Foundation Flash CS4 for Designers

Copyright © 2009 by Tom Green and David Stiller

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Credits

Lead Editor

Ben Renow-Clarke

Technical Reviewer

Tiago Dias

Editorial Board

Clay Andres, Steve Anglin, Mark Beckner, Ewan Buckingham, Tony Campbell, Gary Cornell, Jonathan Gennick, Michelle Lowman, Matthew Moodie, Jeffrey Pepper, Frank Pohlmann, Ben Renow-Clarke, Dominic Shakeshaft, Matt Wade, Tom Welsh

Project Manager

Beth Christmas

Copy Editor

Marilyn Smith

Associate Production Director

Kari Brooks-Copony

Production Editor

Laura Cheu

Compositor

Lynn L'Heureux

Proofreader

Liz Welch

Indexer

Carol Burbo

Artist

Kinetic Publishing Services, LLC

Cover Image Designer

Corné van Dooren

Interior and Cover Designer

Kurt Krames

Manufacturing Director

Tom Debolski

To Brian and Carl in British Columbia because I have run out of people.

—Tom Green

To Lotte Reiniger, creator of the oldest surviving animated feature film (Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, 1926), whose work hinges on the principles described in Chapter 8.

—David Stiller