Foundation ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 and Flex by Steve Webster (English) P

Description: Foundation ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 and Flex by Steve Webster, Sean McSharry, Gerald YardFace This book teaches ActionScript 3 to both aspiring ActionScript developers and experienced ones who want to upgrade their knowledge to the new version. The book details how to use ActionScript 3 through both Flash CS3 and Flex 2. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description If you want to create exciting dynamic web sites that will amaze your online audience, then the Flash platform is a great way to go, with its many features, including powerful graphical and sound and video capabilities. To really harness the power of Flash though, you need to make use of ActionScript to provide dynamic effects, enable user interaction, and manipulate data.ActionScript 3.0, the Flash Platforms scripting language, offers a lot of new and powerful features. ActionScript is now a full-fledged programming language, with complete object-oriented capabilities, improved event handling, sound and video support, drawing capabilities, support for regular expressions, and much more.Whether you are a Flash designer wishing to add to your skill set or an experienced ActionScript developer who wants to get up to speed with the latest version, youll find all you need to know in Foundation ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 and Flex.This book covers all the essential techniques from the ground up, allowing you to get up and running quickly and easily. Starting with the fundamentals, youll learn about using ActionScript objects, manipulating sound and video, and harnessing the power of regular expressions and XML.The book concludes with two case studies to consolidate what youve learned and to introduce some more advanced techniques. This will give you some grounding in the new and exciting world of ActionScript 3.0 and show you how it all fits together in larger applications, allowing you to go on and build your own professional sites.The sensible layout of the book makes it easy to find information about specific techniques. It doesnt aim to be an exhaustive reference, but rather focuses on the essential skills that will enable you to get up and running more quickly. With this book as your guide, youll be creating killer Flash applications before you know it! Notes Fortunately, weve created this book to teach this new language to both aspiring ActionScript developers, and experienced ActionScript developers who want to upgrade their knowledge to the new version. It doesnt aim to be an exhaustive reference, focusing on essential real world techniques to enable them to get up and running quicker. In addition, we cover how to use ActionScript 3.0 through both Flash CS3 and Flex 2/3 (open source ActionScript developers should also be able to make use of the book.) Author Biography Sean McSharry has been a Flash developer and designer since 1999 (Flash 3). He runs the popular Flashcoder blog (Flashcoder.net/blog). He has consulted in many business sectors from oil exploration to banking to Internet protocol television (IPTV), for major industry leaders such as Microsoft and Adobe Consulting. He is an Adobe Certified Flash Developer and Designer and has worked on everything from banners to massive rich Internet applications. He has worked in Europe and America and is the director of creative research and development for AKQA in New York. He uses the entire Flash platform in his development (Flash, ActionScript, Flash Lite, Flash Media Server, etc.). He is a pre-release tester for many Adobe products and is actively involved in the Flash community. He strongly believes that Flash developers and designers should be as comfortable with and passionate about code as they are about aesthetics and design. "Flash allows you to bring everything together in one development environment for many platforms. So to produce the best work you need to be skilled in coding, design, video, audio, stills production, etc. Even if you dont actually do them, you have to have a good understanding of them all if you want to produce the best work." Table of Contents Getting Started with Actionscript 3.0.- Actionscript 3.0 Fundamentals.- Objects and Classes.- Working with the Display.- Creating Vector Graphics with the Drawing API.- User Interaction and More with Events.- Working with Video.- Using Audio.- Working with Components.- Regular Expressions.- Using XML.- Case Study: Creating a Dynamic Image Viewer.- Getting Started with Flex 2.- Flex by Example. Long Description If you want to create exciting dynamic web sites that will amaze your online audience, then the Flash platform is a great way to go, with its many features, including powerful graphical and sound and video capabilities. To really harness the power of Flash though, you need to make use of ActionScript to provide dynamic effects, enable user interaction, and manipulate data. ActionScript 3.0, the Flash Platforms scripting language, offers a lot of new and powerful features. ActionScript is now a full-fledged programming language, with complete object-oriented capabilities, improved event handling, sound and video support, drawing capabilities, support for regular expressions, and much more. Whether you are a Flash designer wishing to add to your skill set or an experienced ActionScript developer who wants to get up to speed with the latest version, youll find all you need to know in Foundation ActionScript 3.0 with Flash CS3 and Flex. This book covers all the essential techniques from the ground up, allowing you to get up and running quickly and easily. Starting with the fundamentals, youll learn about using ActionScript objects, manipulating sound and video, and harnessing the power of regular expressions and XML. The book concludes with two case studies to consolidate what youve learned and to introduce some more advanced techniques. This will give you some grounding in the new and exciting world of ActionScript 3.0 and show you how it all fits together in larger applications, allowing you to go on and build your own professional sites. The sensible layout of the book makes it easy to find information about specific techniques. It doesnt aim to be an exhaustive reference, but rather focuses on the essential skills that will enable you to get up and running more quickly. With this book as your guide, youll be creating killer Flash applications before you know it! Feature Teaches the essentials of ActionScript 3 development using Flash CS3 or Flex 2 No previous ActionScript knowledge is assumed Includes reference sections at the back of the book for easy syntax lookup Description for Sales People Fortunately, weve created this book to teach this new language to both aspiring ActionScript developers, and experienced ActionScript developers who want to upgrade their knowledge to the new version. It doesnt aim to be an exhaustive reference, focusing on essential real world techniques to enable them to get up and running quicker. In addition, we cover how to use ActionScript 3.0 through both Flash CS3 and Flex 2/3 (open source ActionScript developers should also be able to make use of the book.) Details ISBN1590598156 Author Gerald YardFace Short Title FOUNDATION ACTIONSCRIPT 30 W/F Language English ISBN-10 1590598156 ISBN-13 9781590598153 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 006.696 Place of Publication Berkley Country of Publication United States Series Friends Of Ed Residence US Imprint APress DOI 10.1604/9781590598153;10.1007/978-1-4302-0196-0 AU Release Date 2009-01-07 NZ Release Date 2009-01-07 US Release Date 2007-12-20 UK Release Date 2009-01-07 Pages 450 Publisher APress Edition Description 1st ed. Year 2007 Edition 1st Publication Date 2007-12-20 Illustrations 450 p. Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96241234;

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