Foundation ActionScript 3.0 Image Effects

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. The Drawing API

   Pages 1-62

3. Filters and Blend Modes

   Pages 65-123

4. Bitmaps and Bitmapdata

   Pages 125-171

5. Advanced Bitmap Manipulation

   Pages 173-247

6. Pixel Bender and Shaders

   Pages 249-302

7. Actionscript in the Third Dimension

   Pages 305-370

8. Using an Animation and Effects Library

   Pages 373-412

9. Elemental Animation Effects

   Pages 415-454

10. Text Effects

    Pages 457-501

11. Video Effects

    Pages 503-548

12. Sound Visualization Effects

    Pages 551-585

13. Interactive Effects

    Pages 587-628

14. Back Matter

    Pages 631-663

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Foundation ActionScript 3.0 Image Effects discusses the ins and outs of graphical manipulation through code of all the different elements available in a Flash project, from vectors to bitmaps to videos, from animated text effects to dynamic video filters. Flash 8 introduced a vast array of image features, such as blend modes and filters as well as ActionScript's powerful BitmapData object, and this book covers all those effects in their CS4 form, as well as the graphical options that are available, such as the Pixel Bender Toolkit. It also details the many possible effects that can be achieved and the associated practical applications, with a focus on strong object-oriented programming methodologies to make the code more modular and reusable across projects.

• Gives detailed information on all of the image manipulation abilities of Flash CS4
• Covers complex technology, such as the Pixel Bender Toolkit
• There is no other book like it, covering the same topics in as much depth

• 3D
• ActionScript
• animation
• programming
• technology
• usability
• video
• visualization

After studying theatre in London, then working for several years as an actor in the U.S., Todd Yard was introduced to Flash in 2000 and was quickly taken by how it allowed for both stunning creativity and programmatic logic application—a truly left-brain, right brain approach to production—and has not looked back. He now freelances as a Flash developer in New York City, creating both silly animations and utilitarian applications. His personal work and experimentation can be found at his website, 27Bobs.com.

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