Flash 5 Bible

Flash 5 has greatly expanded the interactive and programmatic features of Flash movies. Flash movies can now communicate directly with server-side scripts and programs, using standard URL-encoded variables or XML-formatted structures. Sounds can be imported and exported as MP3 audio, for high-quality music on the Web at the smallest file sizes. The Flash interface now looks and feels like other Macromedia products, with tool options contained in user-configurable panels. Third-party developers are creating applications that output to the Flash movie format, .SWF files. Flash is poised to be the central application for generating hot, low-bandwidth, interactive content for delivery over the Web....