Flash 8 Actionscript Bible

To create Flash applications that sizzle, you have to learn the code. In this comprehensive guide to the latest version of ActionScript, the object-oriented scripting language for Macromedia Flash, you'll get the detailed instruction and step-by-step tutorials you need to write robust code and create sophisticated interactive animations. Work with objects and components, interoperate with JavaScript, create games, and more - it's all here in this informative book for developers, programmers, and designers. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Flash 8 ActionScript Master the basics of ActionScript expressions, functions, and variables Work with numbers, arrays, and strings Transform your movie clips with colors and filters Program sound and manage video Manage data with Web Services and Flash Remoting Call ActionScript functions from JavaScript Learn scripting for the Flash stand-alone player Bonus Companion Web site! Find code downloads and example files at: www.wiley.com/go/actionscriptbible

Market_Desc: Flash X Actionscript Bible is a must have for Flash developers looking to take their animations to the next level, with sophisticated interaction, and data-driven content. Readers of this title should have prior experience with Macromedia Flash. Special Features: · Written by the author of the bestselling Flash Bible - more than 175,000 copies sold· One of the best selling and most comprehensive guide available for Flash Actionscript· Published to coincide with the release of Flash X , the newest version of one of the world s most widely used web development tools· Immediately appeals to the more than 1,000,000 Flash Developers· Flash Actionscript content can already be viewed by more than 497 million internet users About The Book: Packed with hands-on instruction and step-by-step tutorials, the Flash X Actionscript Bible is everything you need to take your Flash applications to the next level. Starting with the basics, Flash gurus Robert Reinhardt and Joey Lott guide you through the in s and out s of actionscript and will have you building your very own dynamic, data-driven Flash animations in no time. Coverage includes:" Actionscript variables, expressions, and functions" Working with Objects" Using Components" Building your Own Components" Interoperating with JavaScript" Developing for handheld devices" Connecting to Data Sources" Remoting" Creating games

Written by two of the industry s top Flash gurus, this new edition of the best-selling classic has been revised and enhanced to cover the very latest release of Macromedia Flash, expected in the fall of 2005. It will continue to fill the need for a user-friendly, yet in-depth book that appeals to both the web novice and the accomplished web worker, and will function as their guide to the workings and capabilities of this powerful program. The accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, add-ons, plug-ins, shareware, templates, and examples. The most recent version of Flash was a skip for many developers due to feature issues. Macromedia has been working to correct the problem and is likely to deliver a highly successful product later this year, raising software and book sales toward previous levels.· An Introduction to Flash Production· Mastering the Flash Environment· Creating Animation · Integrating Media Files with Flash· Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies· Distributing Flash Movies· Approaching ActionScript· Integrating Components and Data-Binding· Expanding Flash

Provides in-depth information to the more than one million Flash developers who want to take their animations to the next level using sophisticated interaction and data-driven content Flash ActionScript is an object-oriented scripting language used with Flash that allows the designer to control a movie in non-linear fashion, create sophisticated interactivity, control elements on the stage, collect and track input from the movie viewer, and exchange and manipulate data from external sources The most comprehensive Flash ActionScript guide available, cowritten by Robert Reinhardt, coauthor of Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Bible (0-7645-4303-2) Published to coincide with the release of Flash "X," the newest version of this widely used Web development tool

Two of the savviest Flash experts in the industry show you how to add impact to your Web content. Robert Reinhardt and Snow Dowd know all the techniques and tricks, and they take you under the hood in this one-stop total reference guide to Flash CS3 Professional. Follow their tutorials, learn from cool examples, and discover insider secrets you won't find in any other book. Don't miss the special 16-page color insert loaded with spectacular examples. Also includes a CD-ROM. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

"Using the Flash IDE to build Flash animations and applications"--Cover.

This book is your go-to guide to unlock the power of this amazing language. [Features]: learn the basics : expressions, variables, functions and more ; apply object-orientated programming and principles to structure reusable, dependable code ; master common data structures such as Strings, Arrays and Objects ; work with XML using the new E4X extensions ; take control of the powerful new event model to write interactive software ; discover new display types such as Shape and Sprite ; add sound, video, animation and effects ; debug, handle erros, and make you applications fault-tolerant ; read, write, and store data in binary format." - back cover.