Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Exploring the Flash 8 Workspace. An Introduction to Flash 8. Installing Flash 8. The Flash 8 Interface. Panels in Flash 8. Working with Flash Movies. Getting Comfortable with the Stage. Chapter 2. Flash Drawing Techniques. Basic Drawing Tools. Selection and Editing Tools. Advanced Drawing and Editing Tools. Chapter 3. Basic Elements of Animation. Understanding the Basic Elements. Understanding Timeline Effects. Chapter 4. Animating in Flash. Animation Methods. Chapter 5. Advaned Animation Techniques. Animating Masks. Using Behaviors. ActionScript. Chapter 6. Working with Sounds. Importing a Sound File. Chapter 7. Working with Video. Embedding Video and Controlling Playback. Chapter 8. Creating Movies with Flash Lite. About Flash Lite. Chapter 9. It's Wtrap! Optimizing a Movie.