Adobe LiveMotion 2.0

lm2_cib00.pdf......Page 1
Prerequisites......Page 9
To install the Adobe LiveMotion 2.0 Classroom in a Book fonts......Page 10
Copying the Classroom in a Book files......Page 11
Adobe Certification......Page 12
Adobe Certification Programs......Page 0
Getting to Know the Work Area......Page 13
Opening LiveMotion......Page 14
Resetting preferences......Page 15
Using the tools......Page 16
Viewing the composition......Page 17
Editing composition settings......Page 19
Using the rulers, grid, and guides......Page 20
Working with palettes......Page 22
Using the palettes......Page 23
Previewing in LiveMotion......Page 25
Using online Help......Page 26
Drawing Basic Shapes......Page 27
Getting started......Page 28
Drawing the basic shape......Page 29
Placing an object into the composition......Page 32
Adding layers and texture......Page 33
Adding an outline......Page 35
Making the house shape......Page 38
Add a window and effects......Page 40
Resize and align the house......Page 42
Exporting the finished composition......Page 43
Working with Type......Page 45
Getting started......Page 46
Opening the file......Page 47
Creating the text......Page 48
Making the mask......Page 49
Creating a style......Page 50
Saving the style......Page 51
Applying the style......Page 52
Combining shapes and text......Page 53
Breaking text apart......Page 55
Using Edit Original......Page 56
Exporting the finished composition......Page 57
Working with the Pen Tool......Page 58
Getting started......Page 59
Changing a shape to a path......Page 60
Adding control points to the path......Page 61
Converting control points......Page 62
Controlling direction lines independently......Page 63
Drawing a curved line......Page 64
Drawing a straight line......Page 65
Drawing smooth points......Page 66
Closing the path......Page 67
Changing points......Page 68
Exporting the finished composition......Page 69
Animating Position......Page 70
Getting started......Page 71
Creating the file......Page 72
Creating an object to animate......Page 73
Viewing the timeline......Page 74
Animating position......Page 76
Playing animation......Page 78
Editing keyframes......Page 79
Animating rotation and scale......Page 81
Replacing an object in an animation......Page 83
Time-stretching an animation......Page 84
Exporting the finished composition......Page 85
Editing Keyframes......Page 86
Getting started......Page 87
Opening the file......Page 88
Animating the plane......Page 89
Creating hold frames......Page 92
Rotating the plane......Page 94
Ease In and Ease Out......Page 95
Reversing keyframes......Page 96
Changing the stacking order......Page 98
Exporting the finished composition......Page 100
Animating Object Properties......Page 101
Getting started......Page 102
Opening the file......Page 103
Creating the ellipse......Page 104
Animating the ellipse’s properties......Page 106
Animating opacity......Page 108
Animating a gradient angle......Page 110
Animating type......Page 111
Animating a color change......Page 112
Animating a second layer......Page 113
Adding sound to the Animation......Page 116
Exporting the finished composition......Page 117
Creating Basic Rollovers......Page 118
Getting started......Page 119
Making aliases for the button......Page 120
Applying a gradient and bevel effect......Page 122
Creating a background glow effect......Page 123
Hiding a layer in the normal rollover state......Page 124
Creating a down rollover state......Page 126
Creating an out rollover state......Page 128
Editing the text labels......Page 129
Linking a button to another page......Page 130
Exporting the rollover buttons......Page 131
Movie Clips and Advanced Rollovers......Page 132
Getting started......Page 133
Building the composition......Page 134
Making a movie clip group button......Page 135
Creating rollover states for the start ignition button......Page 136
Adding a looped pulsing effect to the over state......Page 137
Adding a pressed button effect to the down state......Page 140
Creating the components......Page 141
Copying color and style......Page 142
Naming and reordering the components......Page 144
Positioning, grouping, and masking the button......Page 146
Creating movie clip states......Page 147
Adding a down state......Page 148
Moving artwork between composition windows......Page 149
Placing and transforming the rocket......Page 150
Converting Illustrator artwork into a group of LiveMotion objects......Page 152
Creating multiple rocket states......Page 153
Targeting remote rollovers......Page 154
Exporting the finished composition......Page 155
Basic Player Script Interactivity......Page 156
Getting started......Page 157
Opening the file......Page 158
Placing the files......Page 159
Positioning the scenes......Page 160
Adding the first transition......Page 161
Using the Script Editor......Page 163
Check the window states......Page 164
Target the roll_up state......Page 165
Fix the script......Page 167
Scripting the down_arrow......Page 168
Adding a label and script to the beach state......Page 169
Adding labels and scripts to the mountain and city states......Page 170
Target the beach state......Page 172
Targeting the mountain, city, and home states......Page 173
Adding labels to the composition timeline......Page 174
Adding the wait for download behavior to the timeline......Page 175
Adding the “downloading” text......Page 176
Exporting the finished composition......Page 177
Adding Sounds to Your Composition......Page 178
Getting started......Page 179
Opening the composition......Page 180
Adding a streaming sound......Page 181
Adding a looping city sound......Page 182
Changing the property to a solo event sound......Page 186
Building the home loop......Page 187
Building the beach loop......Page 188
Building the mountain loop......Page 189
Wiring the location buttons to their looping sound tracks......Page 190
Adding a volume controller......Page 192
Exporting the composition to SWF format......Page 193
Working with Dynamic Data......Page 195
Getting started......Page 196
Variables......Page 197
Creating the name field......Page 198
Creating the password field......Page 199
Set a label and a stop in the timeline......Page 200
Scripting the password......Page 201
Adding a whoops! movie_clip......Page 203
Add the static text......Page 204
Add the dynamic text fields......Page 205
Using checkbox movie clips to store variables......Page 206
Add a button and set another stop in the timeline......Page 208
Dynamic text fields are for output, too......Page 209
Adding the name and date output fields......Page 210
Add the results fields......Page 211
Add the final pieces......Page 212
Exporting the composition to SWF format......Page 213
Advanced Interactivity: The Game......Page 214
Opening the composition......Page 215
Common game elements......Page 216
Race car game mechanics......Page 218
The hazard movie clip group......Page 219
The composition onLoad script......Page 220
The actions movie clip......Page 225
Make the game shorter......Page 226
Altering the graphics......Page 227
Exporting the composition to SWF format......Page 228
Writing Automation Scripts and Live Tabs......Page 229
The JavaScript connection......Page 230
Opening an automation script......Page 231
Controlling the Console window......Page 232
Saving and retrieving your script......Page 233
Starting a new script......Page 234
Creating a type object......Page 235
Assigning color to an object......Page 236
Running a script from the Script Editor......Page 237
Creating Live Tabs......Page 238
Meet the ButtonMaker Live Tab......Page 239
The bits and pieces of ButtonMaker......Page 240
Writing the code......Page 241
Setting up the radio buttons......Page 242
Setting up the environment......Page 244
Working with the button object......Page 245
Making the bezel......Page 246
Creating the button label......Page 247
The finishing touches......Page 248
Design, create, automate......Page 249
Exporting......Page 251
Exploring export formats......Page 252
Preparing for export......Page 253
Using the Web palette......Page 254
Choosing export settings......Page 255
Choosing composition settings......Page 257
Exporting as SWF......Page 258
Exporting as GIF......Page 260
Use bitmaps with care......Page 261
Set stopwatches for post-transforms......Page 262
Use aliases and duplicates......Page 263
Only load if needed......Page 264
Preload with prudence......Page 265
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P......Page 267
T......Page 268
Z......Page 269
Adobe Typefaces Used......Page 270
ACTP Benefits......Page 271
Review Project A: Creating Objects......Page 272
Duplicate and modify flowers......Page 273
Make masks......Page 274
Review Project B: Basic Animation......Page 275
Add music......Page 276
Review Project C: Movie Clip Groups......Page 277
Animate the rectangles......Page 278
Create rollovers and scripts to trigger the animations......Page 279