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Playing with fire : tapping the power of Macromedia Fireworks 4 / Linda Rathgeber & David Nicholls.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Hungry Minds, 2001.Description: xix, 228 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0764535498 (paperback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 006.6  22 RAT
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Table of Content

CHAPTER 1 BUILDING BLOCKS - DRAWING SHAPES IN FIREWORKS
Rounding square corners
Triangulating your way
Dividing Eclipses
Penning with firework's redesigned tool
Creating compound shapes
Etc.

CHAPTER 2 COLORING YOUR WEB
Working with web safe color
Limiting colors can be a good site
Creating translucent images for layering and DHTML effects
Realizing realistic metallic gradients
Clearing up alpha and index transparency issues
Etc.

CHAPTER 3 MANIPULATING TYPEFACES IN FIREWORKS
Polishing your text
Creating metallic text
Embossing texts
Drawing Gel texts
Chiseling text
Etc.

CHAPTER 4 ADDING ACTION TO YOUR PAGES
Rolling worlds and images
Compounding rollovers
Popping menus, a new fireworks
Hosting a la haroche
Twirling knobs, whirling
Etc.

CHAPTER 5 PROCESSING AND KNEADING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
Choosing images the smart way
Acquiring images in fireworks
Selecting with Marguee tools
Manipulating photographic images
Selecting bits for extra compression
Etc.

CHAPTER 6 A LITTLE RAZLE DAZZLE
Dazzling glass works
Creating a wine glass
Texturing metals
Pearlizing a button
Mother-of pearl
Etc.

CHAPTER 7 ANIMATING TECHNIQUES
Flipping pages
Tweening at fade text in and out
Breaking down
Animating on a curve
Multitasking text to look like ticker tape
Animating tutorials
Etc.

CHAPTER 8 KEEPING COMPANY WITH OTHER SOFTWARE
Disjoint rollovers
Show-hide layers
DHTML on a timeline
Animated banners
Flash splash

Includes Index: p. 222-228

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