Book Description
Learn from an instructor-led, classroom experience - at home! The Virtual Classroom is a revolutionary new way to learn Flash-the Web's most popular animation program. The book's casual, non-technical writing style and easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach combine to teach you all the Flash essentials. Pop in the CD-ROM, and follow along as your own on-screen guru explains and demonstrates the techniques discussed in the text. With Flash 5 Virtual Classroom, you get the best of both worlds-solid hands-on lessons combined with the invaluable experience of watching and listening to an instructor. Work at your own speed and replay Virtual Classroom tutorials as often as needed to deepen your understanding of Flash's state-of-the-art tools. Inside, You'll Discover How To: Enliven Web sites by creating an infinite variety of moving images and graphic objects Produce awesome animation using frame-by-frame techniques, tweening, motion paths, onion skins, and much more Enhance your Web pages with state-of-the-art special effects including sound, loops, multi-state rollover buttons, and more Import and manipulate non-flash graphics, including vector and bitmap images Simplify your design process by organizing a layer hierarchy, then editing individual layers Morph, tween, or combine motion techniques to transform any shape or object in visually new and exciting ways Economize bandwidth and make your Flash animations stream smoothly at all Internet connection speeds
