Chapter 27: Interacting with Movie Clips

Overview

In This Chapter

Defining collisions

Using the hitTest() method

Using the ColorTransform class

Accessing the Sound class

Controlling the volume and balance of a sound

Printing Flash content with the PrintJob class

This chapter continues your exploration of the MovieClip object in ActionScript. You explore the ins and outs of collision detection for MovieClip objects and learn how to control the visibility of the mouse pointer or to attach a custom cursor to the mouse pointer. You look at other ActionScript elements such as ColorTransform and Sound objects that work with MovieClip objects to create visual and audio effects, respectively.

New Feature 

Flash Player 8 introduces the ColorTransform class, which enables you to more easily apply color effects to your MovieClip objects.

Tip 

You will also learn how to print Flash content with the PrintJob class, introduced with Flash Player 7. The Flash Player creates high-quality output for hard copy artwork.