Graphics
* Animating Graphics
* Adding ActionScript 3.0 Magic
* Working with Flash Audio
* Working with Flash Video
* Getting Interactive
* Finalizing a Flash Project

Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies will help make your experience animating in Flash much easier!

Flash CS4 Professional Bible (Paperback)

Review
"...detailed tutorials...comprehensive guide to Flash development using the Flash CS4 IDE." (BitWiseMag.com, March 9th 2009)

Product Description
A completely revised and updated edition of the all-time bestselling Flash title

* Written by two of the world’s leading Flash experts, this comprehensive reference provides you with undocumented techniques, tips, and tricks on the CS4 release of Flash, the popular tool that allows you to create animations and build interactive Web sites
* In-depth coverage on more than one thousand pages includes something for everyone—whether you’re a Web novice or an accomplished Web professional—this resource will be your guide to the inner workings and capabilities of Flash CS4
* Two of the world’s leading Flash experts offer more coverage than any other book on the market
* The accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, addons, plugins, shareware, templates, and examples

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Product Details

* Paperback: 1224 pages
* Publisher: Wiley; Pap/Cdr edition (February 9, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0470379189
* ISBN-13: 978-0470379189
* Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches

Flash CS4 Professional for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

Product Description
This book covers Flash CS4, including all the features brand new for Flash users. Flash CS4 introduces motion tweening, a new method for animating objects, such as symbols and text fields. Using a new panel, the Motion Editor, Flash developers will find it easier than ever to create sophisticated, lifelike animations. In addition, inverse kinematics allows animators to create armatures, skeleton-like structures that connect symbols and govern their movement. The animation chapters of the Flash CS4 Visual Quickstart Guide will be fully updated to integrate the new animation techniques with the old and to give beginners some insight into how and when to use which types. Flash CS4 Professional: Visual QuickStart Guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to guide readers along so that they’ll be up and running quickly.

About the Author
Katherine Ulrich is a writer and editor with a special interest in graphics and multimedia software. She has worked with Flash since version 3. She is also an avid amateur photographer. Formerly, she was an editor at Macworld Magazine, working in the how-to department.

How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS4: The art of design and animation (Paperback)

Review
""As a veteran Flash animator, Chris offers the reader a wealth of traditional Flash animation techniques; however, what makes this book even more valuable is the knowledge he offers of ways to use the latest features in the current tool."" -Richard Galvan, Product Manager, Flash
""Chris effortlessly breaks down complicated topics into easy-to-learn nuggets of digital animation wisdom. You learn everything a Flash animator wants-lip syncing tricks, walk-cycles, photo cut-out animation and even more advanced concepts like frame-by-frame traditional animation."" -Aaron Simpson, Animation Producer and Founder of ColdHardFlash.com
""Through it's refreshing and approachable design, this book was an instant hit and invaluable resource in our studio. We often recommend it to Flash newbies who are starting on their creative journey."" ---Gray Goldberger, Animation Director, Fablevision

Review
"As a veteran Flash animator, Chris offers the reader a wealth of traditional Flash animation techniques; however, what makes this book even more valuable is the knowledge he offers of ways to use the latest features in the current tool." -Richard Galvan, Product Manager, Flash

"Chris effortlessly breaks down complicated topics into easy-to-learn nuggets of digital animation wisdom. You learn everything a Flash animator wants-lip syncing tricks, walk-cycles, photo cut-out animation and even more advanced concepts like frame-by-frame traditional animation." -Aaron Simpson, Animation Producer and Founder of ColdHardFlash.com

"Through it's refreshing and approachable design, this book was an instant hit and invaluable resource in our studio. We often recommend it to Flash newbies who are starting on their creative journey." -Gray Goldberger, Animation Director, Fablevision

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Product Details

* Paperback: 336 pages
* Publisher: Focal Press; Pap/Cdr edition (April 20, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0240521315
* ISBN-13: 978-0240521312
* Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 1.5 inches

The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript

Product Description

For any professional designer or developer working in the world of web technologies or multimedia, Flash is the must-have application, and knowing how to use it effectively is vital. Add in ActionScript 3.0, and Flash becomes an even more powerful tool for the development of high-performance web applications.

The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript introduces and explores the possibilities available to you through using Flash CS4. You will learn the aspects basics of Flash's working environment and, using a step-by-step approach, work through the features of Flash and ActionScript needed to quickly achieve results. From navigating the interface to using graphic tools to write scripts and troubleshoot, you'll master all of the of deploying highly interactive applications with rich audio, video, and animation.

Written for the beginning-to-intermediate Flash user, this book uses complete examples that highlight best practices that you can apply to your daily work as a developer or designer in today's rich media world.

* Learn to create and manage assets in Flash using the graphics tools and the library.
* Acquire a comprehensive understanding of animation using the new Motion Editor and inverse kinematics tools.
* Discover the dynamic world of ActionScript development including classes, events, and XML.
* Learn to use and customize Flash's UI components.
* Become familiar with audio and video assets including preparation and integration.
* Debug, publish, and deploy Flash applications for the Web with Flash Player and the desktop using the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR).