Animation with Scripting for Adobe Flash Professional CS5 Studio Techniques
From the back cover
In Animation with Scripting for Adobe Flash Professional CS5 Studio Techniques, top animation designer Chris Georgenes and designer/developer Justin Putney reveal how to create and successfully animate characters in Adobe Flash Professional CS5 and how to push the limits of timeline animation with stunning visual effects using ActionScript® 3.0.
This Studio Techniques book is designed for intermediate or advanced users who understand the basics of Flash and want to create a more immersive interactive experience. The book includes coverage of storyboarding, 2D character design and rigging, character animation, visual FX with code, workflow automation, and publishing your animation on the web and to mobile devices.
The cover of the book was created by the amazing Pascal Campion.
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Resources
Books mentioned in the text
- The Animator’s Survival Kit
- The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
- Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts
- Extending Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Complete Guide and Reference to JavaScript Flash
Extensions
All Flash extensions can be found on this page.
Smart Mouth Extension
The automatic lip syncing extension mentioned in Chapter 2 is now available!
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 |
Getting Started |
1 |
| File Setup Tips | 2 | |
| Camera Techniques | 13 | |
| Incorporating Audio | 20 | |
| Narrative | 27 | |
| Character Design | 29 | |
| Storyboarding | 31 | |
| Animatics | 46 | |
Chapter 2 |
Character Animation |
49 |
| Animation Techniques | 50 | |
| Designing a Character | 54 | |
| Building a Character in Flash | 56 | |
| Animating a Character | 90 | |
| Adding Dialogue | 110 | |
Chapter 3 |
Introduction to ActionScript Classes |
129 |
| Reasons to Use ActionScript | 130 | |
| The Importance of Planning | 131 | |
| ActionScript Basics | 134 | |
| The Document Class | 141 | |
| Object-oriented Programming | 150 | |
| Attaching Classes to Library Items | 151 | |
| Events | 154 | |
| Creating Reusable Classes For Animation | 155 | |
| Using Classes from Other Sources | 224 | |
Chapter 4 |
Workflow Automation |
225 |
| Why Automate? | 226 | |
| What Is JSFL? | 227 | |
| Writing Scripts to Control Flash | 232 | |
| Extending Flash Even Further | 257 | |
| Packaging Extensions for Distribution | 268 | |
| More Resources | 270 | |
Chapter 5 |
Sharing Your Animation |
273 |
| Showcasing Your Animation on the Web | 274 | |
| Publishing for Broadcast | 325 | |
| Publishing to Mobile and Desktop | 333 |
when is this book going to be released?
Comment by A J — August 26, 2010 @ 10:47 pm
Hi A J, good question! It should be available in the next 1-3 weeks.
Comment by Justin — August 26, 2010 @ 11:06 pm
The book is now shipping!
Comment by Justin — September 10, 2010 @ 8:59 pm
I had pre-ordered the book on Amazon. It just arrived last nite. I had to read the first two chapters before I went to bed. Cant wait to get off work today so that I can read more. The books is great for the first two chapters, it looks promising.
Thanks a lot for taking out time to share the knowledge. Keep them coming.
Justin, Please, Say hi to Chris from my side.
Comment by Girish — September 15, 2010 @ 2:20 pm
Hi Girish, thanks for feedback. I’m very glad to hear that you’re enjoying the book! I’ll share your comments to Chris.
Comment by Justin — September 15, 2010 @ 4:18 pm
Thanks for the reply Justin. The chapter on Sharing your animation was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the chapter on dynamically loading external swf contents. I primarily use greensock for most of my tweening. I am glad you have covered it in the book as well.
Comment by Girish — September 16, 2010 @ 9:18 am
Excellent. Glad you found it helpful, Girish!
Comment by Justin — September 17, 2010 @ 3:44 am
I ordered the Kindle ebook from Amazon. How can I get the accompanying CD?
Comment by Monir — January 23, 2011 @ 12:30 pm
Hi Monir,
I haven’t seen the Kindle version myself, but I’m told there’s a web link referenced in the ebook version. I would check the very beginning (or possibly the very end). You should be able to download the files from that link.
Comment by Justin — January 24, 2011 @ 3:05 am
Turns out the link to the exercise files – which is listed at the end of the ebook!!!! – is at [LINK REMOVED - JP]
Comment by Monir — January 26, 2011 @ 10:41 am
Good to know that the link is at the end of the book, Monir. I’m sorry it wasn’t easier to locate. I’ve removed the link from your comment since it is only supposed to be available to those who have purchased the ebook. I hope you find the exercise files to be useful.
Comment by Justin — January 26, 2011 @ 4:24 pm