Flash CS5.5: The Missing Manual

by Chris Grover

Overview

You can build everything from simple animations to full-fledged iOS and Android apps with Flash CS5.5, but learning this complex program can be difficult—unless you have this fully updated, bestselling guide. Learn how to create gorgeous Flash effects even if you have no programming experience. With Flash CS5.5: The Missing Manual, you'll move from the basics to power-user tools with ease.

• Learn animation basics. Discover how to turn simple ideas into stunning animations.
• Master Flash's tools. Learn the animation and effects tools with clear explanations and hands-on examples.
• Use 3D effects. Rotate objects and make them move in three dimensions.
• Create lifelike motion. Use the IK Bones tool to simulate realistic body movements and other linked motions.
• Build apps for tablets and smartphones. Create the next generation of iPhone, iPad, and Android apps.
• Add multimedia. Incorporate your own audio and video files into Flash.
• Create rich interactive animations. Dive into advanced interactivity with easy-to-learn ActionScript examples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449398255
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/28/2011
Series:	Missing Manual Series
Edition description:	Sixth Edition
Pages:	862
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Christopher Grover has worked as a technical writer, advertising copywriter, and product publicist for more than 25 years. He recently launched Bolinas Road Creative, an agency that helps small businesses promote their products and services. He is the author of Flash CS5: The Missing Manual.

Table of Contents

• The Missing Credits
  
• Introduction
  
• Part One: Creating a Flash Animation
  
  • Chapter 1: Getting Around Flash
    
  • Chapter 2: Creating Simple Drawings
    
  • Chapter 3: Animate Your Art
    
  
  
  
  
• Part Two: Advanced Drawing and Animation
  
  • Chapter 4: Organizing Frames and Layers
    
  • Chapter 5: Advanced Drawing and Coloring
    
  • Chapter 6: Choosing and Formatting Text
    
  • Chapter 7: Reusable Flash: Symbols and Templates
    
  • Chapter 8: Advanced Tweens with the Motion Editor
    
  • Chapter 9: Realistic Animation with IK Bones
    
  • Chapter 10: Incorporating Non-Flash Media Files
    
  • Chapter 11: Incorporating Sound and Video
    
  
  
  
  
• Part Three: Adding Interactivity
  
  • Chapter 12: Introduction to ActionScript 3
    
  • Chapter 13: Controlling Actions with Events
    
  • Chapter 14: Organizing Objects with the Display List
    
  • Chapter 15: Controlling the Timeline and Animation
    
  • Chapter 16: Components for Interactivity
    
  • Chapter 17: Choosing, Using, and Animating Text
    
  • Chapter 18: Drawing with ActionScript
    
  
  
  
  
• Part Four: Debugging and Delivering Your Animation
  
  • Chapter 19: Testing and Debugging Your Animation
    
  • Chapter 20: Publishing and Exporting
    
  • Chapter 21: Introducing Adobe AIR
    
  • Chapter 22: Making iPhone Apps
    
  • Chapter 23: Building Android Apps
    
  
  
  
  
• Part Five: Appendixes
  
  • Installation and Help
    
  • Flash Professional CS5.5, Menu by Menu
    
  
  
  
  
• Colophon