* Provides in-depth information to the more than one million Flash developers who want to take their animations to the next level using sophisticated interaction and data-driven content * Flash ActionScript is an object-oriented scripting language used with Flash that allows the designer to control a movie in non-linear fashion, create sophisticated interactivity, control elements on the stage, collect and track input from the movie viewer, and exchange and manipulate data from external sources * The most comprehensive Flash ActionScript guide available, cowritten by Robert Reinhardt, coauthor of Flash "X" Bible (0-7645-4303-2) * Published to coincide with the release of Flash "X," the newest version of this widely used Web development tool