Flash has long been famous for its spectacular graphical capabilities, and the first question of any Flash beginner is "how do I copy the effects on my favorite site" Flash CS4 will be released Q4 2008, and includes a host of new graphical features, such as native 3D and enhanced video. This book describes how to manipulate those along with many other existing graphical effects using code. The book focuses purely on graphical manipulation in Flash, and includes Adobe's new Pixel Bender technology for complex but incredibly fast image manipulation.

Foundation ActionScript 3.0 Image Effects (Foundations)

Computers & Technology

YardFace, Gerald

Computer Science

Apress

As a creative professional or interactive developer, you'll be amazed at the exciting possibilities presented to you by the features available in Flash 8; but as a busy designer, we know you won't have as much time as you'd like to explore these new additions. Never fear; this book wastes no time looking at timeline basics, tweens, or movie-publishing options it focuses exclusively on the new Flash 8 features, getting you quickly up to speed with a combination of illustrative tutorials, handy references, and inspirational examples. By the end of the book, you'll know that there's no shortage of new tools to enhance and inspire your Flash development; and since this book is written by some of the community's leading Flash experts, you'll know you're in good hands. If you're looking to master Flash 8 with a minimum of time and effort, then this is the only book for you.

Flash 8 Essentials

Voerman, Matt

Swann, Craig

Barnes-Hoggett, Paul

Rhodes, Fay

Downs, Stephen

Web Development & Design

Supports the new version of Flash, due later this year; will be a huge market Provides professional best practices―strong emphasis on planning, documentation, and adhering to strict and clean coding from the outset Teaches you to create dynamic, reusable rich-client web applications and services

Object-Oriented ActionScript For Flash 8

Elst, Peter

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