Fresh Flash: new design ideas with Flash MX

Description

So you think you've got to grips with the features of Macromedia Flash MX? Welcome to this inspirations upgrade from friends of ED. Upgrade your thinking, upgrade your attitude, and upgrade your standards to take on board the host of exciting features incorporated into this version of Flash. With this title, we run the gamut of new features, from the Drawing API ("to die for"), through new video compression, Scriptable Masks and Components. We explore the new territory with experimental interfaces, check out the improvements in the 3D arena, and quarry the back-end technologies to see what gems we can turn up! Some of the best designers in the Web community have concentrated their efforts on this project. This has resulted in the highest caliber of work, including an exclusive insight into the creation of Jim Armstrong's New York Flash Film Festival final piece. From the acclaimed team that brought you Flash Math Creativity comes this inspiring volume, full of brand new effects and discussion on what Flash MX is going to do for designers—and where we go from here. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Drawing API (Keith Peters)....Pages 1-27 The Power of the Interval (Jared Tarbell)....Pages 29-53 Scriptable Masks ( Lifaros)....Pages 55-83 Experimental Interfaces (Paul Prudence)....Pages 85-107 Reacting to Sound (Ty Lettau)....Pages 109-129 Points, Lines, and Movement (J. D. Hooge)....Pages 131-155 Bezier Curve Creatures ( Lifaros)....Pages 157-187 Runtime 3D (Brandon Williams)....Pages 189-219 Visual Experiments with Dynamic Content (Danny Franzreb)....Pages 221-238 Video FX in Flash MX (Jim Armstrong)....Pages 241-259 Back Matter ....Pages 261-264