As the industry standard for creating lively Web animations, Flash allows you to develop animation content or turn existing graphics into dynamic Web page animations—the CS4 release guarantees a world of new and thrilling possibilities If you are a beginner-to-intermediate level Flash user, this book will get you up and running fast as you dive into the tasks of building animation sequences and using ActionScript to create interactive Web page components Contains 150 useful and interesting Flash tasks presented in full color that demonstrates how easy it can be to design rich and dynamic content for any Web site

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Flash CS4 in 24 Hours will show Flash begin.

Explains how to use Dreamweaver and Flash to accomplish over three hundred Web development tasks, including create tables, design frames, implement JavaScript behaviors, draw and paint Flash objects, and replicate movie clips.

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to design, create, and deploy high-impact graphics and animation with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the skills and technologies you need, from creating interactivity and animation to optimizing and publishing your Flash movies on the Web. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! * Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions visually show you how to use Flash. * Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. * Notes, Tips, and Cautions provide related information, advice, and warnings. Learn how to… * Make the most of the updated Flash interface, including its new Motion tools * Draw and paint original art in Flash * Use layers and the Library to efficiently organize your content * Build animations using shape tweening, Flash CS4’s new motion tweening, and advanced inverse kinematics * Create special effects with shapes, filters, and the new Deco Tool * Add interactivity to your Flash movies * Integrate a wide spectrum of audio and video content * Use ready-built components to create sophisticated content without programming * Get started with ActionScript 3 * Publish your movies to the Web * Design modular Flash sites that load quickly and perform well Phillip Kerman is an internationally recognized expert on the use of the Web and multimedia for training and entertainment. He has frequently presented at Macromedia and Adobe user conferences, and has taught Flash and other Adobe Web development technologies to working web professionals worldwide. Lynn Beighley, a freelance web programmer and designer, has written several Flash, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop books and training CDs. She has worked at Los Alamos National Labs, Palm, and Yahoo! Her dynamic Flash advertisements have appeared on Yahoo!’s home page.

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to design, create, and deploy high-impact graphics and animation with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional. Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll master the skills and technologies you need, from creating interactivity and animation to optimizing and publishing your Flash movies on the Web. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! * Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions visually show you how to use Flash. * Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. * Notes, Tips, and Cautions provide related information, advice, and warnings. Learn how to... * Make the most of the updated Flash interface, including its new Motion tools * Draw and paint original art in Flash * Use layers and the Library to efficiently organize your content * Build animations using shape tweening, Flash CS4's new motion tweening, and advanced inverse kinematics * Create special effects with shapes, filters, and the new Deco Tool * Add interactivity to your Flash movies * Integrate a wide spectrum of audio and video content * Use ready-built components to create sophisticated content without programming * Get started with ActionScript 3 * Publish your movies to the Web * Design modular Flash sites that load quickly and perform well Phillip Kerman is an internationally recognized expert on the use of the Web and multimedia for training and entertainment. He has frequently presented at Macromedia and Adobe user conferences, and has taught Flash and other Adobe Web development technologies to working web professionals worldwide. Lynn Beighley, a freelance web programmer and designer, has written several Flash, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop books and training CDs. She has worked at Los Alamos National Labs, Palm, and Yahoo! Her dynamic Flash advertisements have appeared on Yahoo!'s home page.

A visual learner's guide to creating beautiful, functional websites without writing a line of code Adobe Muse allows graphic and visual designers to leverage the skills they already have in graphic design programs such as Adobe InDesign to create engaging, visually stunning websites without needing to write code. Veteran web designers as well as those new to website creation will learn to outline what a site needs and who it serves, as well as all about generating a look and feel, implementing the design as a working page, testing functionality, taking the site live, and keeping it going. Adobe Muse empowers graphic designers to create spectacular, functional websites without coding, and this visual guide makes it fast and easy to learn Muse Covers planning the site, designing the page layout, converting the layout to a website, adding multimedia content, and publishing a site Presented in the highly acclaimed Visual step-by-step format that breaks big topics into bite-sized modules and shows exactly what to expect at every step A companion website provides materials for experimentation to help you plan and develop your site Adobe Muse provides graphic and visual designers with the flexibility they have longed for as they design websites; this full-color book helps visual learners master Adobe Muse quickly and easily.