Unlock the power of Flash and bring gorgeous animations to life onscreen. It's easy with Flash CS4: The Missing Manual. You'll start creating animations in the first chapter, and will learn to produce effective, well-planned visuals that get your message across. This entertaining new edition includes a complete primer on animation, a guided tour of the program's tools, lots of new illustrations, and more details on working with video. Beginners will learn to use the software in no time, and experienced Flash designers will improve their skills. Expanded and revised to cover the new version of Flash, every chapter in this book provides step-by-step tutorials to help you:Learn to draw objects, animate them, and integrate your own audio and video filesAdd interactivity, use special effects, learn morphing, and much moreCheck your work with the book's online example files and completed animationsDiscover new Flash toolkits and features such as Frameless AnimationUse every timesaving aspect of Flash CS4, such as Library objects and SymbolsLearn how to automate your drawings and animations with ActionScript 3.0With this book, absolutely no programming is necessary to get started with Flash CS4. Flash CS4: The Missing Manual explains in jargon-free English exactly what you need to know to use Flash effectively, while avoiding common pitfalls, right from the start. Read Less