Flash Mx Design for TV and Video - Couverture souple

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.

Your Guide to Broadcast–Quality Flash Animations
∗ Learn all about Flash capabilities and limitations for producing broadcast animation
∗ Work with television display, composition, cinematography, and sound
∗ Incorporate techniques such as digital puppets, a movable camera, and mixing 2D with 3D graphics
∗ Export video from Flash and polish it for delivery
∗ Create titles, fades, credits, and special effects
∗ Produce cross–purposed animations for Web, TV, and DVD

∗ Includes perspectives from both traditional broadcast animators and seasoned Flash animators.
∗ Provides information on pitfalls to avoid and where to find additional resources on Flash, animation, and television production.
∗ Packed with tips, techniques, and case studies from shops on the cutting edge of Flash development.
∗ Companion Website includes dynamic examples from the book and links to the hottest broadcast Flash animation created by third parties.