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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ADOBE FLASH PROFESSIONAL CS5, COMPREHENSIVE, International Edition offers a critical-thinking approach to teaching multimedia. This text explains and reinforces design software concepts and skills through the New Perspectives' signature case-based, problem-solving pedagogy. Students will transcend point-and-click skills to take full advantage of the software's utility.
List of contents
Tutorial 1: Introducing Adobe Flash CS5 Professional.
Tutorial 2: Drawing Shapes, Adding Text, and Creating Symbols.
Tutorial 3: Creating Animations.
Tutorial 4: Creating Complex Animations.
Tutorial 5: Making a Document Interactive.
Tutorial 6: Creating Special Effects with Graphics and Gradients.
Tutorial 7: Planning and Creating a Flash Web Site.
Tutorial 8: Programming with ActionScript 3.0.
Tutorial 9: Using Components and Video, and Creating Content for Printing and Mobile Devices.
Additional Case 1: Creating an Interactive Banner for a Web Site.
Additional Case 2: Creating a Web Site with a Banner, a Payment Calculator, a Photos Page and a Video Page.
Appendix A: Becoming an Adobe Certified Associate.
Appendix B: Using Adobe Flash CS5 on a Macintosh.
About the author
Luis Lopez is a professor at St. Phillip's College in San Antonio, Texas. He has written or contributed to: New Perspectives on Flash MX 2004, New Perspectives on Macromedia Flash, The Web Warrior Guide to Web Design Technologies, and Mastering Applications in the Real World: Design-Specific Projects for Microsoft Office.Over the past 25 years, Robin M. Romer has focused on writing and editing books about computing, including computer applications, Web design and development, and service desks. In 2001, Robin sold her successful imprint, Acada Books, to return to her roots and concentrate on hands-on writing and editing. She has authored and contributed to more than 30 books and edited more than 50 titles.
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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ADOBE FLASH PROFESSIONAL CS5, COMPREHENSIVE, International Edition offers a critical-thinking approach to teaching multimedia. This text explains and reinforces design software concepts and skills through the New Perspectives’ signature case-based, problem-solving pedagogy. Students will transcend point-and-click skills to take full advantage of the software’s utility.
