Essential Flash 4 for Web Professionals

With Flash 4's slick, fast-loading vector graphics and animation, you can transcend the limites of HTML, building sites as hot as your imagination! Now, learn Flash 4 in a flash from a professional Web designer-through real-world projects you can view live on a linked website! Start with the basics, then master every key technique, from animation through navigation, interactivity through building a complete opening sequence. Best of all, the projects are linked to a live website where you can see (and download) each Flash effect, in each stage of completion. It's all the guidance you'll need-every step of the way! YOU'LL LEARN ALL THIS AND MUCH MORE! Flash basics: Drawing and modifying text and shapes Texture fills, transparencies, and imported graphics Animation: Timelines, frames, tweening, fading, transitions, and more Interactivity, including symbols, buttons, actions, sound effects, and forms Fine-tuning your graphics with advanced techniques Building animated opening sequences, step-by-step Publishing to the Web: pre-loading, plug-in detection, and server settings Rely on Essential Guides for ALL the Web Skills You Need! All these books share the same great format and the same dynamic website ... so once you've used one, they're all a piece of cake!