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  • The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript
  • http://www.friendsofed.com/book.html?isbn=9781430218111
  • Due: 2nd February 2009
  • ISBN-10: 1-4302-1811-8
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-4302-1811-1
  • RRP: $46.99 (USD)
  • 550 Pages
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The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript

By Michael Boucher, Chris Kaplan, Paul Milbourne


The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript is the complete guide to everything a developer needs to know to deliver rich and versatile interaction over every major platform. From setup to scripting there isn't a more concise compilation of real world applications and learning in a book than you find here.

With world wide penetration reaching over 98%, Adobe's Flash platform is the most widely distributed piece of software in the history of computing. Flash CS3 has become the premiere application for the development of high-performance web-based applications. In addition, ActionScript 3.0 has provided the freedom and flexibility of a fully object-oriented, open-source programming language to Flash. Flash CS4 builds on this combination of tools, capabilities, and third-party API development, to add even more dynamic ability, video and audio capabilities, and greater integration with Adobe's entire Creative Suite.

  • Provides complete introduction to new Flash CS4 user interface, tools and features
  • Written by experienced professionals who are active professionally and in the user community
  • Your key to delivering high-quality, dynamic content in a platform- and browser-agnostic world

What you'll learn

  • New Features
  • Environment Configuration
  • Animation Techniques
  • Actionscript 4.0 Primer
  • XML Integration
  • The Inverse Kinematics Engine
  • 3D Integration
  • Component Usage
  • Video Usage
  • Debugging and Publishing

    • Who is this book for?

    This book is authored for those looking to get up to speed quickly with the Flash IDE. Developers already familiar with Flash can also use this title to establish a robust real world understanding and best practices for the entire scope of the software.