As a creative professional or interactive developer, you'll be amazed at the exciting possibilities presented to you by the features available in Flash 8; but as a busy designer, we know you won't have as much time as you'd like to explore these new additions. Never fear; this book wastes no time looking at timeline basics, tweens, or movie-publishing options--it focuses exclusively on the new Flash 8 features, getting you quickly up to speed with a combination of illustrative tutorials, handy references, and inspirational examples.

By the end of the book, you'll know that there's...