Book Description
Leading Flash experts, Reinhardt and Dowd, have revised this best-selling and well-reviewed Flash title to cover the very latest release of Adobe Flash. It will continue to fill the need for a user-friendly, yet in-depth book that appeals to both the web novice and the accomplished web worker, and will function as their guide to the workings and capabilities of this powerful program. The accompanying CD will include add-ons, plug-ins, shareware, templates, and examples. This next edition will cover all that is new in Flash, including -
* The Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview allows you to compile .fla files that contain or import scripts written in the new ActionScript 3.0 language.
* Document Class--Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview introduces the new concept of a document class, which is a class definition that is associated with the main timeline.
* Symbol-Class Linkage--Linkage Identifiers are no longer needed in ActionScript 3.0. Instead, you can specify a class name for a library symbol which can then be directly instantiated dynamically to create instances of that symbol.
* Errors and Warnings--There are two additional options for ActionScript 3.0 errors and warnings, which can be toggled in the ActionScript 3.0 Preferences.
* Class Path--You can now have other definitions besides classes in external files, such as functions or namespaces.
* Language and Player API Changes--This release includes many changes to the ActionScript syntax and the classes and functions provided natively by the player, which will require reference to the supplied documentation and ActionScript Language Reference.
Back Cover Copy
Deliver winning Flash content with this one-stop guide
Two of the savviest Flash experts in the industry show you how to add impact to your Web content. Robert Reinhardt and Snow Dowd know all the techniques and tricks — and they take you under the hood in this one-stop total reference guide to Flash CS3 Professional. Follow their tutorials, learn from cool examples, and discover insider secrets you won't find in any other book. Don't miss the special 16-page color insert loaded with spectacular examples.
- Learn Flash CS3's vector-based drawing program
Use filters, effects, masks, and layers to add impact
Unravel the nuts and bolts of ActionScript 3.0 code
Integrate sound, video, and graphics
Apply HTML and Text Field formatting
Create a game in Flash and win
Add interactivity and publish your Flash movies
What's on the CD-ROM?
The CD includes the original Flash project files with ActionScript code for the examples in the book, along with custom components for image loading and effects.
See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.
