Your Complete Guide to State-of-the-Art Flash 5 Cartoons Flash has opened up a whole new world for animators. But how do you create cartoons that make the most of Flash - cartoons that feature appealing characters, convincing movement, and great sound? Flash 5 Cartooning provides the answers. Brimming with full-color examples and savvy advice on the craft of cartooning, this unique guide focuses exclusively on the challenges you face as a Flash animator. From choosing a cartoon style and building repetitive motion cycles to lip-synching, mastering sound effects, and creating ActonScript-controlled movie clips, it shows you step-by-step how to capitalize on Flash animation tools - and create engaging, commercial-quality cartoons. Bonus CD-ROM

* Example cartoons from the book
* Interactive tutorials
* Flash 5, Fireworks 4, Dreamweaver 4, and FreeHand 9 trial versions
* Adobe LiveMotion, Adobe Streamline 4, and Illustrator 8 tryout versions
* Paint Shop Pro evaluation version
* Screenweaver and ACID Pro trial versions
* ScreenTime for Flash and SoundForge XP demos

System Requirements: PC runningWindows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later; Power Macintosh running system 8.1 or later. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete systems requirements.