After Effects for Flash/Flash for After Effects

Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 brings together two powerful animation tools, each of which has its own specialized features and workflow. Learning to integrate Adobe ... » 

Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 brings together two powerful animation tools, each of which has its own specialized features and workflow. Learning to integrate Adobe After Effects and Adobe Flash Professional gives you more options for your animations and effects and the power to integrate video and motion graphics into a richer user experience. In this book, authors Richard Harrington and Marcus Geduld lead both types of users, those who are more familiar with either Flash or with After Effects, on using the programs together for maximum efficiency and creativity.

After walking you through the core features of both programs, the authors then explore advanced uses for each application. Each chapter focuses on a particular function of the program, teaching you how to create content for Flash with After Effects, enhance your projects using 3D environments, create professional-looking video with Adobe Media Encoder, and add interactivity, accessibility, and searchability to your video. You'll also get hands-on experience using the project files on the accompanying DVD.

Within these easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, you'll learn to:Seamlessly exchange projects and assets between After Effects and FlashShoot green screen material correctly, work with Keylight, and utilize embedded alpha channelsCreate dynamic text, vector-based animations, and animated video using the tools in Adobe Creative Suite 4Work with 3D cameras and lights and create 3D environmentsConvert Flash to broadcast and DVD standards with After EffectsUse Adobe Media Encoder for professional resultsCreate interactive controls and use cue points in your videoOptimize video for accessibility and use Adobe® Soundbooth® for video transcriptionUse ActionScript in your projects for more innovative animations «