A practical and fun Flash book that shows readers over 60 practical techniques, solutions and cool effects to instantly use on their Website or project. The Flash Anthologymakes an excellent task reference or it can be used for inspiration for future projects. The book tackles the majority of the most common building blocks for real world Flash applications-as one reviewer described "it covers everything that Flash does best". Topics covered include working with external data, debugging, animation, sound and video effects, flash forms and getting indexed by search engines. All the solutions are based on ActionScript, are completely customizable and come with suggested modifications. Examples are compatible with ActionScript 2 and Flash MX 2004.

Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript takes you beyond the level of "neat" code tricks and teaches you how to architect and implement true Macromedia Flash MX applications. You will also learn the programming theory needed to take full advantage of the object-oriented nature of ActionScript.

Nearly a third of the book is focused on teaching you everything there is to know about one of the most powerful new features of Flash MX:components. The topics range from understanding and using components, to constructing custom components. This book also recognizes the uniqueness of ActionScript and clarifies because the best practices when it comes to developing with it. The final third of this book teaches you the best methods for working with advanced-level ActionScript-from debugging data structures to server-side interaction.

Flash is one of the most engaging and innovative, and versatile technologies available—allowing the creation of pretty much anything from simple slideshows, animated banners and icons and cartoons, to Rich Internet Applications, Interactive videos, and dynamic user interfaces for web sites, kiosks, or DVDs. The possibilities are endless, except that now, it just got better. In 2007, Adobe released Flash CS3, which boasts a whole host of new features, including fully customizable workspace, full ActionScript 3.0 support, a PSD importer, a tween-to-code animation converter, and much more. And this book is all you'll need to learn Flash CS3 from the ground up, or learn about all these new features, if you already have previous Flash experience—Flash experts Tom Green and David Stiller take you step-by-step through all facets of Flash CS3, with the emphasis firmly on good design techniques that you use in your own projects.

-Learn Flash design from the ground up, or just get to grips with the new features, with a series of step by step tutorials.
-Provides an easy introduction to ActionScript 3.0 coding, but the focus is mainly kept on design.
-Learn from the experts—written by renowned Flash designers Tom Green and David Stiller.

ActionScript 3.0 is a huge upgrade to Flash's programming language. The enhancements to ActionScript's performance, feature set, ease of use, cleanliness, and sophistication are considerable. Essential ActionScript 3.0 focuses on the core language and object-oriented programming, along with the Flash Player API. Essential ActionScript has become the #1 resource for the Flash and ActionScript development community, and the reason is the author, Colin Moock. Many people even refer to it simply as "The Colin Moock book."

And for good reason: No one is better at turning ActionScript inside out, learning its nuances and capabilities, and then explaining everything in such an accessible way. Colin Moock is not just a talented programmer and technologist; he's also a gifted teacher.

Essential ActionScript 3.0 is a radically overhauled update to Essential ActionScript 2.0. True to its roots, the book once again focuses on the core language and object-oriented programming, but also adds a deep look at the centerpiece of Flash Player's new API: display programming. Enjoy hundreds of brand new pages covering exciting new language features, such as the DOM-based event architecture, E4X, and namespaces–all brimming with real-world sample code.

The ActionScript 3.0 revolution is here, and Essential ActionScript 3.0's steady hand is waiting to guide you through it.

Is there an easier way to build and deliver rich internet applications (RIAs) other than the Flash IDE or Ajax? Absolutely. With Adobe Flex 2, the Flex 2 SDK, and this book, you have all you need to build RIAs. Programming Flex 2 offers you plenty of practical and useful examples that reveal how and why to use a particular feature of Flex 2, and when and when not to.

As part of the Adobe Developer Library, Programming Flex 2 is the authoritative guide to this new Adobe framework. You learn to use a markup language called MXML and a vast library of off-the-shelf and highly-configurable components to build Flash-based applications that combine the immediacy of the Web with the functionality and responsiveness of desktop applications. You also discover why — with the Flash Player runtime environment and the powerful ActionScript 3.0 programming language — the possibilities with Flex 2 are nearly limitless.

Topics include:

• Managing Layout
• Working with Components
• Working with Media
• Managing State
• Using Transitions and Effects
• Working with Data
• Customizing Application Appearance
• Client Data Communication and Remote Data Communication
• Debugging Flex Framework Applications
• Creating Custom Components

Flex may be easier to learn than the Flash IDE, but you still need a reliable guide to the framework. Programming Flex 2 not only serves as a reference, but provides valuable and practical insight into this new technology. As you learn how to build Flex applications, you'll also discover how Flex works. This book supplies all the information you need in one convenient place.

Create over 60 cool and practical ActionScript effects (examples ).

Customize each effect in dozens of different ways to suit your needs.

Learn to use Flash for navigation, animation, video and audio.

Discover best-practice ActionScript coding techniques.

Get FREE download access to all the code (45 MB) used in the book.

Pack pizzazz into your Web sites with Flash!

Start with simple animation, or create whole pages in Flash

The newest version of Flash offers all sorts of cool options for designing Web sites that stand out from the crowd, and this handy guide makes it easy. Enhance your site with animated graphics, boxes, or buttons; morph shapes; create text with exotically changing colors; add sound or video; and watch visitors flock to your site!

Offering guidance in an exercise-oriented format that readers will find helpful, this book is the perfect mix of tutorial and hands-on coding Written by a well-known and well-respected Flash development expert, this code-intensive guide shows readers how to work with objects, write and use various functions, handle dynamic data, and integrate with XML Contains complete coverage of the ActionScript language, including data types, variables, events, and more Addresses important topics such as understanding how code fits into a Flash project and where it goes, working with new screen technology, and scripting for video and sound.

Flash is one of the most engaging and innovative, and versatile technologies available—allowing the creation of pretty much anything from simple slideshows, animated banners and icons and cartoons, to Rich Internet Applications, Interactive videos, and dynamic user interfaces for web sites, kiosks, or DVDs. The possibilities are endless, except that now, it just got better. In 2007, Adobe released Flash CS3, which boasts a whole host of new features, including fully customizable workspace, full ActionScript 3.0 support, a PSD importer, a tween-to-code animation converter, and much more. And this book is all you'll need to learn Flash CS3 from the ground up, or learn about all these new features, if you already have previous Flash experience—Flash experts Tom Green and David Stiller take you step-by-step through all facets of Flash CS3, with the emphasis firmly on good design techniques that you use in your own projects.

    * Learn Flash design from the ground up, or just get to grips with the new features, with a series of step by step tutorials.
    * Provides an easy introduction to ActionScript 3.0 coding, but the focus is mainly kept on design.
    * Learn from the experts—written by renowned Flash designers Tom Green and David Stiller.

Finally, my first Flash training title is ready for download! This is 9 hours of the hottest Flash training. in 59 lessons, learn the basics and then take-off with Video, creating interactive content, animation, sound, creating special effects like you see on entertainment sites, creating CD and DVD content, galleries, websites and much more!