S | Macromedia Flash8 Bible

S (Ink Bottle tool)

applying stroke with, 269

description of, 227

options, 270

sample rate, CDBA82–CDBA83, CDBA92–CDBA93

sampling

sharing text attributes and, 263

switching fills and strokes and

Eyedropper tool and, 268–270

Ink Bottle tool and, 270

overview of, 267–268

Paint Bucket tool and, 270–274

Saturation setting (Adjust Color filter), 378

Save As command (History panel), 304–305

Save for Web command (Illustrator), CDBC43–CDBC44

saving

changes to Flash Project file, 56

current panel layout as custom set, 73–74

custom preset, 371–373

custom tool file, 83

document

before testing, 704

as Unicode UTF-8, 1012

incremental file saving, 1100

resaving Flash 8 document file as Flash MX 2004 document file, 9

template, 92

user and game information, 1069–1070

vector graphic, CDBC30–CDBC31

scalability, definition of, 423

scalable artwork, creating, 280–281

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 26

Scale 9 option, 191–194

scale, adjusting with Gradient Transform tool, 276–277

Scale option for Solid line, 135–137

Scale option (Transform panel), 156

Scale setting (Publish Settings dialog box), 728

scale slider, creating, 853–863

scaling

externally loaded Flash movie, 951–952

item, 155

Movie Clip object, 845–846

text, 263

scene

adding, 89

copying, 89

deleting, 89

description of, 424

file, saving to, 425

renaming, 89

Scene panel, 88–89

Scene Stage, 179

Schema tab (Component Inspector panel), 1145–1146, 1148, 1152

scope, 660, 1127–1129

Screen blend mode, 384

screen reader, 676, 695, 698

script. See also listings

centralized, 1078–1079

clarifying solution, 790–791

defining problem, 790

learning, 790

managing

comments and, 1080, 1100

naming conventions and, 1079–1080

placement of, 1077–1078

Search and Replace and, 1076–1077

strong (or strict) typing, 1080–1081

stepping through, 1092–1093

storing in external files, 1096–1099

syntax

parentheses, 631

semicolons and curly braces, 631

white space, 630

translating solution into interactive language, 791–792

Script Assist

actions and, 626, 627, 628

description of, 4

interface, 629

script editor, 5

Script navigator (Actions panel), 627, 628

Script pane (Actions panel), 627, 628, 793

script path, changing, 1204

scroll properties of text fields, 1030–1031

scroll property of TextField class, 1030

scrollable behavior, 234

scrolling, pixel-based with Movie Clips, 1037–1042

scrolling text, creating, 689–692

ScrollPane component

description of, 1121

parameters of, 1121–1122

uses of, 1122

scrollRect property of MovieClip class, 1037–1042

scrubbing Timeline, 338, 442–443

Search and Replace, using, 1076–1077

secondary motion, 319–320

Seconds button (Edit Envelope dialog box), 488

security policies and Player 8, 6

SeekBar component, 573

Select All command (Edit menu), 158, 332

Select Skin dialog box, 572

Select Source Symbol dialog box, 199

Select Symbol Instances command (Movie Explorer Options menu), 196

Select Unused Items command (Library), 168

Select Video screen

Import Video dialog box, 549–550

Video Import wizard, 561–562

selectedIndex function, 1185, 1190, 1192, 1199

selecting

bitmap fill, 226–227

frames, 101, 102

span, 104–105

Selection (arrow) tool (A)

arrow states, 141–142

moving multiple elements with, 140

options, 142–143

overview of, 138–139

preferences, modifying, 140

Selection class

getBeginIndex() method, 1042–1043

getCaretIndex() method, 1043

getEndIndex() method, 1043

getFocus() method, 1043

overview of, 1042

setFocus() method, 1044

setSelection() method, 1044

selection tools (Tools panel)

Lasso tool (L), 144–145

overview of, 111

Selection (arrow) tool (A), 138–143

Subselection (arrow) tool (A), 146–147

selectListItem() function, 1157

semicolon (;), 631

send state, 1004

sendComments() function, 1009–1011

sending

text from Flash movie, 1003–1005

variable to URL, 805

sendmail.cfm script, 1011

sequence

importing, 516

integrating multiple

moving tweens onto symbol timelines, 352–355

overview of, 351–352

multiframe, modifying

editing multiple frames, 332–333

Onion skinning, 330–331

overview of, 328–330

server technologies of Macromedia, 29

server-side scripting requirements for component, determining, 1167–1170

Set Variable action, 801

setFocus() method of Selection class, 1044

setPan() method of Sound class, 906

setSelection() method of Selection class, 1044

setTextFormat() method of TextFormat object, 1021, 1023

setting up shared library file, 991–992

Settings dialog box, 398

setTransform() method of Sound class, 906

setVolume() method of Sound class, 905

shadow, dimensional, creating, 370–371

shape, filled, masking with, 410–412

Shape Hints, adding, 337–340

shape morphing, 443

shape tweening, 334–337

shared font layer of Main Timeline, 1055

shared Library

accessing items in

assigning names to assets, 993

linking to assets from other movies, 994–995

overview of, 990–991

publishing shared library movie file, 994

updating shared assets, 995–996

Authortime, 198–201

description of, 166

Font symbol, using in runtime Shared library, 257–262

runtime, 198, 257–262

setting up shared library file, 991–992

specifying location of, 993

Shared Library Properties command (Library), 169

SharedObject class, 1051, 1069–1070

shareware program, 1211

sharing

Authortime, 166

runtime, 166, 990

text attributes, 263

Workspace Layout, 74

sharpness:Number property of TextField object, 1031

Shift+F2 (Scene panel), 88

Shift+F3 (Behaviors panel), 623

Shift+F5 (Remove Frames), 103, 328

Shift+F6 (Clear Keyframe), 104

Shift+F6 (Remove Keyframes), 328

Shift+F8 (Project panel), 50

Shift+F12 (Publish menu), 736

Shockwave Audio, 463

Shockwave Player, 784–785

shortcut keys

A (Selection tool), 138

A (Subselection tool), 146

corner radius of rectangle shape, adjusting, 115

description of, 75–77

E (Eraser tool), 126

F1 (show/hide Help panel), 66

F4 (hide Tools panel), 77

F5 (add frame), 328

F6 (insert keyframe), 326

F7 (convert to blank keyframe), 328

F8 (convert bitmap to Flash symbol type), 523

F9 (open Actions panel), 477

J (Object Drawing toggle), 340

L (Lasso tool), 144

N (Line tool), 112

navigating Timeline, 95

O (Oval tool), 113

P (Pen tool), 127

R (Rectangle tool), 114

Shift+F2 (Scene panel), 88

Shift+F3 (Behaviors panel), 623

Shift+F5 (Remove Frames), 103, 328

Shift+F6 (Clear Keyframe), 104

Shift+F6 (Remove Keyframes), 328

Shift+F8 (Project panel), 50

Shift+F12 (Publish menu), 736

> (step forward advancing), 437

tools, 79

shot, 424

Show All command

Layers contextual menu, 106

View submenu, 87

Show All Scenes command (Movie Explorer Options menu), 196

Show Frame command (View submenu), 87

Show Guides option (Document window), 91

Show Masking command (Layers contextual menu), 107

Show Movie Elements command (Movie Explorer Options menu), 196

Show Redraw Regions submenu (View menu), 710

Show Shape Hints command (Document window), 91

Show Symbol Definitions command (Movie Explorer Options menu), 196

Show Tab Order command (Document window), 91

Show warning messages feature (Publish Settings dialog box), 728

Show/Hide layer toggle (Timeline window), 97

showing. See also hiding

code hint, 1073

Help panel (F1), 66

layer, 418

shortcut keys in Actions panel, 794

showText() function, 1026, 1027–1028

shutter mechanism, CDBA92

Silicon Graphics file format, 510

Simplify dialog box (Illustrator), CDBC35

Simulate Download feature (Bandwidth Profiler), 47, 709

simulating trace() action online, 1084

Single Frame setting for Graphic symbol, 173

Site Definition dialog box

Dreamweaver, CDBC77

Flash, 51–52

site definition in Project panel, 48

Site Map drop-down menu (Dreamweaver), CDBC75–CDBC76

size

of bitmap, CDBC1

of brush marks, 124

of frame

determining, 46

importing video and, CDBA96

of image

importing and, 512

pixels and, 513

size of file

in bytes (KB) for one second

of mono audio, 500

of mono MP3 audio, 500

codec and, 549

components and, 1108–1109

drawing and, 137

importing image and, 512

large, working with

overview of, 423–424

scenes, saving and, 425

storyboarding and, 424–425

voices, sound effects, and ambient sound, 425–426

sound file, CDBA82–CDBA86

stand-alone and, 778

size report, 711

sizing text box, 236

Skew option (Transform panel), 157

skewing bitmap fill with Gradient Transform tool, 278–279

skin parameter (FLVPlayback component), 570

skinAutoHide parameter (FLVPlayback component), 570

Skinning screen (Video Import wizard), 562, 566, 567

slash (/) notation, 661

slide show, adding to project, 682–684

sliders

alpha, scale, and blur, making, 853–863

volume and balance, for sounds, creating, 912–914

SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)

description of, 27

file, using with FLVPlayback component

overview of, 591

for progressive .flv file, 596–600

for streaming .flv file, 592–596

Smooth Curves (Drawing Settings options), 120

Smooth mode (Pencil tool), 119

Smooth option (Selection tool), 143

smoothing

Bitmap Properties dialog box and, 520–521

eliminating, 232

text with anti-alias settings, 245–247

Smoothing setting for Brush tool, 121

Snap Align option, 148–149

Snap to Grid option, 150–151

Snap to Guides option, 151–152

Snap to Objects option, 150

Snap to Pixels option, 152

Snapping command (Document window), 91

snapping settings, 148–152

sniffer

creating, 755–758

description of, 749

integrating into HTML document, 758–759

Soften Fill Edges command (Modify Shape menu), 282–284

Soften Fill Edges dialog box, 283

software, version control, 713

Solid line style, 135

solution

clarifying, 790–791

producing, 36–40

translating into interactive language, 791–792

Sorenson (manufacturer)

Spark codec

description of, 15, 548

file size and, 549

Spark Pro, 605, 607–609

Squeeze 4

choosing Flash output file type, 606–607

compression video, 607–609

encoding alpha video footage using, 610–613

overview of, 604–605

sound

adding to Main Timeline, 470–471

assigning to button, 468–470

behaviors and

Load Sound from Library behavior, 478–480

Load streaming MP3 file behavior, 480–482

overview of, 477–478

Play Sound behavior, 482–483

Stop All Sounds behavior, 483–485

combining methods for controlling, 497

creating library of, 164

editing

Edit Envelope dialog box and, 486–487

Effect menu and, 487–489

overview of, 485

export formats, 464–465

exporting file, optimizing for, 489

extracting from document, 501–502

import formats, 462–463

importing file, 466–467

Library and, 176

Library panel and

overview of, 494

settings for, 495–496

loading MP3audio into Flash movie, 963–966

naming, 668

optimizing

for bandwidth usage, 498–500

for export, 489

for limited delivery network, CDBA86–CDBA87

organizing on Timeline, 471–472

overview of, 461, CDBA81

Publish Settings dialog box and, 489–490

quality and size of file, CDBA81–CDBA86

stopping

all sound, 476–477

Event sound, 474–476

Stream sound, 476

storage of in movie, 467–468

supporting, and MP3

playback, 494

synchronizing to animation, 472–473

VBR (Variable Bit Rate) MP3, 497–498

video quality and, CDBA92–CDBA93

volume and balance sliders for, creating, 912–914

Sound class, 843, 904–906, 907

sound compression, adjusting on video file, 560

sound design for game, 1048

Sound Designer II format, 462

sound effects

finding, 425

lip-syncing with, 444

sound library, creating, 667–673, 907–911

Sound objects

creating, 907–911

as Event sounds, 907

Sound Properties dialog box, 495–496

Sound Settings dialog box, 491–494

soundLibrary() function, 883–884

soundTransformObject, creating, 911

source format, CDBA89–CDBA91

SourceSafe (Microsoft), 48

span

applying Motion tween to, 343

description of, 328

extending duration of, 102

increasing, 337

selecting, 104–105

<span> tag, 1017

spatial compression algorithm, 548

Speech codec, 485

Speech format, 464–465

Speech option (Sound Settings dialog box), 493

Spelling Setup dialog box, 237

Spiridellis, Gregg and Evan (animators), 1215

Split Video screen (Import Video dialog box), 553

Square icon, 96

stacking order

of items, 289–290

of overlapping shapes, CDBC34

stacking panels, 72

Stage

adding component to, 1110

code on objects on, 625

description of, 86, 447

image size and, 512

placing new element on, 623

Stage class, 725

Stage View control, 86–87

staging

local test environment, 46

server test environment, 47

stand-alone

description of, 771

distribution and licensing of, 774

fscommand() actions for, 774–776

limitations and solutions, 778–779

start() method of Sound class, 905, 910–911

Start Page, 62–64

Start sound, 473

startDrag() method, 848–849, 890

state, 174, 1003–1005

static text, 1001

Static text box

creating with Text tool, 235–236

description of, 231, 232–233

options, setting, 238–239

using Timeline Effects on, 264–265

static Timeline effect, applying, 392

step forward advancing (>), 437

stop action, 635–636

Stop All Sounds behavior, 483–485

Stop All Sounds behavior dialog box, 485

Stop button

creating, 638–641

Sound Properties dialog box, 496

stop() method of Sound class, 905

Stop sound, 473

stopAllSounds action, 636

stopping sound, 474–477

storing

code in external files, 1096–1099

data

Dynamic text field and, 1001–1003

Input text field and, 999–1001

multiple movies, 948

user and game information, 1069–1070

storyboarding scenes and shots, 424–425

Straighten mode (Pencil tool), 119

Straighten option (Selection tool), 143

straight-line segment, drawing, 129

Stream sound

description of, 473

stopping single instance of, 476

storing file and, 468

syncing sound to timeline using, 471

streaming

content, 600

Flash Video file (flv.)

at run time, 6

SMIL file and, 592–596

MP3 files, 23

sound, mono bit rates for, 499

video in real time, 546

Streaming Graph mode (Bandwidth Profiler), 707–708

Strength setting (filters), 368

strict data type, 869–870

strict typing, 1080–1081

String data type, 865–866

string expression, 799

string literal, 799

string operator, 806

stroke

applying with Ink Bottle tool, 269

description of, 132

sampling and switching

Eyedropper tool and, 268–270

Ink Bottle tool and, 270

overview of, 267–268

Paint Bucket tool and, 270–274

stroke and fill controls

colors, 130–132

line styles, 132–135

Scale option, 135–137

stroke enhancements, 4

Stroke Height slider, 132

Stroke Style dialog box, 133–134

Stroke Style drop-down menu, 133, 134

strong typing, 1080–1081

structuring content, 42

Studio 8 suite (Macromedia), 7, CDBC49

Stumpf, Felix (designer), 1216

style, changing

for component class, 1136

for individual instance, 1136–1137

style sheet, applying to text fields, 1023–1026

stylePane function, 1179

subject matter, choosing and shooting, CDBA93–CDBA94, CDBA95

subroutine, creating and calling, 816–817

Subselection (arrow) tool (A), 146–147

substitution of font, controlling, 249–251

Subtract blend mode, 385

subtractive color adjustment, 381

Sun AU format, 462

suspension of disbelief, 315

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), 26

Swap Bitmap dialog box, 524

Swap button (Property inspector), 524

Swap Symbol dialog box, 183

swapping symbols, 182–183

Swatches menu, 130–131

.swc (Flash Component file), 13, 23

.swd (Flash Debug file), 13

.swf (Flash movie file)

Back button and, 44

bit rates for, 499

converting Flash document file to, 712

debugging remotely, 1093–1095

description of, 11–12

exporting from Illustrator, CDBC41–CDBC43

importing and, 509

inserting into Dreamweaver, CDBC52–CDBC55

Loader component, adding to, 983–984

communicating between multiple movies on different levels, 955

of differing dimensions, 951

external, into movie, 948–950

Flash Video into, 966–970

overview of, 946

placing, scaling, and rotating, 951–952

site architecture and, 947–948

storing multiple movies, 948

style sheet into, 1024–1025

through proxy server, 956

XML document into, 1012–1014

positioning in Dreamweaver, CDBC55

Sorenson Squeeze 4 and, 607

testing

across mediums, 1095–1096

Bandwidth Profiler and, 706–710

MP3 encoding process and, 705–706

overview of, 703–704

size report and, 711

Test Scene or Test Movie command, 704–705

unloading, 955

using components in, 1129–1134

using with DHTML, 763, 764–766

using with JavaScript

enabling JavaScript, 766–767

overview of, 763–764

percentLoaded() method, adding, 767–769

viewing of, 3

visual data binding and, 1147–1154

writing markup for

overview of, 739–740

switch() statement, 810–811

symbol. See also specific symbols

axis point of, 286

description of, 161

editing

Edit in Place, 177

in Edit mode, 176–177, 179

from Library, 177

in new window, 177

returning to Main Timeline or scene after, 178

group compared to, 172

Library and, 162

naming conventions for, 662

registration point of, 409

symbol instance. See also specific instances

changing style for, 1136–1137

description of, 161

masking with, 413

modifying properties of

behavior, 182

overview of, 180

swapping symbols, 182–183

naming conventions for, 624

organizing on Main Timeline, 355–357

reusing and modifying, 357–362

sound asset and, 467

Symbol Properties dialog box, 169, 199, 200

Symbol type option (Embedding screen), 551

Sync option (Property inspector), 446, 472–473

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)

description of, 27

file, using with FLVPlayback component

overview of, 591

for progressive .flv file, 596–600

for streaming .flv file, 592–596

synchronizing sound to animation, 472–473

syncing sound to timeline, 471

syntax coloring, 1074–1076