Flash 8 Essentials /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: YardFace, Gerald. (Author), Voerman, Matt. (Author), Barnes-Hoggett, Paul. (Author), Swann, Craig. (Author), Rhodes, Fay. (Author), Downs, Stephen. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of 8Ball, includes IDE overview. Include to friendsofed.com useful links list - Matt Voerman
  • Blending Modes - Craig Swann/Glen Rhodes
  • Filters - Craig Swann/Glen Rhodes
  • Drawing Improvements - this includes strokes, fills, and gradients - Todd Yard
  • Getting Creative with Filters, Masks and Animation - Guy Watson
  • Video - Alpha channels and other improvements - Craig Swann/Glen Rhodes
  • TextField Improvements. Include Saffron - background behind it, and examples of how much better the display is. Compare to previous Flash versions. Also, include Anti-Alias, quick resizing of textfields without distorting text in the field, and improvements to HTML support, including HTML tags for justified text - Matt Voerman
  • Speed Improvements, including Caching MovieClips as Bitmaps - Guy Watson
  • The new Image API - Guy Watson
  • Asset Caching - Craig Swann/Glen Rhodes
  • Goodbye FSCommand, Hello ExternalInterface - Craig Swann/Glen Rhodes
  • Low-level Data and Sockets - Craig Swann/Glen Rhodes
  • Appendix A: Gallery of 8Ball examples - Tink (Stephen Downs).