Foundation Flash MX 2004

Kristian Besley has worked with multimedia for three years, but has been creative with computers for much longer. He currently develops Flash-based material within an educational environment. This material includes interactive presentations to illustrate how scientific things work, as well as graphical user interfaces and tools allowing web-based content creation with basic computer skills. He was a contributing author on the seminal Flash Math Creativity, and many other friends of ED books. In 2002, he launched the world's first bi-annual HTML markup-based TableArt competition. The competition was an unbelievable success.

From the reviews: "A neat and inexpensive intro to the latest release of the all-conquering Flash." - Computer Arts "Getting started with Flash needn't be a nightmare. This book finds virtually a perfect blend of practical case studies, in-depth theory and all-round thoughtfulness for the reader it's aimed at." - Web Designer "Highly recommended." - gotoAndPlay() "Looks at the basics of Flash MX 2004, both Standard and Professional versions. ... certainly explains Flash drawing, animation and coding tools in a friendly and controlled manner. ... Diverting case studies are also included. Overall, a neat and inexpensive intro to the latest release of the all-conquering Flash."

• Flash Movie Essentials.- The Flash Tools Panel.- Flash Symbols and Libraries.- Managing Content.- Enhancing Your Appearance.- Motion Tweening.- Shape Tweening.- Masks and Masking.- Advanced Animation and Commands.- Actions and Interactions.- Intelligent Actions.- Sound and Video.- Optimizing.- Publishing.- Intermediate ActionScript, Part 1.- Intermediate ActionScript, Part 2.- High-level Site Design.- Futurescape.