Essential ActionScript 2.0 begins with a tour of the language, including the fundamentals of object-oriented concepts, syntax, and usage. Those who are new to OOP will learn the basics and how to apply their understanding. Those who are familiar with OOP will leverage their prior experience to learn about Flash-based OOP. The next part of the book shows how to structure entire applications with ActionScript 2.0, teaching you best practices and techniques to build scalable, extensible, stable apps. Next, you'll explore a variety of approaches to various programming situations by applying object-oriented programming strategies, known as design patterns, to Flash.

Server geeks, take heart: If you're sick of wading through pages of animation and graphics instruction just to find the nugget of info that's relevant to you, you now have an alternative! This volume leaves the designing to the designers and instead focuses on the core concepts that you (as a programmer and developer) need to master to create rich user interfaces, online advertising, enterprise application front ends, and more with Flash MX Pro 2004. By providing advanced functionality for creating sophisticated interactive content, rich Internet applications, pro-quality video, and easy device deployment, Flash MX 2004 Pro offers an ideal development environment—and one that's being widely adopted across the Web. Using hands-on projects—including two real-world applications—and exercises to reinforce learning, author Nate Weiss delivers important quick-start information for those new to Flash MX development and goes in depth for veterans. A companion Web site includes downloadable code, links to the working applications developed through the book's exercises, and video demos.

The third edition of Mac OS X Unleashed takes the same approach as the best selling first and second editions. The book is known for helping the reader deal with the most trouble-prone aspects of the user interface, but also focusing to a great extent on the BSD environment and how the user and administrator can get the most out of the operating system.

Designed to dazzle and inspire but not leave you in the dust, this beautifully designed volume lets you follow along as it dissects real-world projects from some of today's top Illustrator artists. In the process it teaches you how to use Illustrator in ever more creative ways for your own projects. Best-selling author and award-winning artist Sharon Steuer uses four-color pictures of real Illustrator projects to show what's possible and then employs simple, step-by-step instructions to explain the techniques that will produce those effects. Beginners will find comprehensive ground-up coverage of all of Illustrator CS' most important capabilities, while veteran users will be grateful to explore Illustrator CS' new features: powerful new tools for creating 3D graphics on the fly, a new Scribble Effect that lets you add a loose, hand-drawn look to your artwork, a redesigned text engine, enhanced PDF support, and more. On the CD, you'll find artwork from the book, technical documents, third-party software, clip art, and more.

Adobe Illustrator has long been the industry's dominant illustration package. In this latest version, Adobe added a suite of extremely powerful, highly integrated web tools which are the focus of Steve Kurth's The Hidden Power of Illustrator CS: Web Graphic Techniques. Whether you're a Web designer making websites from scratch or a print designer taking graphics to the Web, Kurth gives you the tools and techniques you'll need to take full advantage of Illustrator's web capabilities. This process-oriented guide takes you from setting up documents and preferences all the way to integrating with programs such as Dreamweaver and GoLive. Topics include: Illustrator in a web workflow; working with symbols and icons; optimizing spot illustrations; image maps, slices, and CSS layers; creating animations and SVG; drawing for Flash; and automation. The book's web component features resource files, examples, and bonus lessons. A color section in the book showcases color-specific

The PHP Cookbook is a collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for PHP programmers. The book contains a unique and extensive collection of best practices for everyday PHP programming dilemmas. For every problem addressed in the book, there's a worked-out solution or "recipe" -- short, focused pieces of code that you can insert directly into your applications. But this book offers more than cut-and-paste code. You also get explanations of how and why the code works, so you can learn to adapt the problem-solving techniques to similar situations. The recipes in the PHP Cookbook range from simple tasks, such as sending a database query and fetching URLs, to entire programs that demonstrate complex tasks, such as printing HTML tables and generating bar charts. This book contains over 250 recipes -- a treasure trove of useful code for PHP programmers, from novices to advanced practitioners. Rely on the PHP Cookbook to provide quick solutions to common problems, so you can spend your time on those out-of-the-ordinary problems specific to your application.

A comprehensive introduction to the techniques of exploitation and creative problem-solving methods commonly referred to as "hacking". This book is for both technical and non-technical people who are interested in computer security. It shows how hackers exploit programs and write exploits, instead of just how to run other people's exploits. Unlike many so-called hacking books, this book explains the technical aspects of hacking, including stack based overflows, heap based overflows, string exploits, return-into-libc, shellcode, and cryptographic attacks on 802.11b. If you're serious about hacking, this book is for you.

Digital cameras revolutionize how we take pictures and Apple Computers leads the "digital lifestyle" movement with its attractive Macintosh systems and iLife software. Mac Digital Photography is the first complete guide created for the growing numbers of digital photographers who find the Mac irresistible. Covering topics from choosing equipment to effectively composing and lighting photos to image repair to processing and sharing pictures, this unique book shows you how to get quality, impressive results from your digital camera. Authors Dennis R. Cohen and Erica Sadun, prominent in the Mac community, are associated with an impressive list of Mac-related titles and know how to communicate with you, starting with a friendly tone and eye-catching visuals. The companion CD is packed with practical features, including a 30-day fully functional version of Photoshop Elements, slide show and album programs, animation software, filters and plug-ins, and much more!

This plain English guide to the 802.11b wireless networking standard teaches readers how to use wireless networks at home, work, or in their neighborhood. Included is detailed, practical information on access points, network interface cards, cables and antennas, and wireless software. Readers will learn how to protect their wireless access point from unwanted intruders with encryption, password protection, and virtual private networks (VPNs), as well as how to configure wireless connections for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, and PDAs.

Mastering PHP 4.1 is the resource you need if you want to build full-featured web applications with the leading open-source web development tool. This book is up-to-date for the latest version of PHP and covers a wide range of topics, including accessing MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, accessing LDAP servers, generating images and PDF documents on the fly, and creating your own classes. You also learn how to send email, build web-to-e-mail interfaces, close common security holes in PHP scripts, and parse and generate XML files. If you are a novice programmer, you can use the book to learn the basics of object-oriented programming with the PHP language. If you are a seasoned pro, you can use the book as an invaluable reference for expert solutions to common problems. The companion CD-ROM contains PHP 4.1.1, the sample code and projects from the book, the Apache web server, and the MySQL database.

Savvy - n. Practical know-how. Just about anyone who works with digital images needs to know to how to use Photoshop. But its complexity can be confounding even to experienced users. In Photoshop 7 Savvy, artist and teacher Steve Romaniello draws back the curtain to reveal the secrets behind Photoshop's power, showing you how to combine theory with practical techniques to get results that are inspirational and satisfying. Whether you're a desktop publisher, graphic artist, printer, photographer, or Web designer, if your goal is to become Photoshop Savvy, this is the book that will get you there. Work your way through from cover to cover or zero in on a topic, whether you're managing color, retouching images, or creating Web graphics. In Hands On tutorials you'll apply your knowledge to complex real-world projects, mastering the techniques your own projects demand. A 32-page full-color section showcases numerous color-related examples.

Flash Components: The Key to Faster Development and Sophisticated Functionality You don't have to be a programmer to achieve amazing effects with the hundreds of Flash components available from Macromedia and various third parties. Step by step, The Hidden Power of Flash Components shows you how-and the enclosed CD provides a library of powerful components ready for you to practice with, build upon, and use in your own projects. For those of you with just a little programming experience, this book also demonstrates how to build your own components to use and share with other developers. Whatever your aims, and regardless of your experience, soon all the power of this incredible Flash feature will be within your reach.

Foundation Swift 3D is the ultimate guide to out of the box 3D design. Combining simple but professional 3D editing techniques with a full guide to using Swift 3D in object construction, animation, enhancement, and production, Foundation Swift 3D also features a chapter on transferring your projects into Flash MX. Foundation Swift 3D really does unlock the power of 3D on your desktop. It covers all you need to know, before you need to know it, backing up every piece of theory with solid practical tutorials. With a case study running the length of the book and organized so you get practical, hands-on experience of everything that you learn, this book will bring you all that this new, and unparalleled version of Swift 3D has to offer.

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Macromedia Flash is now the standard for Web animation. But as more and more animators are discovering, you can also use Flash to produce animations for television–efficiently, inexpensively, and without compromising quality. Cowritten by the Flash animator who helped to create the FishBar series that appeared on MTV, this unique guide shows you step by step how to get broadcast-quality results with Flash, whether you’re a Flash veteran who wants to move into TV or a traditional animator who wants to explore the possibilities of Flash. From broadcast production basics to sound, applied animation techniques, video exporting, and postproduction effects, this book delivers all the know-how you need to get your Flash animations on TV–including behind-the-scenes interviews with creative professionals working at today’s hottest animation studios.

Comprehensive reference for using Macromedia Web development applications together. Helps beginner or new user get started and move quickly to intermediate & advanced topics. Provides in-depth course in each application: Freehand MX, Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, and ColdFusion MX. Includes CD-ROM with author-created tutorials, extensions, and sample databases. Softcover.

Shows readers how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images using Photoshop "X." Readers will learn to create cutting-edge special effects for the Web or print. Deke McClelland's easy and approachable writing style demystifies even the most complex Photoshop tasks. The Photoshop "X" Bible fulfills the promise to the reader of being "100 percent comprehensive, authoritative, and what you need." This classic Bible covers it all, from "Apply Image" command to "ZigZag filter."

Coverage is not critically tied to a particular rev of Flash. Flash to the Core: An Interactive Sketchbook is about the creative process and what someone like Joshua Davis can teach the world about taking Flash design and development to new extremes. Part one is all about Joshua Davis, the artist: his philosophies, his approach to Flash workflow, how he works with clients, how he explains and explores the world around him through his creative approach to Flash web design, animation and motion.

This book hopes to take you through all you'll need to know about producing such wonderful sites. The first section will give you a thorough grounding in how best to import your video and sound into Flash and the many different ways that you can manipulate it once it's in there. Then, in the second section, we'll go through a complete real-world case study from pre-production on the video to final output on the web and CD-ROM. Finally, we'll see how you can apply use some advanced ActionScripting with video, and create a fully object-orientated sound and video playing Flash component that you'll be able to use time and time again.

What the book covers: This is a 100% comprehensive book on the most powerful feature of Macromedia Flash, and an essential tool for interactive Web development. It provides definitive, authoritative information on all aspects of ActionScript, addressing both the beginning, intermediate and advanced scripter. It is packed with real-world insights and examples, and includes a CD-ROM loaded with a library of powerful ActionScripts, sample scripts and Flash pages from the book, and more.

• The most comprehensive and in-depth reference resource for Flash MX ActionScript
• Rich, practical tutorials on using ActionScript effectively in your Flash movie design