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animation 121 . See also hitchHiker (tutorial)

character animation 144 frame animated preloader 28 full animation 152 hitchHiker III limited animation 130. 152

anti·aliasing 89 Array object 10 audio. See Sofake.com (tutorial); sound

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beginFill method 173 beginGradientFill method 174-m, 250 behaviors 227 Bhangal, Sham 90 bitmaps 86, 88 bitwise OR operator 248 branding 58 buttons 181

c cameras 141-142 character animation 144-146

walk and run cycles 148-150 clear method 178-179 c1earlntervaL method 193 code animated preloader (tutori· al) 19·27

alpha values 23 assembling elements on timeline 24 assessload function 25 bricks.jpg 23 candle movie clip 20 candle.swf 19 endPreload function 26 graphics 19 lighting B loaded textfield 24

nested symbol 21 onEnterFrame handler 26 radial gradients 21. 24 setlnterval method 26 shape tweens 21 testing 27

co lor gradients (tutorial) 247-253 beginGradientFili method 250 bitwise OR operator 248 (olor components 249 color _gradient_ 01.swf 248 color _gradient_02.fla 251 color _gradient_ Olfla 252 init function 252 iineStyle parameters 250 Math.sin function 248 matrix 250 mCl _mc movie dip 248 onEnterFrame function 249 rgb components 249 speeds 249

color palettes 136-137 Color Swatch panel 137 compression 85 Corbin, Chad 168 createEmptyMovieCtip method 179·180, 189 curveTo method 171, 173, 259

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device fonts 96 Distort modifier 162 Doutt, David 196. See also MP3 jukebox (tutorial) drawing API 169

beginFili method 173 beginGradientFili method 174 button events 181 dear method 178-1 79 createEmptyMovieClip method 179 curves 171 curveTo method 171 drawing position 178 dynamic drawing methods 169 empty movie clips 179 endFili method 173

gradient fills 174 line5tyle method 170, 179 HneTo method 170 masking 182 moveTo method 178-179 project 185 setMask method 183 straight lines 170

dynamic drawing 169 dynamic drawing project (tutori­al) 185-194

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3D effects 190 _alpha value 191 clearlnterval method 193 controlling movie 192 createEmptyMovieClip method 189 createMaskClip function 189 getNewPoint function 190 getURl method 188 imagelist.xml 188 initMovie method 186 JPEG images 187 load method 186 mask movie clips 189, 191. 193 objs counter 192 onMouseDown event handler 193 onRollOver and onRollOut event han­dlers 189 processXMl function 188 renderObj function 191 run function 192 seUnterval method 193 the5cene movie clip 186 XMl object 186

effects 154·155 embedded fonts 96 end Fill method 173 event handlers 189

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file formats 85 file size 132-133 Flash Player detection, See player detection (tutorial)

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fractal landscapes (tutorial) 233-238

drawlines function 234 fractalize function 234 mountainOl.fla 2]4, 235 mountain02.fla 236 mountainOlfla 237 onEnterframe function 236 splice method 234

fractals, self-similar (tutorial) 238-247

distance setting 241 fract function 239 gotoAndStop method 246 iterations settings 241 Math.random function 244 onEnterFrame handler 240 recursion issues 240 self-similar 1 238 self-similar 2 242 self-similar 3 243 self-similar 4 244 self-similar 5 244. 245 self-similar 6 246 shape tween 246 uDepth property 239 unit instances 139

frame animated preloader (tuto­rial) 27-34

assessload function 34 chainsaw layer 33 chainsaw_rnc 33 code 34 content layer 32 crack layer 30 crack_in_the_waU,swf 27 endPreload function 34 graphic behavior 29 graphics 28 manOpen movie clip 29 manPrepare movie dip 28 manStruggle movie clip 29 onRelease event handler 34 percent Holder movie clip 32 percentloaded text field 32 tweening fragment layers 31

Free Transform tool 158, 160

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getBytesLoaded method 15 getBytesTotal method 15 getURL method 6, 188 getVolume method, Sound object 78 gradients. See also color gradi­ents (tutorial)

beginGradientFill method 174

linear gradients 176 radial gradients 177

grid effects (tutorial) 224-233 assigning behaviors to dips 227 fading grid 228

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grid formation setup 225 mouse interaction 229 move function 227 onEnterFrame function 227 pulsating grid 228 rotation effects 226 scaling dips 230 springing dips 230-231 waves 232·233

highlights 155, 165 hitchHiker animation (tutorial) 121 -166

3D camera move 142 animation tools 122 8ack in bed scene 128 background design 130 backgrounds.swf 135 camera move simulation 141 character animation 144 character design 129 character poses 132 character shadows 158-160 character tones 162, 1&4 deaning up roughs 136 credits 166 custom color palettes 136 dialog 134. 145 Digital clock scene 127 dismayed young fella scene 128 environments 135, 139 establishing shot 126 file size limits 132 hallway scene 127 hh2_cast5hadow.fla 158 hh2_mouth5hapes.fla 146 hh2 _ Scenel8.fla 142 hh2_shapeDialogue.fla 148 hh2_swatchMixJla 137 hh2_titles.fla 166 highlights 165 inspiration 122 light and shadow effects 154, 155 lip-syncing 146,147 10ngShadows.swf 158 mc.walk 151 oldfella,wav sound 135 opening the door scene 127 post-production 166 pre-production 122 preloader 167

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preloader scene 126 project_design.fla 131 project_leica.fla 129 proje<Uitles.fla 167 re-using animations 129. 140 run.fla 150, 151 shadows and perspective 156-158. 161 shapeDialoguel sound 146 silhouettes 139 sound 133 story 123 storyboards 124-125 styles,fla 153 tinting 138 title scene 126, 139 titles 166 walk and run cycles 148 walk.fla 148

image optimization 85 interactive text effects (tutorial) 117-118 intros 37. 5ee also MirCorp intro (tutorial)

J JPEG files 85

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light effects 155 limited animation 130 linear gradients 176 lineStyle method 170, 179 lineTo method 170 liquid effects (tutorial) 258-262

curveTo method 259 dripping slime 262 onEnterFrame event handler 259 point creation 258 smoothing curves 260 vy property 261

loading bar pre loader (tutorial) 17-18

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masking 182-184 math visual effects 223

color gradients 247 fractal landscapes 233 fractals. self-similar 238 grid effects 224 inspiration 263 liquid effects 258 mouse chasers 253

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Math .atan2 method 254 Math.cos method 256 Math.f1oor method 1S Math .random method 12 Math.sin method 248. 256 Math.sqrt method 257 matrix object 175 MirCorp int ro (tutorial) 38-65

ambientflying.wav 43 appeartilling sound 63 3steroidsdown graphic symbol 57 background 44. 46-47 BGPLANET graphic symbol 62 BLACK) graphic symbol 60 border graphic symbol 46 branding 58 chemicalexplode I.way 63 cloud directon alterations 50 cloud looping 53 cloud movement 49 cloud.pog 48 cloudanim graphic symbol 48 comet symbol 51 (ometsfinal movie clip 60 document properties 38 EARTHHAlFFINALpng 62 easing values 40. 47 elastic screen effe<t 39 flight animation 41 horizon movie clip 4S horizonobj symbol 45 horizonsmall.jpg 44 logoanlm symbol 58 main timeline 51 minicloud.png 51 minicloudobj graphic symbol 52 minklouds graphic symbol 52 minicloudsanim graphic symbol 52 MirCorp_start.fla 38 motion tween 45. 47, 49. 52. 57 moverealfast.wav 60 pororo.wav 64 production considerations 38. 65 radio1.wav 43 radioconvl 51 rotating and tinting clips 55 shape tweening 39. 41 skip button 64 sky masking 56 sound effects 43, 50. 60, 63 spacebg.jpg Image 59 speed effects 51 strongambient.wav 43 takeoff.wav 50 tltling.wav 51 vertical movement loop 45 viewing Window 41

mouse chasers (tutorial) 253-258 bugMove function 255 bugs chaw 255 bU[Lmc 254 Math.atan2 function 254 Math.sqrt function 257 onEnterFrame handler 254 rotation code 257 turn and face chaser 254

moveTo method 178. 179 movie dips 181-182

createEmptyMovieClip method 179 MP3 files 204 MP3 jukebox (tutorial) 197-221

<Artis t> tags 207 artist text field 200 background graphic 202 bar movie clip 219 buttons 198 display information 213 duration property 215 <File> tags 207 Flash Player versions 220 leftTrackSelection movie clip 201 loading progress bar 217 loadingAnimation movie clip 217 loading tracks into Flash 208 loadSound method 210 loop button 212 loopDisplay text field 213, 214 modifications 220 MP3 files 204. 220 mp3jukebodla 198 <Name> tags 207 newSong function 210 nextTrack function 211. 213 onload event 21 1 onMouseMove function 217 onSoundComplete event 21 1 pause button 212 <Playlist> tag 208 playSong function 211 position property 215 previous_btn 209 rightTrack5election movie clip 201 selected/unselected state 200 setVolume method 217 <Song> tags 208 song text field 199 Sound object 210 start method 212 stop button 212 timePlaying text field 214 timeTotal text field 214 toggle switch 200 track selection buttons 199 tracklist.xml 208

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tracklist_xml object 208 volumeControl movie clip 21 6 XMl track list 206 XMlloaded function 208

navigation systems, See Sofake.com (tutorial)

o onion-skinning 139 operators 72. 248 optimizing images 85. 133

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perspective 156-158 perspective scroll text effect (tutorial) 97-100

adding more text 100 breaking text into vector shapes 99 converting text to graphic symbol 100 distorting text 99 perspective lines 98 system font 98 tweening 100

Peters. Keith 222-223 Phillips, Adam 120-121 Photoshop 83 player detection (tutorial) 3-7

getURl method 6 <meta> tag 5 Publish Settings dialog box 5 publishing SWF 7 redirection 6 sniffer.hlml 5 version detection 7

player version detection (tutori­al) 7·12

animating meter 11 Array object 10 code for version-checking 10 Math.random method 12 message text field 9 meter graphics 7 onEnterFrame handler 12 peg layer 10 System object 10 versionMeter.fla 7 versionMeter.swf 7

PNG fites 85 pre(oaders 3, 17, 19, 27. See also textua l preloader (tutorial)

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radial gradients 177 Rotate and Skew modifier 162

s scaling images 86 scripted text effects (tutorial) 104-113

advanced text effects 108 ASCII art 105 dropStart function 111 fadeTrai l function 112 katakana text fonts 109 Matrix waterfall effect 109 mc.katakana movie clip 109 scrolling 106 string.substr function 105 tape_txt dynamic text field IDS ticker(ontrol funct ion 105 tickertape function 105 trails of characters 112 typewriter effect 106 typewriter function 108 typewriter_txt dynamic text field 107 _visible property 111 writeText function 108

setl nterval method 26, 193 setMask method 183 shadows 155-158 Sofake.com (tutorial) 67-89

anti-aliasing 89 base_engineyop.fla 87 base_engine_ripple.html88 base_photo.tif 83 button movie dip rename 70 button rollover state 70 buttonActive function 76 button nest movie dip 70 create[;"ptyMovieClip method 77 duplicating panels 71 getVolume method 78 graying out buttons 71 looping sound 78 main movie dip 70 mute button 80 onEnterFrame and onPress event han­dlers 73 onRelease. onRollOut. and onRol!Over event handlers 75 onsoundComplete handler 78 optimizing images 85 panel movie clip 69 panel scaling values 72 pictures 83. 84 SCALE function 72 scaling images 87

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sound 133, See also MirCorp intro (tutorial); MP3 jukebox (tutorial); Sofake.com (tutorial) sound effects 43 Sound object 76. 78, 210, 212 Stone, jordan. See Sofake.com (tutorial) storyboards 124-12S Swift 3D 142 system fonts 9S System object 10

T text 91-97

interactive text effects \ 17 scripted effects 104 shape tweening 101 time line masking effect 102 transition effects 113

TextFormat object 11S textual pre loader (tutorial) 12-15

assessload function 14 endPreloadFunc function 15 getBytesloaded method 15 getBytesTotal method 15 graphics 12 hand.jpg 13 Math.floor 15 textFeedback.swf 12

timeline masking text effects (tutorial) 102-104

line mask graphic symbol 103 motion tween 104 typewriter effect 104

tone effects 154 tones 162 transition text effects (tutorial) 113-116

animate function 115 character separation 116 ContentWithoutClutter text transition 113 getTextExtent method 115 mc.character movie dips 116 starter function 115 TextFormat object 115 transition function 114 voidEffect.swf 114

tweening 101. See also MirCorp intro (tutorial)

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WideGroup 36. See also MirCorp intro (tutorial)

X XMl object 186

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Yard, Todd 3

URL,

surface.yugop.com 93 www.adobe.com 83 www.acidplanet.com 20S www.artifactinteractive.com.au 196 www.bit-l01.com222, 263 www.download .com 204 www.ejay,co.uk 204 www.flashkit.com 263 www.fruityloops.com 206 www.google.com 204 www.levitated.net 263 www.to9ic.com168 www.oohbitey.com120 www.praystation.com 263 www.smallblueprinter.com196 www.sonicfoundry.com 205 www.50und-effects-library.com 134 www.thedesignersrepublk.com 93 www.thevoid.co.uk 93 www.ultrashock.com 263 www.urbanev.com196 www.were-here.com 222. 263 www.widegroup.net 36 www.yugop.com 263

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