numbers
3D Rotation tool, 50–52
3D Translation tool, 50–52
A
AC_RunActiveContent, 204
ActionScript, 217–246
Actions panel in, 220–221
animation converting to, 237–238
Debugger in, 245–246
for event-handling scripts, 228–230
external files of, 239–240
formatting scripts of, 241–242
for frame scripts, 224–225
interactivity in, 231–233
object-oriented
programming in, 226–227
overview of, 217
Script Assist in, 222–223
for scripts controlling movie clips, 234–235
testing interactive movies in, 243–244
validating scripts in, 241–242
versions of, 218–219
Activation screen, 2
Add a Hit frame, 78–79
Add Anchor Point tool, 40
Additional Rotation control for motion tweens, 120
Adobe
Creative Suite. see Creative Suite
Exchange, 248–249
Fireworks, 146–148
Illustrator, 140–143
Media Encoder, 191–192
Photoshop, 140–145
ADPCM Sound Properties option, 169
Advanced option in Color Effect, 73–74
AIFF audio file format, 158
AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime), 4, 213–215
Alpha blending mode, 102–105
Alpha slider in Color Effect, 73 anchor points
Pen tool for, 39
reducing number of, 55
selecting, 46–47
Selection tool vs., 20–22
Angle in filters, 130
animations. see also motion
blending modes for, 101–105
converting to ActionScript, 237–238
editing in timeline, 94–95
frame by frame creation of, 90–91
frame rates of, 88–89
masking in, 99–100
onion skinning of, 92–93
overview of, 85
scenes and, 106–107
in symbols, 97–98
synchronizing sounds to, 166–167
testing, 96
timeline of, 86–87
anti-aliasing, 57–58
applications, standalone, 212–215
Apply Recommended Import
Settings option, 140–141
arguments vs. parameters, 222
armatures, 133–136
artwork, importing, 137–156
autotracing bitmaps after, 155–156
using bitmap properties
after, 150–152
breaking apart bitmaps
after, 153–154
Bridge file-manager viewer
and, 138–139
DXF files, 149
file formats, miscellaneous, 149
from Fireworks, 146–148
Free Hand 7 through 11, 149
from Illustrator, 140–143
overview of, 137
from Photoshop, 140–143
audio. see sound
audio codec for encoding
videos, 194
Audio Event setting in Flash
Player, 200
Audio Stream setting in Flash
Player, 200
Auto Format in ActionScript, 241–242
autotracing bitmaps, 155–156
axes in transforming objects, 50–52
B
backgrounds
color of, 10–11
in editing objects, 61
in HTML movie file
settings, 202
base colors, 101
Bézier curves, 40
Bind tool, 134–135
Bitmap Text, 58
bitmaps
autotracing, 155–156
breaking apart, 153–154
in digital video files, 176
in graphics, 19
properties of, in imported
artwork, 150–152
bit-rate setting in Sound
Properties, 170
black screens, 118
blank keyframes, 87
blending modes
for animations, 101–105
in imported artwork, 144
Blur X, 130
Blur Y, 130
BMP files, 149
Bone tool, 133–136
breadcrumb trails
in editing-in-place mode, 70
in group-editing mode, 54
Break Apart text tool, 59–60
breaking apart bitmaps, 153–154
breakpoints, 245–246
Bridge file-manager viewer, 138–139
brightness slider, 72
Bring to Front for multiple
layers, 61
broken tweens, 128
Brush tool, 38
buttons
adding sounds to, 173
animation of, 98
in library, 76–79
naming symbols, 66
C
calculations in blending-mode
formulas, 102
Cap and Join menus, 33
cells in animations, 86
certification of AIR
applications, 214
check box components, 257–259
checkerboard backgrounds, 145
Chun, Russell, 217
classes in ActionScript, 226
classic tweens
overview of, 117
tweened animations, 124–126
clips in movies, 186–188
closed paths, 20
codec (compressor/decompressor), 176–177
collapsed panels, 5–6
color
of backgrounds, 10–11
base, 101
finding and replacing, 31
mode for imported
artwork, 144
panel, 28–30
RGB color mode. see RGB
(red, green, blue) color
threshold in bitmaps, 155
in vector graphics, 27–29
Color Effects
Advanced option in, 73–74
with instances, 69
in library, 72–74
compilers
of erors, 242
overview of, 219
components, 247–259
categories of, 248–249
downloading additional, 248–249
instances, customizing, 250–251
instances, setting
parameters of, 252–253
labels, formatting text in, 254–256
user interfaces, scripting, 257–259
compressing
bitmaps, 150–152
digital video files, 176–177
sounds, 158–159
compressor/decompressor (codec), 176–177
converting
anchor points, 41
animations to ActionScript, 237–238
layers to menu, 142
shapes with Selection
tool, 35
stereo sounds to mono, 169
videos with Media
Encoder, 191–192
copy-and-paste techniques, 140
copyrights, 158–159
Corner anchor points, 40
Corner Radius values, 34–36
Corner Threshold in Bitmap
setting, 156
Bridge in, 138–139
downloading accessories
for, 248–249
Fireworks in, 148
Media Encoder in, 191
Soundbooth in, 157
curly braces {}, 229
Curve Fit in Bitmap setting, 156
customizing component
instances, 250–251
D
dashed lines in tweens, 127–128
data typing in ActionScript, 230
Debugger in ActionScript, 245–246
Deco tool, 42–44
decompressors in codec, 176–177
Default Sound Properties, 168
Delete Anchor Point tool, 41
dependent vs. independent
instances, 80
deploying video files, 180–181
depth levels, 61–63
detection in publishing
movies, 205–207
digital video files, 176–177. see also video files
Dimensions
HTML movie files, menu
for, 201
overview of, 10
distortion, 49
distribution formats, 196–197
docked panels, 5–8
Document Properties, 10–11
domino effect in symbol
changes, 71
dot syntax, 235
downloading video files, 179
downsampling sounds, 159
drawing tools. see artwork,
importing; vector graphics
Dreamweaver, 148
DXF files, 149
E
easing
in Motion Editor, 123
in motion tween
Properties, 119
editing
components, 250–251
objects. see editing objects
in place, 70
in Rectangle tools, 35
sounds, 171–172
editing objects, 45–63. see also transforming objects
group-editing mode, 53–54
multiple layers and, 61–63
overview of, 45
simplifying for, 55–56
text, 57–58
text blocks, 57–58
effects in sound editing, 172
elements in ActionScript
toolbox, 220–221
Embed FLV in SWF and Play in
Timeline option, 180
embedding
fonts in component labels, 255–256
video files, 182–183
enabled parameter of
components, 252
encoding video files, 193–194
envelopes in sound editing, 172
Erase blending mode, 102–105
error handling
Compiler Errors for, 242
Debugger for, 245–246
testing interactive movies
for, 243
in tweens, 127–128
event handling
in ActionScript, 228–230
code for, 232
event listeners
overview of, 228
in user interface
components, 258–259
event vs. streaming sounds, 160–161
Exchange home page, 248–249
Expand Timeline if Needed
option for embedding
videos, 183
expanded panels, 5–6
exporting Flash movies. see also publishing Flash
movies
overview of, 195
QuickTime movies for, 210–211
standalone applications
and, 210–215
still images for, 208–209
external ActionScript files, 239–240
Eyedropper tool, 29
F
F5, 87
F6, 87
F7, 87
file organization in interfaces, 15–17
Fill Color control, 30
fills
converting to, 154
in vector graphics, 23–26
filters
for encoding videos, 194
for tweened animations, 129–131
Find and Replace Color
feature, 31
Fireworks, 146–148
FLA files, 15–18
Flash Alignment for HTML
movies, 202
Flash CS4 Professional
Advanced for Windows and
Macintosh: Visual QuickPro
Guide, 217
Flash detection, 205–207
Flash Lite, 181
Flash Media Server, 179
Flash Player, 199–200
Flash Video (FLV) files, 176–177
flexibility in Rectangle tools, 35
floating windows, 6–7
FLVPlayback component, 184
fonts
in component labels, 255–256
symbols for, 82
for text, 57–58
formats
for encoding videos, 194
for publishing Flash
movies, 196–197
for scripts, 241–242
forward kinematics, 132
fps (frames per second), 89
frame labels, 232–233
frame rates
of animations, 88–89
overview of, 10–11
frame scripts, 224–225
frame-by-frame animation
creation, 90–91
frames
in animation timeline, 87
defined, 86
frames per second (fps), 89
Free Hand 7 through 11, 149
for customizing
component instances, 250
with instances, 69
for objects, 48–49
free-floating windows, 6–7
FTP for encoding videos, 194
function keys
commonly used, 87
as interface element, 12
functions in ActionScript, 230
G
Gap Size menu, 38
GIF files
importing, 149
as movie distribution
format, 196–197
still images, exporting, 208
gotoAndPlay, 225
Gradient Bevel filter, 130
Gradient Glow filter, 130
Gradient Transform tool, 31
gradients in vector graphics, 29–31
graphic symbols vs. movie
clips, 80–81
graphics. see vector graphics
Grid Fill, 43
Grid Translation option, 44
group-editing mode, 53–54
groups
in imported artwork, 141
instances vs., 69
of objects, 53
symbols vs., 67
H
handles in Free Transform
tool, 48–49
Help, 13
Hit keyframes, 173
hits in rollover effects, 78–79
HSB (hue, saturation, and brightness) controls, 29
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) files
alignment settings for
movies in, 202
as movie distribution
format, 196–197
publishing Flash movies
as, 204
publishing movies in, 201–202
hue, saturation, and
brightness (HSB) controls, 29
I
Ignore Stage Color setting in
QuickTime, 210
Illustrator, 140–143
image compression, 177
Import As a Single Bitmap
Image, 143
Import As a Single Flattened
Bitmap, 146
Import as Mobile Device Video
Bundled in SWF, 181
Import Unused Symbols
option, 143
Import[Page#] option, 146
importing
artwork. see artwork,
importing
audio files, 158–159
video files, 178–179
Include Audio for Embedding
videos, 183
incompatibilities in imported
artwork, 140–141
independent vs. dependent
instances, 80
Ink in Pencil tool, 37–38
InkBottle tool, 24
Insert Layer, 62
Insert Target Path in
Inspector, Component, 252
instances
breaking apart, 75
customizing component, 250–251
groups vs., 69
names in ActionScript, 227–230, 253
overview of, 68–69
troubleshooting, 244
interactive vs. passive
instances, 81
interactivity in ActionScript, 231–233
interface elements, 1–18
Document Properties,
setting, 10–11
file organization and, 15–17
function keys as, 12
keyboard shortcuts, 12–14
managing workspaces
with, 5–9
overview of, 1
starting Flash with, 2–4
Into option, 146
inverse kinematics, 132–136
J
JPEG compression, 150–152
JPEG files, 149
as movie distribution
format, 197
Quality slider in Flash
Player, 200
still images, exporting, 208
K
keyboard shortcuts, 12–14
keyframes
in ActionScript, 224–225
in adding sounds to
buttons, 173
in classic tweens, 124–125
editing in timeline and, 94–95
in frame-by-frame
animations, 91
for interactivity, 232–233
in inverse kinematics, 133–136
in Motion Editor, 122–123
in motion tweens, 116–118
in onion skinning, 92–93
in putting sounds in
timelines, 162–163
in shape hints, 113–115
in shape tweens, 110–112
synchronizing to
animation, 167
in timeline, 86–87
kinematics, 132–136
Knockout in filters, 131
L
label parameter of
components, 252
label-free buttons, 77
labels, formatting text in, 254–256
layers
in imported artwork, 141–142, 144–145
motion tweens in, 117–118
library, 65–84
button symbols in, 76–79
Color Effects and, 72–74
converting objects to
symbols in, 66–67
editing objects in, 70–71
graphic symbols vs. movie
clips in, 80–81
importing sounds to, 158–161
managing symbols with, 82–84
overview of, 65
Sound Properties in, 168
linear gradients, 29–30
linking SWF files to HTML files, 198
Load External Video with
Playback Component, 180
load factors, 89
locking mask layers, 99
looping movies, 96
looping sounds
managing, 164–165
in timeline, 160–161
lossless compression, 150–152
M
Macintosh projector files, 197, 212–213
Macromedia, 148
Magic Wand tool, 153–154
Maintain Layers option, 141
masking, 99–100
mathematics of blending
mode formulas, 102
Media Encoder, 191–192
methods in ActionScript, 227
Minimum Area in Bitmap, 155
monitors, 58
morphing, 110
motion. see also animations
natural looking, 132
paths, 117
in rollover effects, 78
Motion Editor
filters in, 130
for tweened animations, 122–123
converting to ActionScript, 237–238
creating, 116–118
editing, 122–123
properties of, 119–121
Mouseevent objects, 229–230
mouseResponse function, 258–259
movie clips
graphic symbols vs., 80–81
naming symbols, 66
scripts controlling, 234–235
moviePause, 230
movies
exporting. see exporting
Flash movies
files for, 1–3
looping, 96
publishing. see publishing
Flash movies
testing interactive, 243–244
MP3 audio file format, 158
MP3 Sound Properties, 169
MSN Video, 175
multimedia assets, 83
multiple layers, 61–63
Multiply blending mode, 102
N
naming symbols, 66
natural movements, 132
nested symbols
editing, 71
overview of, 65
Netstream.Play, 179
New Folder icon in library, 82
New Symbol icon in library, 82
O
Object Drawing icon, 26
object-oriented programming (OOP), 226–227
objects
in ActionScript, 226–227
breaking apart text, 59
in classic tweens, 124–125
converting to symbols, 66–67
editing. see editing objects
in shape tweens, 112
transforming. see transforming objects
in tweened layers, 118
Objects option, 146
onion skinning, 92–93
OOP (object-oriented programming), 226–227
open paths, 20
optimizing paths, 56
Orient to Path control for
motion tweens, 120
Outer/Inner in filters, 131
Output for encoding videos, 193
Oval Primitive tool, 35
Override Sound Settings in
Flash Player, 200
P
padlocks, 63
Paint Bucket tool, 24
Paintbrush tool, 154
panels, 5
parameters vs. arguments, 222
parentheses (), 225
passive vs. interactive
instances, 81
pasting techniques, 140
Path control for motion
tweens, 120
paths
Break Apart command
and, 75
selecting, 46–47
in vector graphics, 20–22
pattern tools, 42–44
Pen tool, 39–41
Pencil tool
armature with, 134
in vector graphics, 37–38
photo compression, 150–152
Photoshop, importing from, 140–143
Place Instance on Stage
option for embedding
videos, 182
Place Objects at Original
Position option, 142
Playback options for HTML
movies, 201
Player, Flash, 199–200
playheads, 86
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files
in imported artwork, 146–149
as movie distribution
format, 197
publishing movies as, 203
still images, exporting, 208
Portable Network Graphics
(PNG). see PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files
pose layer, 134
Preprocessing sound
properties, 169
presets for video files, 192
previewing Flash movies, 203–204
primitive shape tools, 34–36
programming vs. scripting, 219
Project panel, 17
projectors, 212–213
properties
in ActionScript, 227
Library icon for, 82–83
of sounds, 168–170
Properties panel
for customizing
component instances, 250
options area vs., 25
options controls in, 32
overview of, 5–6
sliding in, 9
property keyframes, 116–118
PSD files
importing, 144–145
round-trip editing of, 146–148
publishing Flash movies, 195–215. see also exporting
Flash movies
detection in, 205–207
formats for, 196–197
HTML settings for, 201–202
overview of, 195
previewing and, 203–204
QuickTime movies, 210–211
settings for, 199–200
standalone applications in, 210–215
still images in, 208–209
SWF files, linking to HTML
files, 198
Q
Quality settings
in filters, 130
for HTML movie files, 201–202
for JPEG files, 200
in Sound Properties, 170
QuickTime
exporting Flash movies
with, 210–211
playing digital videos with, 176–177
R
radial gradients, 29–31
RadioButton, 251–253
raster graphics, 19
Raw sound option, 169
Rectangle tools, 34–35
red, green, blue (RGB) sliders.
color
registration points, 66–67
regular frames, 87
remapping function keys, 12–14
Render Width and Render
Height setting in
QuickTime, 210
repairing tweened animations, 127–128
mode in imported artwork, 144
sliders in vector drawings, 28
rollover effects, 76–78
rotation
with Free Transform tool, 49
in motion tween
Properties, 119–120
Ruler Units, 10–11
runtime environments, 219
S
scaling
with Free Transform tool, 48
for HTML movies, 202
of imported artwork, 144
scenes in animations, 106–107
Script Assist, 222–223
Script menu in Flash Player, 200
Script Navigator, 221
scripting
component user
interfaces, 257–259
components and. see components
programming vs., 219
symbols and, 65
scripts.see ActionScript scrubbing, 91
selected parameter of
components, 252
Selection tool
in breaking apart bitmaps, 153
for fills, 23
for grouping objects, 53
motion paths with, 117
for paths, 20–22
Smooth icon in, 56
for strokes, 23
Set Stage Size to Same Size as
Illustrator Artboard option, 143
setup screens, 2
shape hints, 113–115
shape tools, 34–36
shape tweening, 110–112
Shockwave Flash Files, 16
simplifying objects, 55–56
skewing with Free Transform
tool, 49
skins
onion, 92–93
for playing video files, 184–185
sliding, 8–9
Smooth Curve points in Pen
tool, 39–40
Smoothing control in
Properties
for freehand drawing, 33
Pencil tool and, 37
for simplifying objects, 55–56
snap to objects, 33
snapping in Motion Editor, 125
Software Setup screen, 2
Sorenson Spark, 194
sound, 157–173
buttons, adding to, 173
editing, 171–172
event vs. streaming, 160–161
importing audio files, 158–159
looping, 164–165
overview of, 157
properties of, 168–170
in rollover effects, 78
synchronizing to
animation, 166–167
in timeline, 162–163
Source setting for encoding
videos, 193
span-based selection, 95
Speech setting in Sound
Properties, 169
Spray Brush tool, 42–44
stage panels, 5
standalone applications, 210–215
standard anchor points, 39
standard shape tools, 34
starting Flash, 2–4
Static Text option, 57
stereo sounds, 158–159
still images, 208–209
Stop Exporting setting in
QuickTime, 210
Store Temp Data setting in
QuickTime, 211
Straighten option in Pencil
tool, 37
streaming videos, 179
streaming vs. event sounds, 160–161
Strength control in filters, 130
string expressions, 243–244
Stroke Color control
linear and radial gradients
in, 30
overview of, 27
Stroke Hinting check box, 33
Stroke Style menu, 32
Stroke Weight controls, 32
strokes in vector graphics, 23–26
Subselection tool
with anchor points, 46
for paths in vector
drawing, 20–21
Smooth Curve points with, 40
Swatches panel, 7
SWF files
as movie distribution
format, 196–197
music loops and, 165
overview of, 15–18
publishing movies as, 204
synchronizing to
animation, 166
Symbol Type for Embedding
videos, 182
symbol-editing mode
animations and, 97–98
color in, 72
for customizing
component instances, 250
overview of, 70–71
symboloids, 82
symbols, 65–84
advantages of, 65
in animations, 97–98
bitmaps converting to, 153
breaking apart instances
of, 75
button, 76–79
Color Effects for, 72–74
components as. see components
converting objects to, 66–67
creating new, 67
editing objects, 70–71
graphic symbols vs. movie
clips, 80–81
groups vs., 67
instances of, 68–69
managing with library, 82–84
movie-clip, 234–236
Symmetry Brush, 43–44
Sync Graphic Symbols option, 121
synchronizing sounds to
animation, 166–167
syntax in ActionScript
in component parameters, 253
curly braces {}, 229
dot, 235
formatting for, 241–242
parentheses (), 225
T
tame shape tweens, 111–112
Target Path icon in
ActionScript, 228–229
targeting, 199–200
Template menu for HTML
movies, 201
temporal compression, 177
testing
animations, 96
interactive movies, 243–244
text
in component labels,
formatting, 254–256
importing from Fireworks, 146
objects, breaking apart, 59
working with, 57–58
TGA files, 149
TIFF files, 149
time scales in sound editing, 172
timeline
in button symbol editing, 77
frame rates in, 88
interactivity and, 231–233
layers in, 61–62
mask layers in, 100
Motion Editor in, 122
motion tweens in, 117–118
overview of, 5
and symbols generally, 65
symbol-specific, 97–98
in synchronizing sound to
animation, 167
user interface components
on, 257–259
videos and, 180
tint controls, 72
Tint slider, 73
Tools panel
Fill Color control, 27
Object Drawing icon, 26
overview of, 5
Pencil tool in, 37
Rectangle tools in, 34–35
Selection tool, 20–22
Stroke Color control, 27
Subselection tool, 20–21
trace command in
ActionScript, 243
transforming instances, 69
transforming objects, 45–64.
see also editing objects
in 3D space, 50–52
with Free Transform tool.
see Free Transform tool overview of, 45
transparent backgrounds, 194
Transparent Windowless
HTML setting, 202
TV, video formats for, 211
tweened animations, 109–136
classic tweens as, 124–126
creating motion tweens, 116–118
filters for, 129–131
inverse kinematics in, 132–136
motion editor for, 122–123
overview of, 109
properties of motion
tweens in, 119–121
repairing, 127–128
shape hints in, 113–115
shape tweening for, 110–112
tweening, 90
U
Up keyframes, 173
Update option for images, 151
updating video files, 189–190
Use Count feature in library, 84
user feedback, 98
user interfaces, 257–259
V
validating scripts, 241–242
value expression, 244
values of components, 252
vector graphics, 19–44
color in, 27–29
Deco tool for, 42–44
fills in, 23–26
gradients in, 29–31
options for, 32–33
overview of, 19
paths in, 20–22
pattern tools in, 42–44
Pen tool in, 39–41
Pencil tool in, 37–38
shape tools, 34–36
Spray Brush tool for, 42–44
strokes in, 23–26
vector paths
importing from Fireworks, 146
importing from Illustrator, 140–141
importing from
Photoshop, 144–145
vectorizing bitmap images, 155
version numbers in Preset
menu, 194
video files, 175–194
as clips in movies, 186–188
converting with Media
Encoder, 191–192
deploying, 180–181
digital, basics of, 176–177
embedding, 182–183
encoding, 193–194
importing, 178–179
overview of, 175
playing, skins for, 184–185
updating, 189–190
Video Import wizard, 178–185
Vine Fill, 43
visible parameter of
components, 252
W
Walt Disney animation studio, 90
Warner Brothers animation
studio, 90
WAV audio file format, 158
waveforms
in editing sounds, 171
in sounds generally, 158
in synchronizing sound to
animation, 167
Web searching, 58
Web-based Help systems, 13
Welcome screen, 2–4
wild shape tweens, 111–112
Window Mode menu for
HTML movies, 202
Windows projector
creating standalone
applications with, 212–213
as standalone, executable
movie files, 197
workspaces, 8–9
x
X axis, 50–52
X Translation, 135
Y
Y axis, 50–52
Y Translation, 135
YouTube, 175
Z
Z axis, 50–52