- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Interface
- 3. Drawing and Color
- 4. Animation Basics
- 5. Frame-by-Frame Animation
- 6. Shape Tweening
- 7. Libraries, Symbols, and Instances
- 8. Motion Tweening
- 9. Masking
- 10. Type
- 11. Bitmaps
- 12. Buttons
- 13. Movie Clips
- 14. ActionScripting Basics
- 15. Sound
- 16. Publishing
- 17. Integration
- 18. Templates
1. Introduction
- Introduction
- File types
- Bitmaps vs. Vectors
2. The interface
- The interface
3. Drawing and color
- Drawing with the pencil
- Modifying lines
- Drawing with the pen
- The oval and rectangle tools
- Free transform tool
- Envelope modifier
- The brush tool
- Using the mixer
- Adding custom colors to color palette
- Importing color palettes
- Working with multiple objects
- Grouping objects
4. Animation basics
- The timeline
- Movie properties
- Frames vs. Keyframes
- Deleting, copying, and reversing frames
- The frame rate
- Testing movies
5. Frame-by-frame animation
- Frame-by-frame vector animation
6. Shape tweening
- Shape tweening
- Shape hinting
- Shape tweening text
- Edit multiple frames
- Animating gradients
7. Libraries, symbols, and instances
- Creating graphic symbols
- Alternate methods to create symbols
- Editing symbols
- Editing symbol instances
- Working with the library
8. Motion tweening
- Basic motion tweening
- Tweening effects
- Edit multiple frames
- Motion guides
- Motion guide extras
- Motion tweening text
9. Masking
- Masking
- Animated masks
10. Type
- Text fields overview
- Character panel
- Paragraph options
- Text fields explained
- Device fonts
- Scrolling text
11. Bitmaps
- Importing and compressing
- Bitmap sequence
- Bitmap fills
- Breaking apart bitmaps
- Trace bitmap
12. Buttons
- Button types
- Basic button
- Rollover button
- Invisible button
- Adding actionscripting to buttons
13. Movie clips
- What are movie clips
- Modifying movie clip instances
- Animated rollover button
- Animated masks using movie clips
14. Actionscripting basics
- Actions window
- Time-based vs user-based actions
- Stop and play
- Stop on frame
- Slide show
- Geturl
- Creating a popup menu
- Controlling movie clips (with)
- What are scenes
- What are preloaders
- Building a simple preloader
- Preloader resources
- What is loadmovie
- Loading a .swf
- Loading a .jpg
15. Sound
- Importing sounds
- The sound panel
- Music on/off button
- Buttons with sounds
16. Publishing
- Publishing content
- Creating a projector
- Fs commands
- The bandwidth profiler
17. Integration
- Fireworks
- Freehand
- Dreamweaver
- Video
- Illustrator
- Transparent bitmaps
18. Templates
- Using the built-in templates