ActionScript, now in version 2 since Flash MX 2004, allows the Flash developer to do great things to their Flash movies, adding dynamic scripting for improved user interaction, and creating complex games and other applications. One of the most useful and sought-after skills within this area is animation - making things move using code. In this book, Keith Peters shows that all you need is a little Flash experience and some knowledge of very basic ActionScript concepts to get the most out of it.

The only definitive and authoritative book available on ActionScript animation Provides for a thorough understanding of complex principles, along with practical examples You don't have to be an ActionScript expert to get the most out of this book Written by Keith Peters, author of many books, and a popular community figure

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Keith Peters lives in the vicinity of Boston with his wife, Kazumi, and their daughter, Kristine. He has been working with Flash since 1999, and has co-authored many books for friends of ED, including Flash MX Studio, Flash MX Most Wanted, and the ground-breaking Flash Math Creativity. In 2001, he started the experimental Flash site, BIT-101 (BIT-101.com), which strives for a new, cutting edge, open-source experiment each day. The site won an award at the Flashforward 2003 Flash Film Festival in the Experimental category. In addition to the experiments on the site, there are several highly regarded Flash tutorials which have been translated into many languages and are now posted on web sites throughout the world. Keith is currently working full time doing freelance and contract Flash development and various writing projects.

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• The only definitive and authoritative book available on ActionScript animation. * Provides for a thorough understanding of complex principles, along with practical examples.

• You don't have to be an ActionScript expert to get the most out of this book.

• Written by Keith Peters, author of many books, and a popular community figure.

Inhalt
Actionscripted Animation Basics.- Basic Animation Concepts.- Basics of Actionscript for Animation.- Trigonometry for Animation.- Rendering Techniques.- Basic Motion.- Velocity and Acceleration.- Boundaries and Friction.- User Interaction: Moving Objects Around.- Advanced Motion.- Easing and Springing.- Collision Detection.- Coordinate Rotation and Bouncing Off Angles.- Billiard Ball Physics.- Particle Attraction and Gravity.- Forward Kinematics: Making Things Walk.- Inverse Kinematics: Dragging and Reaching.- 3D Animation.- 3D Basics.- 3D Lines and Fills.- Backface Culling and 3D Lighting.- Additional Techniques.- Matrix Math.- Tips and Tricks.