[Doug_Sahlin,_William_B._Sanders]Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies

Ready to take your Flash skills to the next level? Learn how to use Adobe Flash CS4 to create innovative interactive experiences! Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies shows you how to create professional, cool projects, step by step, from start to finish.

Whether you’re working on your first Flash project or you’re a veteran Flash animator ready to get into more advanced applications, Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies walks you through Flash’s new tricks and explains how to use them. You’ll get the skinny on new features including inverse kinematics, motion tweening, and Motion Editor. You’ll also find out how to:

Work with panels
Take advantage of an ActionScript
Create and plan your first project
Follow the ins and outs of Flash graphics
Navigate your way around the swatches panel
Get your video on the Web using YouTube
Utilize Flash audio and video
Develop with the Flash timeline

To help you quickly find what you need, Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies is divided into eight minibooks:

Introducing Flash
Creating Graphics
Animating Graphics
Adding ActionScript 3.0 Magic
Working with Flash Audio
Working with Flash Video
Getting Interactive
Finalizing a Flash Project

Flash CS4 All-In-One For Dummies will help make your experience animating in Flash much easier!

Publisher: For Dummies (December 3, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470385391
ISBN-13: 978-0470385395

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Learn Flash CS4 from the ground up with this one-stop, nuts-and-bolts reference guide!

Take your Flash skills to the next level with this easy-to-use book that explains it all! Whether you're working on your first Flash project or you're a veteran Flash animator ready to get into more advanced applications, Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies shows you Flash's new tricks and shows you how to use them — in a flash!

Find out what's new in Flash — get the skinny on new features including inverse kinematics, motion tweening, and Motion Editor

Deco tool, Spray Brush, Bone tool, and more! — find out about all the fun new tools Flash has to offer in CS4

Your first Flash project made easy — learn how to create professional, cool projects, step by step from start to finish

Get ready for prime time — from camera to desktop, get the inside scoop on working with Flash video

Get interactive — everything you need to know to add Flash to create cool interfaces for applications and Web sites

Open the book and find:

Clear explanations of graphics, symbols, and animations

Tips for working with panels

What ActionScript can do for you

How to create and plan your first project

The ins and outs of Flash-y graphics

How to add artistic colors and gradients with the color panel

Nuts-and-bolts tips for working with Flash audio and video

Steps for working with the Flash Timeline

About the Author
Doug Sahlin is a professional photographer and Web designer. His authoring credits include Building Web Sites All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and Digital Photography Workbook For Dummies.

Bill Sanders is a prolific author on Flash and Web technologies and operates his own multimedia consulting business at sandlight.com.

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Biography
Doug Sahlin is a best-selling author and professional photographer living in Venice, Florida. He specializes in landscape and fine art photography. He uses state-of-the-art digital cameras to capture compelling photographs of the landscapes, floral and fauna found on the West Coast of Florida. He has written several books about digital photography including: Digital Photography Workshop for Dummies, Digital SLR Settings and Shortcuts for Dummies, Digital Nature and Landscape Photography for Dummies and Mastering the Lensbaby: A step-by-step guide to mastering your Lensbaby and becoming a more creative photographer.

Doug loves to share his knowledge of photography with others. In addition to being an author, he holds seminars and workshops about digital photography. He also teaches digital photography courses at local camera shoppes.

Doug and his wife Roxanne formed Doug Plus Rox Photography in 2011. They sell fine-art photography, and are available for wedding and event photography. To get inspired by Doug and Roxanne's photography visit:

Doug Plus Rox Photography web site: http://www.dougplusrox.com
Doug Plus Rox Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/dougplusrox