This book takes readers through several real world graphic and Web design projects designed to show how FreeHand can augment and enhance Macromedia Flash MX, making the two programs a complete solution for what Macromedia calls multipublishing. Each lesson features one project, and each project uses components of both FreeHand and Macromedia Flash. Readers will learn how to combine text and graphics, work with paths and points, use layers and styles, and prepare files for print or the Web. From there, users can easily drag and drop design concepts and illustrations from FreeHand's workspace into Macromedia Flash MX, maintaining symbols and layers, and then instantly publish to the Macromedia Flash MX Player. The enclosed CD contains all the files users need to complete each project, plus completed files for users to compare with their own results.

Learn how to integrate Macromedia FreeHand and Flash to create vector-based graphics for print and the Web with the official Macromedia training guide for Flash 5 and Freehand 10 Studio, based on the curricula used in Macromedia's own training centers. Project-based tutorial approach leads users through the lessons in the book at their own pace and includes practice files on the CD-ROM.

• Covers the latest version of Macromedia Director MX. >• Quickly gets readers up-to-speed on all of the product's new features, including the streamlined Macromedia MX user interface, Mac OS X support, and new workflow efficiencies. >• More than 335 million Web users have already installed Macromedia Shockwave Player--the software used to play Macromedia Director MX projects.

Explores how to use and create features including graphics, text, symbols, animation, interactivity, sound, video, ActionScript, content, printable movies, and Web sites.