Index
Numbers
3D motion, animating, 144–146
3D position, changing for objects, 97
3D rotation, changing for objects, 95–96, 98
3D space
positioning in, 95–100
x, y, and z axes in, 95
3D Translation tool, using, 98
A
Actions panel
Actions toolbox, 212
components of, 211
Script pane, 211–212
ActionScript 3.0
Actions panel, 211–212
arguments, 209
brackets, 210
checking syntax, 217
checking syntax of scripts, 211
Code Snippets panel, 223–225
comments (//), 210
comparing aspects of, 334
controlling Flash movies with, 361
curly brackets, 210
doing multiple replacements in, 228
dot operator (.), 210
explained, 10
Find and Replace command, 228
formatting code, 217
functions, 209
keywords, 209
methods, 210
multiline comments (/* */), 210, 225
navigating Actions panel, 211–212
objects, 210
Options button, 211
overview, 208–209
parentheses, 210
properties, 210
referencing frame labels in, 221
Script navigator, 211–212
scripting syntax, 210–211
semicolons, 210
terminology, 209–210
writing scripts in Action panel, 211
ActionScript library, merging with SWF file, 238–240
Adobe Application Manager, checking for updates, 40
Adobe certification, levels of, 6
Adobe Community Help, consulting, 5
Adobe Flash. See Flash
Adobe Illustrator. See Illustrator
Adobe Media Encoder, adding video files to, 295–297
Adobe resources, 5–6
After Effects, removing backgrounds in, 313
Align panel, using with objects, 58–59
alpha channels. See transparencies
alpha values, modifying for fills, 66–67
Alt, using with Free Transform tool, 47
Anchor Point tools, using with bones and shapes, 172
anchor points, deleting and adding, 65
animated buttons, using, 230–232. See also buttons
animating
3D motion, 144–146
changes in rotation, 119–122
changes in scale, 119–122
filters, 114–117
transformations, 119–122
transparency, 112–114
animation duration, changing, 109–110
animations
adding frames to, 110–111
changing rotation of path, 124–125
changing scale, 124–125
of cityscape, 106–109
creating in movie clip symbols, 231–232
creating inside movie clips, 129–132
editing path of motion, 125–126
motion tweens, 105
moving keyframes in, 111
moving path of motion for, 123–124
nesting, 129–132
orienting objects to path, 126–127
overview, 105
playing at destinations, 226–230
of position, 106–109
stopping, 229–230
swapping tween targets, 127–129
using Motion Presets with, 123
workflow for, 105
armature hierarchy, 157
armatures
adding bones to, 173
authortime and runtime, 176–177
controlling easing for, 177–179
defined, 153
refining spring values for, 190–191
removing bones from, 173
articulated motion, defining bones for, 153–157
audio files
preventing overlapping with video, 312
setting advanced options for, 303–304
authortime armatures, using, 176–177
autoPlay option, changing for video, 309
B
Bandwidth Profiler
testing download performance, 353
viewing, 352
Bind tool, using to refine shape behavior, 174–175
Bit rate, measurement for sounds, 292
bitmap fill, adding, 54
Bitmap Properties dialog box, displaying, 29
bitmaps
converting to vector graphics, 81
swapping for interactive movies, 202–204
blend effects
overview, 93
using with layers, 78–80
Blur filter
applying, 93–94
applying to instance, 115
bones
adding to armatures, 173
armature hierarchy for, 157
defining for articulated motion, 153–157
defining inside shapes, 168–171
editing, 173
redefining control points for, 174–175
refining shape behavior for, 174
removing, 161
removing from armatures, 173
border decorations, creating, 61–62
Break Apart option
using with objects, 60
using with text, 240
naming in interactive movies, 207–208
placing in interactive movies, 205–206
button symbols. See also invisible buttons; symbols
creating for interactive movies, 197–201
Hit keyframe, 201
using, 76
buttons. See also animated buttons
adding sounds to, 293–294
creating event handlers for, 214–217
duplicating for interactive movies, 202
C
certification, levels of, 6
Character ranges, selecting for external text, 271
characters
changing orientation of, 243
modifying, 244–246
cityscape, animating, 106–109
Code Snippets panel
using with external content, 337
using with external text, 272–275
using with home button, 223–225
Color Effect, creating via Motion Editor, 113
colors
applying for gradient transitions, 52
matching for existing objects, 67
Colors area in Tools panel, options in, 32
columns, adding for text, 246–249
content. See external content
Convert to Symbol command, using, 77
Copy and Paste, using, 48
cropping video files, 299–301
cue points
adding synchronized Flash elements, 318–320
deleting, 316
described, 301
detecting, 316–319
inserting, 314–316
locating, 299
removing skins for, 321–322
responding to, 316–319
using conditional statements with, 317–318
curves
creating, 63–64
editing, 65
D
damping effects, adding to physics simulation, 191
Deco tool
Decorated Brush, 61–62
Flower Brush, 62–63
Symmetry brush, 57–58
Decorated Brush, using, 61–62
deleting
anchor points, 65
bones, 161
cue points, 316
keyframes in Motion Editor, 137
layers, 19
sound files, 291
destination keyframes. See also keyframes
inserting, 217–220
using frame labels on, 220–222
device fonts, using with user-input text, 264
Dialog Settings dialog box, displaying, 13
documents. See Flash documents
download performance, testing, 353
drawing modes, 50
Drawing tools, availability of, 32
Dreamweaver, inserting Flash movies into, 362
DSL setting, using with download performance, 353
E
eases
presets, 140–143
Random preset, 142
representing direction of, 178
setting for motion tweens, 138–140
using Strength option with, 178
easing, controlling for armatures, 177–179
Edit Envelope dialog box, using with sounds, 287–288
educators, resources for, 5
embedded video, using, 326–328. See also Flash video
encoding options. See video encoding options
Essentials button, location of, 12
event listeners
adding to movie clips, 336
creating for buttons, 214–217
creating for text box, 267
adding myLoader event listener to, 339
loading, 334–337
positioning, 338
removing, 339
using Code Snippets panel with, 337
external text. See also text
embedding fonts, 270–271
loading and displaying, 272–275
naming text boxes for, 269–270
saving content as text-only files, 272
external video, playing back, 305–310. See also video files
Eyedropper tool, using, 67
F
F4V format, encoding video files to, 298
fade-in and fade-out effects, using, 290
files. See also published files
opening, 10–11
saving, 11
fills
changing, 49
defined, 51
modifying alpha values of, 66–67
relationship to shapes, 44
selecting, 46–47
filters
animating, 114–117
applying via Motion Editor, 116
blur, 93–94
Clipboard button for, 95
enabling and disabling for instances, 95
establishing keyframes for, 116
options for, 95
Presets button for, 95
Quality settings for, 94
displaying video in, 295
finding resources for, 39
installing on Mac OS, 3
installing on Windows, 2
starting, 10–11
undoing steps in, 33–34
Flash documents, testing, 350–351
Flash Help, using, 39
Flash Lite documents, choosing, 363
Flash movies. See movies for Web
Flash Player, detecting version of, 358
Flash video. See also embedded video; video files
converting video files to, 297–298
embedding, 322
embedding FLV on Timeline, 324–325
encoding FLV for embedding, 323–324
Flower Brush, using, 62–63
FLV format
embedding on Timeline, 322
encoding for embedding video, 323–324
using with Flash video, 322
FLV format, encoding video files to, 298
folders
creating for layers, 23–24
fonts
choosing, 30
embedding for external text, 270–271
embedding in user-input text, 264–265
frame labels, using on destination keyframes, 220–222
frames
adding to animations, 110–111
adding to Timeline, 286
inserting, 19–20
removing, 110
selecting, 20
Free Transform tool
using, 47–48
using with path of motion, 124–125
FXG file format, exporting Flash artwork as, 75
G
gary gari thumbnail, selecting, 203
GIF files, using, 81
Global Transform option, caution about, 98
gotoAndPlay() command, using, 226, 228–229
Gradient Transform tool, using, 53
gradient transitions, creating, 51–53
graphic symbols, using, 76
graphics, adding for wrapped text, 250–251
green screen, using, 313
groups, using with objects, 54–55, 60–61
guides
locking, 90
using with symbol instances, 89–90
gutter, modifying for text, 249
H
Help feature, consulting, 39
hexadecimal numbers, choosing, 45
History panel, undoing steps in, 33–34
Hit keyframe, using with button symbols, 201
home button
adding button instance, 223
explained, 222
using Code Snippets panel for, 223–225
HTML files, creation of, 35–37
hyperlinking text, 259–261
I
copying and pasting artwork, 75
FXG file format, 75
importing layers, 75
importing symbols, 75
Illustrator files
editing symbols in, 75
importing, 73–74
loading dynamically, 336
image formats, availability of, 81
imported images, using, 16
Ink Bottle tool, using, 49
instances. See button instances; symbol instances
interactive movies. See also movies
creating button symbols for, 197–201
duplicating buttons for, 202
naming button instances in, 207–208
overview, 196
placing button instances in, 205–206
preparing Timeline for, 212–213
swapping bitmaps for, 202–204
testing button behavior in, 206
interactive navigation
adding stop action, 213
event handlers for buttons, 214–217
inverse kinematics. See also physics simulation
defining bones inside shapes, 168–171
editing bones and armature, 173
editing shapes, 171–172
explained, 153
Spring feature, 185–186
invisible buttons, overview of, 201. See also button symbols
J
jagged objects, smoothing, 29
joint speed, changing, 167
joints
changing angle indicators on, 163–164
constraining rotation of, 161–164
constraining translation of, 164–168
JPEG images
importing to Library panel, 15
using, 81
K
keyboard shortcuts
Convert to Symbol command, 77
Copy command, 48
exporting SWF files, 351
frames, 20
Library panel, 14
Paste command, 48
Paste in Place command, 66
Properties inspector, 26
removing frames, 110
Rulers, 89
symbols, 75
keyframes. See also destination keyframes; property keyframes
creating, 21–22
deleting in Motion Editor, 137
duplicating containing stop command, 230
editing in Motion Editor, 137
establishing for different shapes, 180–181
establishing for filters, 116
identifying in Timeline, 21
inserting for animations, 118
inserting in layers, 21–22
inserting in Motion Editor, 136–137
moving, 22–23
moving in animations, 111
removing, 23
selecting visual elements on Stage, 231
L
labels, using on destination keyframes, 220–222
layer folders, creating, 23–24
layers
adding, 17–19
adding to layer folders, 25
deleting, 19
features of, 16–17
identifying in workspace, 11
importing from Illustrator, 75
inserting keyframes into, 21–22
organizing in Timeline, 23–25
rearranging, 19
renaming, 17
using blending effects with, 78–80
lesson files
copying, 3–4
using, 4
Library
duplicating symbols in, 84
editing symbols from, 83–84
Library panel
accessing, 14
adding items from, 16
features of, 14
importing items to, 15
Line tool
creating dashed lines with, 62
using with patterns and symbols, 56
lines, dashing, 62
linked text boxes
adding content to, 255
creating, 252–254
finding Next link, 259
finding Previous link, 259
Loader object, using with external content, 334–337
Lock Fill option, using with gradient transitions, 52
Lowercase option, using with external text, 271
M
Mac OS, installing Flash on, 3
main menu button, availability of, 223
mask layers, defining, 341–343
masks
creating, 343–346
defining, 341–343
Media Encoder. See Adobe Media Encoder
Merge drawing mode, described, 50
metadata, adding, 353–356
mobile devices, publishing movies for, 363
Motion Editor
Alpha property, 135
changing property values in, 135
components of, 132
deleting keyframes in, 137
deleting properties in, 137–138
editing keyframes in, 137
features of, 118
Graph Size icons, 134
inserting keyframes in, 136–137
resetting values in, 137–138
setting display options for, 133–134
using to apply filters, 116
using to create Color Effect, 113
Viewable Frames icon, 134
Motion Presets, using with animations, 123
motion tweens. See also path of motion
explained, 105
lengthening and shortening, 109–110
setting eases of, 138–140
movie clip symbols
creating animations in, 231–232
preventing looping in, 132
movie clips
adding event listeners to, 336
controlling, 340–341
movies. See also interactive movies
copying, 4
publishing, 35–37
publishing for mobile devices, 363
saving, 37–38
movies for Web. See also publishing alternatives
changing display settings, 358–361
changing playback settings, 361
controlling with ActionScript, 361
detecting version of Flash Player, 358
Dimensions options for, 358–361
inserting into Dreamweaver, 362
Scale options for, 358–361
specifying Flash file settings, 356–358
myLoader event listener, using, 339
N
Navigation tools, availability of, 32
nodes
defined, 153
isolating rotation of, 159–160
Numerals option, using with external text, 271
O
Object drawing mode, described, 50
objects
in ActionScript 3.0, 210
aligning, 58–59
breaking apart, 60–61
changing 3D position of, 97
changing 3D rotation for, 95–96
converting to shapes, 50
matching colors for, 67
smoothing, 29
Option, using with Free Transform tool, 47
Oval tool, creating shapes with, 45–46
Over keyframe option, choosing, 203–204
P
Paint Bucket tool, using, 49
panel group, moving, 28
panels
displaying as icons, 28
docking, 28
expanding, 28
grouping, 28
opening, 28
rearrangement in workspace, 12
unlocking from right side of screen, 28
_parent Target, using with hyperlinked text, 260
Paste command, keyboard shortcut for, 48
Paste in Place command, using, 66
path of motion. See also motion tweens
editing, 125–126
moving for animations, 123–124
using Free Transform tool with, 124–125
patterns, creating symbols for, 55–56
Pen tool
Anchor Point tools, 172
using to create curves, 63–64
Pencil tool, creating dashed lines with, 62
perspective angle, explained, 98–100
photos, rotating on Stage, 27
Photoshop files
editing after importing, 80
importing, 78–80
physics simulation. See also inverse kinematics
adding damping effects, 191
defining bones for armature, 186–187
inserting poses, 189–190
refining armature spring values, 190–191
setting spring strength for bones, 187–188
PNG files, using, 81
poses
clearing, 161
editing on Timeline, 159
inserting, 157–159
inserting for physics simulation, 189–190
moving, 159
removing from layers, 159
preview mode, looping movies in, 35
Primitive drawing mode, described, 50
project file, explained, 106
projectors
and TLF text, 365
projects, copying, 4
Properties inspector
choosing fonts in, 30
choosing text color in, 30–31
easing options in, 177–179
identifying in workspace, 11
opening, 26
positioning objects on Stage, 26–27, 29
property keyframes, overview, 118. See also keyframes
PSD files, using, 81
Publish Settings dialog box, displaying, 354
published files, renaming, 356. See also files
publishing alternatives. See also movies for Web
saving frames as images, 362, 364
Punctuation option, using with external text, 271
R
Rectangle tool, creating shapes with, 45
removeChild() command, using with external content, 339
Retouching tools, availability of, 32
rulers, using with symbol instances, 89–90
runtime armatures, using, 176–177
S
saving
files, 11
movies, 37–38
workspace, 12
Selection tools
availability of, 32
identifying, 33
using to edit curves, 65
using with armatures, 173
using with path of motion, 126
selections, making, 46–47
_self Target, using with hyperlinked text, 260
shape behavior, refining with Bind tool, 174–175
shape contours, changing, 48–49
shape hints
adding, 183–185
removing, 185
shape tweens, morphing with, 180–182
shapes
changing transparency of, 66–67
converting objects to, 50
creating with Oval tool, 45–46
creating with Rectangle tool, 45
duplicating on Stage, 48
editing, 47–49
editing with bones in, 171–172
fill and stroke of, 44
skins
changing transparency of, 310
removing for cue points, 321–322
using with video files, 307
Smoothing option, using with objects, 29
Snap to Objects option, using with Oval tool, 46
software updates, checking for, 40
sound clips, finding, 284
sound files
deleting, 291
importing, 282–283
sound quality, setting, 291–293
sound settings, overriding, 292
sound sync, options for, 294
SoundMixer.stopAll() command, using, 312
sounds
adding to buttons, 293–294
changing, 291
changing volume of, 289–290
clipping ends of, 286–289
playing on Timeline, 283–285
stopping before starting videos, 312
using Edit Envelope dialog box with, 287–288
Spring feature
effects of, 189
explained, 185–186
spring strength, setting for bones, 187–188
spring values, refining for armatures, 190–191
Stage
adding items to from Library panel, 16
changing properties of, 13–14
duplicating shapes on, 48
features of, 13
identifying in workspace, 11
measuring X and Y values on, 27
positioning objects on, 26–27, 29
repositioning text on, 33
rotating photos on, 27
rotating text on, 33
selecting visual elements on, 231
setting color of, 13–14
setting dimensions of, 13–14
star shape, creating with Deco tool, 57–58
stop action, adding to interactive navigation, 213
stop() command, using with animations, 230
strokes
changing, 49
relationship to shapes, 44
selecting, 46–47
Subselection tools, using to edit curves, 65
Swap Symbol dialog box, displaying, 203
SWF files
changing quality of sounds in, 291–293
exporting, 351
SWZ file
merging ActionScript library with, 238–240
use with TLF Text, 237–238
breaking apart, 86
changing brightness of, 91
changing color effects of, 90–92
changing transparency of, 92
decreasing alpha value of, 90
explained, 74
repositioning, 87–90
resetting rotation and position for, 97
resizing, 87–90
using guides with, 89–90
using rulers with, 89–90
symbols. See also button symbols
button, 76
creating, 77–78
creating for patterns, 55–56
duplicating in Library, 84
editing from Library, 83–84
editing in Illustrator, 75
editing in place, 85–86
graphic, 76
importing from Illustrator, 75
swapping for interactive movies, 202–204
types of, 76
using filters with, 93–95
Symmetry brush, using, 57–58
system requirements
for Mac OS, 3
for Windows, 2
T
Test Movie mode
accessing, 147
preventing looping in, 147
text. See also external text; user-input text
adding multiple columns, 246–249
adding titles, 240–242
Break Apart option, 240
changing dimensions of, 242
changing orientation of, 243
hyperlinking, 259–261
registration of, 242
repositioning and rotating on Stage, 33
setting width and height, 242
vertical, 243–244
text boxes
adding content for wrapped text, 255
breaking and relinking, 257–259
changing contents for user-input text, 266–268
defining, 242
deleting from wrapped text, 256–257
inserting in wrapped text, 256–257
linking for wrapped text, 252–254
modifying, 249
naming for external text, 269–270
naming for user-input text, 266
resizing, 249
text color, choosing, 30
Text tool
using, 68
using to add title to animation, 30–31, 33
text wrapping. See wrapping text
Timeline
adding frames to, 286
adjusting width of frame cells in, 25
changing appearance of, 25
creating more time on, 19–20
features of, 16–17
identifying in workspace, 11
layers in, 16
location of, 16
organizing layers in, 23–25
playing sounds on, 283–285
preparing for interactive navigation, 212–213
titles
adding, 240–242
adding to animation, 30–31, 33
TLF (Text Layout Format) Text
overview, 237–238
and projectors, 365
using, 68
TLF Text library, merging, 238–240
Tools panel
identifying in workspace, 11
overview, 32
selecting tools from, 29–31, 33
Trace Bitmap command, using caution with, 81
transformations
animating, 119–122
global versus local, 98
transition animations, creating, 226–228
animating, 112–114
creating, 66–67
importing for video clips, 311
Tween layers, explained, 105
tween span
lengthening for animations, 109–110
viewing, 118
tween targets, swapping, 127–129
tweens, Classic option for, 143
Type tools, availability of, 32
U
Undo command, using, 33–34
unload() command, using with external content, 339
updates
checking for, 40
setting preferences for, 40
Uppercase option, using with external text, 271
URLRequest object, using with external content, 334–337
user-input text. See also text
adding display fields, 262–264
adding static text elements, 261–262
changing contents of text boxes, 266–268
device fonts, 264
embedding fonts, 264–265
naming text boxes, 266
testing calculator, 268
V
vanishing point, explained, 98–100
variables, creating for text boxes, 267
vector graphics, converting bitmaps to, 81
vertical text, creating, 243–244
video clips, importing for transparencies, 311–312
cropping, 299
displaying, 299
export settings, 299
presets, 299
trimming, 299
video files. See also external video; Flash video
adding to Adobe Media Encoder, 295–297
changing status in queue, 298
choosing controllers for, 310
converting to Flash video, 297–298
cropping, 299–301
displaying in Flash, 295
encoding to F4V format, 298
encoding to FLV format, 298
Export Settings dialog box, 303
final output size, 303
obtaining original info about, 303
Out points, 302–303
In points, 302–303
saving advanced options for, 304–305
setting advanced options for, 303–304
time markers for, 302
using skins with, 307
video length, adjusting, 302–303
video playback, controlling, 309–310
volume, changing for sounds, 289–290
W
Web movies. See movies for Web
Web sites
certifications, 6
Help feature, 39
program features, 4–6
resources for educators, 5
tutorials, 4–6
Windows, installing Flash on, 2
workspace
choosing, 12
layers in, 11
Properties Inspector, 11
saving, 12
Stage, 11
Timeline, 11
Tools panel, 11
adding content to linked text boxes, 255
adding graphics, 250
breaking and relinking text boxes, 257–259
deleting text boxes, 256–257
inserting text boxes, 256–257
linking text boxes, 252–254
X
x axis, using in 3D space, 95, 145
XFL documents
modifying, 38
opening, 38
XFL format, saving files to, 37–38
XMP Metadata dialog box, displaying, 355
Y
y axis, using in 3D space, 95, 145–146