Creating Html5 Animations with Flash and Wallaby: Converting Flash Animations to Html5

by Ian L. McLean

Creating standards-compliant animations for the Web just got a lot easier. With this concise guide, you'll learn how to convert Flash animations into HTML5, using Wallaby--the experimental tool from Adobe. Wallaby makes Flash content available for devices that don't support Flash runtimes, including the iPhone and iPad.Developing HTML5 animations is time-consuming with all the coding required. This book shows you how to create compelling content for HTML5 environments with relative ease, whether you know Flash or not. After a quick introduction to simple animation building with Flash, you'll learn how Wallaby helps you convert those animations into HTML5 code.Learn how to create a simple Flash animation, using Flash Professional CS5Become familiar with the Flash Library, Stage drawing canvas, and animation TimelineTake the right approach to building a complex Flash animation for HTML5Get performance tips to optimize animations for desktops and mobile devicesUse simple JavaScript and CSS code to place the Wallaby animation in a web pageAdd interactivity to your HTML5 animation with jQuery

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011