Fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0: Develop and Design

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: WOW! eBook; 1st edition (July 21, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321777026
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321777027

eBook Description:

Fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0: Develop and Design

Adobe Flash Professional is the most popular software available for creating animations for the Web. Most people start using Flash to create vector-based animations that output small file sizes perfect for the Web. Later they want to branch out into creating rich interactive experiences for websites and mobile devices, and for that they need to learn ActionScript.

Doug Winnie draws on the experience he’s gained from his years as an educator to teach not only what ActionScript can do, but also to show how the code works. This gives the reader a deeper understanding of how ActionScript functions, and gives them the power to come up with original solutions when creating their own projects.

Fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0: Develop and Design

Adobe Flash Professional is the most popular software available for creating animations for the Web. Most people start using Flash to create vector-based animations that output small file sizes perfect for the Web. Later they want to branch out into creating rich interactive experiences for websites and mobile devices, and for that they need to learn ActionScript.

From the Back Cover

Fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0: Develop and Design

Doug’s book dives right into the concepts of manipulating Flash objects and the fundamentals of functions and mathematical operators. After presenting events and using scripts to control the Flash timeline, classes and conditionals are covered in depth.

The final part of the book covers creating desktop applications with Adobe AIR, developing mobile applications, and working with external code libraries. Real-world projects are sprinkled generously throughout the book and Appendices include information on debugging, deciphering documentation, and using Adobe Flash Builder as an ActionScript development environment.

Adobe Flash Professional is the most popular software available for creating animations for the Web. Most people start using Flash to create vector-based animations that output small file sizes perfect for the Web. Later they want to branch out into creating rich interactive experiences for websites and mobile devices, and for that they need to learn ActionScript.

Author Info

Doug Winnie

Doug Winnie is the principal product manager for Adobe Flash Catalyst, Flash Platform Workflow, and WorkflowLab. He is responsible for the integration and collaborative workflows between designers and developers using the Adobe Flash Platform and between Adobe’s Flash tools, Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst, and Flash Builder. Doug is also an instructor at San Francisco State University, teaching HTML/Ajax Web design with Dreamweaver, ActionScript programming, working with XML data, and Flex application design and development with Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder. He also hosts the Adobe TV show, “ActionScript 1:1 with Doug Winnie.”

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