FLASH HACKS: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
by Sham Bhangal
Pogue Press / O'Reilly Media Inc.
You've seen the slick animations, the snazzy scripted text effects, and the musical videos posted on favorite websites. But how does the average web user come up with this stuff? Owning Macromedia Flash is one thing; learning to use it like a pro is another.
Might as well get used to it; Flash is the most popular multimedia application for Web use today. It might seem overwhelming at first, but give this book a try before you toss Flash aside. Flash Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools offers ideas to help you become comfortable with the creative possibilities of this amazing program. It's geared for designers and scripters, and is billed as a manual that has something for everyone--even someone as Flash illiterate as myself.
Tips vary in difficulty, but step-by-step instructions make these projects appear less daunting. Keep in mind, too, that most of the tips were gleaned from the Flash online community, where sharing techniques and tricks is commonplace. They're not only great examples of Flash's capability; they're tested and tried! Here are some examples, by their numerical listing in the book:
- #4: Create animations from GIFs
- #13: Simulate sepia effects
- #16: Create seamless tiles
- #77: Clone an object
- #86: How to keep your site browser friendly
- #93: Create HTML links in Flash
- #96 Add key shortcuts to your site
Flash Hacks is divided into twelve chapters, ranging in topics from animation, text, sound, and optimization to user interface elements and security. It's a one-stop guide to revving your web presence and having fun in the process.
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