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EBooks » Flash
 This book is a great tutorial on both Flash and XML that brings you up to speed on both technologies with clear and concise explanations. In addition, this book presents a number of important Web technologies, including PHP, MySQL, and sockets. It shows how to work with these technologies to create n-tier, interactive systems that access the full resources of the Internet. Worth every single penny! Ready to take your Flash knowledge to the next level? Then Macromedia Flash MX Advanced for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide is your ticket. Designed for professionals like yourself-users who have mastered the basics of Flash but need help with the advanced animation techniques and ActionScripting--this guide is a must-have for graphic designers, Web animators, game programmers, interface designers, and multimedia pros.
 Provides in-depth information to the more than one million Flash
developers who want to take their animations to the next level using
sophisticated interaction and data-driven content Flash
ActionScript is an object-oriented scripting language used with Flash
that allows the designer to control a movie in non-linear fashion,
create sophisticated interactivity, control elements on the stage,
collect and track input from the movie viewer, and exchange and
manipulate data from external sources The most comprehensive
Flash ActionScript guide available, cowritten by Robert Reinhardt,
coauthor of Flash "X" Bible Published to coincide with the release of Flash "X," the newest version of this widely used Web development tool Macromedia Flash delivers sound, interactivity, graphics, and
animations across multiple browsers and platforms. It enables
developers to create interactive interfaces and distinctive Web
applications. ActionScript is the behind-the-scenes programming
language that offers greater control and functionality in Flash
programming.
Sams Teach Yourself Flash ActionScript in 24 Hours
offers a clearly written, well organized introduction to programming
Flash with ActionScript. The reader will be taught basic programming
techniques while creating their own interactive Flash movies.  As a designer using Flash you will see how you can apply your creative
skills to the many stages of game production and produce your own
interactive games with this versatile package. Creating games for
mobile devices is now also covered! As an animator you will be able to
add interactive functionality to your own animation and produce a game.
As a web developer you will see how to make the best use of the
sophisticated development environment Flash offers for the production
of both artwork and code to create low bandwidth, animated web content
that sells! The free CD-Rom includes all the code and files
you need to try out each tutorial from the book so you can see exactly
how each game was created. Learn from the many different types of games
provided as examples, from simple quizzes to platform-based games. High
score tables and multi-player games using sockets, vital to higher
level online games, are also covered in detail to ensure you have the
complete skill set needed to succeed in this competitive arena. * Benefit from the experience of a successful games designer whose Flash sites regularly get 10,000+ hits per day *
Explained by an artist for artists so you can easily see how Flash MX
2004 ActionScript 2 can work for your own games development * Includes valuable extra coverage of how Flash integrates with Director 8.5 Shockwave studio and C++
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