Macromedia Flash MX Production Techniques

Macromedia Flash MX Production Techniques, based on author MD Dundons popular multimedia course curriculum, is for designers and developers who want a concept-based approach to learning production techniques for Macromedia Flash MX. Youll learn, for example, how to optimize and build user-friendly files that work well at any bandwidth and processor speed. Unlike many Flash books on the market today, this book is designed to teach you smart Flash work habitsfrom the best ways to set up your desktop and organize your libraries to the nitty gritty of reducing your file size by 50 percent to the ins and outs of syncing your sound track to the visuals. Designed to be much more than a task-based exploration of the Flash program or a quick "tips and tricks" handbook, Macromedia Flash MX Production Techniques emphasizes the concepts behind using Flash, accompanied by real-world projects you can use to produce a working portfolio of Macromedia Flash-based projects. By focusing on the concepts behind Macromedia Flash production, youll learn the "why" behind what youre doing, so that you can begin making your own projects more quickly.

Table of Contents

Introduction.
1. Setting Up Your Workspace.
2. Illustration, Selection and Editing.
3. Animation Preparation.
4. Animation.
5. Animation Special Effects.
6. Importing.
7. Timeline and User Controls.
8. Single-Timeline Interfaces.
9. Using Sound in Flash.
10. Flash and HTML.
11. Optimization.
Appendix A. Macromedia Standard Keyboard Shortcuts.
Index.