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dobe Flash is the industry-standard application

for creating animation and playing video on Web

sites. It is fairly easy to learn when you are first

getting started but has many powerful features that

enable advanced developers to create full Web sites,

interactive games, or almost anything else they need.

Flash was originally developed under the name

FutureSplash. At the time, it was a simple tool for

creating animation. Macromedia purchased it in 1997 and

changed the name to Flash. Flash was the primary

motivation for Adobe to purchase Macromedia in late

2006.

The Flash Platform

Flash CS4 Professional

Flash CS4 Professional is the primary integrated development

environment (IDE) for developing Flash movies. When you

think of “learning Flash” or “using Flash,” this refers to

learning or using Flash Professional, and it is the application

that is discussed throughout this book. Unless stated

otherwise, any further references in the text to Flash should be

assumed to mean Flash CS4 Professional.

Flash Player

Flash Player is the free application used to view Flash movies.

Regardless of the tool used to create a Flash movie, your

users actually view and interact with it through Flash Player.

Flash Player is the single most-installed software, with current

estimates putting it on more than 99 percent of computers

worldwide.

As of the release of Flash CS4 Professional, Adobe has also

released Flash Player 10. Flash Player has enjoyed record-

breaking adoption rates, with previous versions averaging six

million downloads per day.

The Flex Platform

Flex offers a more developer-centric environment than Flash.

Flex is an open-source platform that enables developers to

create visual layouts in an XML-derived markup language

called MXML and to add interactivity and back-end

connectivity through ActionScript 3.0. Regardless, Flex

applications are viewed by the user through Flash Player, and

unless the site specifies it, there is no real way to look at a

Flash-based site and know whether it was created in Flash

Professional or Flex.

LEX BUILDER

The Flex platform is open source and can be downloaded from

the Adobe Open Source Web site, http://opensource.adobe.

com. Although Flex applications can be created in any text

editor, Adobe has developed an IDE to assist in the creation of

Flex applications called Flex Builder. Built on the open-source

Eclipse toolset, Flex Builder is available for purchase from

Adobe’s Web site.

LASH CATALYST

In late 2007, Adobe announced that it had begun development

of a new application in the Flex platform. This tool, at the time

code-named Thermo, would enable designers to take visual

compositions, created in applications such as Adobe

Photoshop, and easily convert them to Flex applications. In

November 2008 at Adobe MAX, the company’s annual

developer’s conference, Adobe announced that the product

would be officially named Flash Catalyst and that the product

would be released sometime in late 2009 or early 2010.

Introducing

Flash

Today, Adobe markets a series of products under the Flash Platform. All of these products can work together to develop Flash-

based applications for a variety of delivery systems. The Flash Platform’s two primary applications are Flash CS4 Professional and

Flash Player, but the Flash Platform also contains the Flex 3 platform, several server-based products including the Flash Media

Server, and Flash Lite.

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2Adobe Flash is the industry-standard application for creating animation and playing video on Web sites. It is fairly easy to learn when you are first

Seite 2 - Flash Lite

11Chapter 1: Introducing ActionScript4Often, you will need the Actions panel to be as large as you can get it to provide the largest possible area for

Seite 3 - Flash Player 10

3Chapter 1: Introducing ActionScriptThe Flash Platform (continued)Flash Media ServerFlash Media Server enables you to deploy streaming media such as v

Seite 4 - Standalone Projector

4Understanding Flash Player 10The most important application in the Flash Platform is Flash Player. With the release of Flash CS4 Professional in late

Seite 5 - ActionScript 3.0

5Chapter 1: Introducing ActionScriptStandalone ProjectorAlthough the majority of Flash content is delivered through a Web browser, there may be times

Seite 6 - Other ActionScript Editors

6Introducing ActionScript 3.0You can add interactivity to your Flash movies using ActionScript. By adding interactivity, you can allow users to intera

Seite 7 - Flash Movie

7Chapter 1: Introducing ActionScriptto know a lot about writing scripts. However, if you are an experienced developer, you may prefer to use the speci

Seite 8 - 5 Click Flash File

813423 Click the edition of Creative Suite that you own.Note: The Creative Suite Master Collection is shown in this example.4 Click Adobe Flash CS4

Seite 9 - Actions Panel

9Chapter 1: Introducing ActionScript5If you already have another document or movie open in Flash and want to create a new file, you can also click Fil

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10312OPEN THE ACTIONS PANEL1 Click the frame to which you want to add ActionScript.2 Click Window.3 Click Actions. You can also press F9 to quickl

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