For those of you who want to get a head start on learning about the new features in Flash CS4, you can now view all of the help documentation. As I’m sure you have seen already, there is a ton of new stuff to get up to speed on. Below I have the direct links to the help files that I think you will be most interested in. I’m assuming nobody needs an ActionScript 2.0 reference at this point.Main help portal
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_Welcome/
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_Welcome/
New features
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_UsingFlash/WS9F717870-8AED-438d-B324-44ACCE6871E8a.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_UsingFlash/WS9F717870-8AED-438d-B324-44ACCE6871E8a.html
Programming ActionScript 3.0
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ActionScript/3.0_ProgrammingAS3/
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ActionScript/3.0_ProgrammingAS3/
ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/Flash_10.0/index.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/Flash_10.0/index.html
Extending Adobe Flash Professional CS4
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_ExtendingFlash/index.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/10.0_ExtendingFlash/index.html
The earlier you start learning the better you will feel. These links should keep you busy for a while 
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Lee
Thanks for this! It will come in handy this weekend at Flash Camp!
Awesome Lee, thanks a lot. Just what I’ve been waiting for!
Hmm the search function doesn’t search the documents? Tried searching something like “sprite” and comes up blank. Maybe it’s not to search the help docs. *shrug*
Very cool, thanks Lee! Here’s a list of the new classes.
AdjustColor
Animator3D
AnimatorBase
AnimatorFactory
AnimatorFactory3D
AnimatorFactoryBase
BreakOpportunity
CFFHinting
ColorCorrection
ColorCorrectionSupport
ColorMatrix
ContentElement
ContextMenuClipboardItems
DigitCase
DigitWidth
DynamicMatrix
EastAsianJustifier
ElementFormat
FontDescription
FontLookup
FontMetrics
FontPosture
FontWeight
GraphicElement
GraphicsBitmapFill
GraphicsEndFill
GraphicsGradientFill
GraphicsPath
GraphicsPathCommand
GraphicsPathWinding
GraphicsShaderFill
GraphicsSolidFill
GraphicsStroke
GraphicsTrianglePath
GroupElement
IGraphicsData
IGraphicsFill
IGraphicsPath
IGraphicsStroke
IKArmature
IKBone
IKEvent
IKJoint
IKManager
IKMover
JPEGLoaderContext
JustificationStyle
Kerning
KeyframeBase
LigatureLevel
LineJustification
LineScaleMode
Matrix3D
MotionBase
MouseCursor
NetStreamInfo
NetStreamPlayOptions
NetStreamPlayTransitions
Orientation3D
PerspectiveProjection
RenderingMode
SampleDataEvent
Shader
ShaderData
ShaderEvent
ShaderFilter
ShaderInput
ShaderJob
ShaderParameter
ShaderParameterType
ShaderPrecision
SpaceJustifier
TabAlignment
TabStop
TextBaseline
TextBlock
TextJustifier
TextLine
TextLineCreationResult
TextLineMirrorRegion
TextLineValidity
TextRotation
TriangleCulling
TypographicCase
Utils3D
Vector
Vector3D
Oops, here’s a list of the new classes, with links.
http://www.leefernandes.com/blog/blog/Entries/2008/10/6_New_Flash_CS4_Classes.html
here is some pdfs:
http://www.dengjie.com/?p=1302
@lee Thanks for the list!
Thanks for the heads up, Lee!
It looks like they added some of the JSFL features that I had requested. We can now add guides from JSFL. I don’t see any listings in the ‘Extending’ section for the new motion tween, though. Hopefully all of that stuff with be available through JSFL.
Thanks lee for these very helpful help links..this is very important for starting with FLASH CS4.
Awesome, this should keep me entertained until I actually get to play with CS4!
Thanks Lee – very useful!
(I do wish they’d made the AS3 manual easier to read though!)
Incredible! Thanks for the links. Is time to start with adobe flash cs4.
Cool stuff, although I feel like a complete nerd/geek getting all excited like this about Help Documentation.
Too excited really, can’t wait to play with all these new classes and the new IDE.
Cool, but i wonder where the info is about the columns in the new textcomponents.
Lee, do you have some info? Maybe it is not added yet? i don’t know.
I’m wondering why Flash CS4 doesn’t have an offline help document?
Yea – as I commented on one of your previous posts, I am wondering why there is no offline help for Fl CS4. I assumed that was just because I have been using the prerelease version. Will there be online help in the release version?
Also, why are you only posting this up now? I posted the link to the docs here (comment 35) over a week ago:
http://theflashblog.com/?p=443#comments
Thanks,
James
Thanks for this, gives me something to read for a while. I wondered if it’s possible to animate the IK chains within AS3 rather than on the timeline, I can’t find anything on it. I’m also interested in knowing how to have control of Z-depth now we have basic 3D. Are you allowed to discuss these things, or do we need to wait for release?
Thanks again, A.
Hi Lee,
I’ve noticed the FlashCamp event. Is there going to be a FlashCamp London ? If so, when, where ? If not, why ?!
or should I translate
isFlashCampLondon ? trace(FlashCamp.london.details) : trace(“WHY?!?!”);
Cheers,
George
@ Andrew
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/Flash_10.0/fl/ik/IKManager.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/Flash_10.0/fl/ik/IKMover.html
“I’m assuming nobody needs an ActionScript 2.0 reference at this point.”
Everyone I know of using Flash in the game industry (for AAA titles) are using one of two tools, each are based on AS2. Regardless, thanks for posting the CS4 links.
Excellent stuff available!
you can find the offline (local) version here:
file:///Library/Application%20Support/Adobe/Help/en_US/Flash/10.0_UsingFlash/WS816BB12E-70DE-48c7-9C6C-4735B11BC9E9.html
Hi, I’ve basically built my website in flash cs4 and been looking really hard on how to get lightbox 2.04 and the flashlightboxinjector to work. But am having real problems. I’ve copied loads of different actionscripts for it to work but all it comes back with is errors.
For Example:
place
1.import flash.external.*;
2.
3.btnShowImage.onRelease = function() {
4. ExternalInterface.call(“myFlashLightBoxInjector.start”, “declineImage1″);
5.}
error:
description- “Statement must appear within on handler”
source- “import flash.external.*;”
“btnShowImage.onRelease = function(){
please help!!!!!!!
I’ve created a document in Flash CS4 where the stage is 580 x 80. I imported a Photoshop document with layers. The artwork in the layers bleeds past the stage dimensions. When I publish my .swf document, the bleeded artwork (that outside the stage/document size) publishes also, and is visible in the final flash animation. Is there a way to only publish the material within the boundaries of the stage?
I’m creating animations on a trial cs4 to then export the file as a .mov to integrate it into a powerpoint presentation. Unfortunately the compressing seems to do some funny things and the mov seems to be quite low quality compared to the .swf one. Is there anything I can make it improve my mov file?
HELP!!! I have a ~4 min sound clip that is being cut short and looped at 36 seconds. I downloaded a template from dreamweavergraphics.com to get me started but can’t find where (or why) the music is being cut short and looped back to the beginning at 36 seconds. Please help me…
I’m having the exact same problem as Andrew with lightbox2 and lightboxinjector.
I’ve used the same script, as stated on the lightboxinjector site, but am getting script errors as well.
Script I’ve used:
import flash.external.*;
btnShowImage.onRelease = function() {
ExternalInterface.call(“myFlashLightBoxInjector.start”, “itpie_info_text_image”);
}
Error messages I get in Flash:
Statement must appear within on handler
import flash.external.*;
Statement must appear within on handler
btnShowImage.onRelease = function(){
If you had any feed back Andrew then it would be great to know how you sorted it, otherwise if anyone else can help that would be great. Thank you.