Updated and revised, this bestselling tutorial is a clearly written, well-organized introduction to Flash and gives the beginner an overview of the application's newest version.

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to design, create, and deploy high-impact graphics and animation with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master the skills and technologies you need, from creating interactivity and animation to optimizing and publishing your Flash movies on the Web. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! * Full-color figures and clear step-by-step instructions visually show you how to use Flash. * Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. * Notes, Tips, and Cautions provide related information, advice, and warnings. Learn how to… * Make the most of the updated Flash interface, including its new Motion tools * Draw and paint original art in Flash * Use layers and the Library to efficiently organize your content * Build animations using shape tweening, Flash CS4’s new motion tweening, and advanced inverse kinematics * Create special effects with shapes, filters, and the new Deco Tool * Add interactivity to your Flash movies * Integrate a wide spectrum of audio and video content * Use ready-built components to create sophisticated content without programming * Get started with ActionScript 3 * Publish your movies to the Web * Design modular Flash sites that load quickly and perform well Phillip Kerman is an internationally recognized expert on the use of the Web and multimedia for training and entertainment. He has frequently presented at Macromedia and Adobe user conferences, and has taught Flash and other Adobe Web development technologies to working web professionals worldwide. Lynn Beighley, a freelance web programmer and designer, has written several Flash, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop books and training CDs. She has worked at Los Alamos National Labs, Palm, and Yahoo! Her dynamic Flash advertisements have appeared on Yahoo!’s home page.

This manual shows what can be done with XML, while also teaching where the technology is headed. It includes topics like displaying XML files in HTML files, performing queries in XSL and building an online store.

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Flash CS3 Professional in 24 Hours Phillip Kerman 24 Proven One-hour Lessons In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to create dynamic animations using Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Flash from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Flash tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to do something. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems, and give you advice on how to avoid them. Learn how to… o Create, optimize, and export dynamic animated movies for the Web, disk, or CD o Integrate Flash animations with static HTML pages o Use Flash’s vector graphics tools, including filters and blends, to create drawings and animations o Use digital video in Flash movies o Animate using time-tested techniques and Flash’s special “tweening” features o Create powerful, interactive movies using the basics of ActionScript o Design Button, Graphic, and Movie Clip symbols and use them over and over without increasing file size o Import existing graphics from Illustrator® and Photoshop® Phillip Kerman is an internationally recognized expert on the use of the Web and multimedia for training and entertainment. He frequently presents at Flash user conferences and has taught Flash and other authoring tools in workshops around the world. Register your book at www.samspublishing.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will get up to speed on the basics of creating and editing computer graphics with Adobe Illustrator. Using a straightforword, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the fundamentals of Illustrator from the ground up.

A quick and practical introduction to LiveMotion, Adobes object-oriented design tool for creating Web graphics and animation.

Teaches readers the fundamentals of creating Web pages using DHTML, discussing topics including drop-down menus, cascading style sheets, browser differences, text and font effects, games, forms, and troubleshooting.