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Tables of Contents for Official Netscape Guide to Web Animation
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xix
1
Who Can Use This Book
xx
1
How This Book Is Organized
xxi
 
Chapter 1 Designing Graphics for Your Page
1
22
Why Animate?
1
1
What's Necessary for Animation?
2
1
Pros & Cons of Animation
3
6
Appearance
3
3
Speed
6
2
Browser Compatibility
8
1
Designing Your Page & Images
9
14
The Design Process
9
1
Color & Palette
10
2
Selecting a Subject
12
3
Size, Placement & Number
15
8
Chapter 2 Finding Images to Animate
23
38
Legal Issues
24
3
Using Images From the Internet
27
13
Searching for Existing Images
28
9
Copying Images From Other Pages
37
3
Using Images From Other Programs
40
3
Using Images From Electronic Documents
43
3
The Clipboard Method
43
2
The Separate Save Method
45
1
Using Clip Art
46
8
Finding Clip Art on the Web
47
2
Using Clip Art on CD-ROM
49
2
Using Professional Web Clip Art
51
1
Using Application Clip Art
52
2
Scanning Images From Printed Material
54
3
Adding a Scanner to Your System
54
2
Using Scanning Software
56
1
Capturing Video
57
4
Chapter 3 Editing Images for Your Animations
61
36
Borders
64
2
Brightness/Contrast
66
2
Colors
68
2
Color Depth
70
2
Crop
72
3
Cut/Copy/Paste
75
1
Using the Cut Command
75
1
Using the Copy Command
75
1
Using the Paste Command
76
1
Selections
76
2
Using the Select Shape Tool
76
1
Using the Lasso
77
1
Using the Magic Wand
78
1
File Conversion
78
3
Converting a Single File
79
1
Converting Multiple Files
80
1
Flip & Mirror
81
1
Gray Scale Conversion
82
1
Image Compression
82
3
Interlacing
85
1
Resizing/Resampling
86
2
Rotate
88
2
Transparency
90
3
Image Editing with Adobe PhotoDeluxe
93
4
Chapter 4 Creating Simple Animated GIFS
97
54
So How Are Images Animated?
98
10
Building the Movement Cycle
99
4
Preparing Your Images
103
5
Creating Animated GIFS With GIF Construction Set (Windows)
108
25
Animating GIFS With the Wizard
110
4
Animating GIFs Manually
116
9
Other GIF Construction Set Features
125
8
Creating Animated GIFs With GifBuilder (Macintosh)
133
3
Animating a GIF
134
1
Adding a Transition
135
1
Other GIF Animation Tools
136
6
PhotoImpact GIF Animator
136
2
VideoCraft GIF Animator
138
2
Animagic GIF
140
2
Testing Your Animation
142
3
Step 1: Creating a Test Page
143
1
Step 2: Selecting Test Machines
143
1
Step 3: Running the Test
144
1
Optimizing the Results
145
6
Optimizing Through Compression
145
3
If All Else Fails
148
3
Chapter 5 Advanced Image Editing
151
38
Introducing Adobe Photoshop
152
2
Image Adjustment Effects
154
5
Inverting an Image
154
1
Creating a High Contrast Image
155
2
Posterizing an Image
157
2
Using Image Filters
159
17
Applying Filters
160
1
Mark's Filters of Choice
161
7
Distorting Images for Animation
168
8
Layering Images
176
5
Sectional Animation With Photoshop
181
8
Chapter 6 Creating 3D Web Graphics
189
48
What Is Rendering, Anyway?
190
2
Then What Is Raytracing?
192
1
Rendering for GIF Animation With Pixel 3D
193
4
Rendering for GIF Animation
197
1
Design Elements of 3D Objects
198
12
Selecting an Object
199
4
Selecting Angle
203
2
Selecting Lighting
205
4
Selecting Texture
209
1
Creating a 3D Logo With Pixel 3D
210
8
Creating Multiple Animation Frames
218
1
Loading External Objects
219
6
Rendering With Sculpt 3D
225
5
Other 3D Rendering Tools
230
7
Font F/X (Windows 95)
230
2
TrueSpace (Windows 95)
232
1
Persistence of Vision (Macintosh/Windows)
233
4
Chapter 7 Creating Morphing Web Graphics
237
32
Morphing Explained
238
3
Selecting Images to Morph
239
1
Introducing HiJaak Morph
241
9
Creating Transitional Animation With Hijaak Morph
242
8
Introducing Kai's Power Goo
250
2
Creating Alteration Animation With Kai's Power Goo
252
17
Altering Your Image
253
8
Creating Animation Frames
261
3
Combining Two Images
264
5
Chapter 8 Java Animation 101
269
24
Why Use Java?
270
17
Using Hot Chilli
271
14
Adding Your Applet to Your Page
285
2
Other Java Animation Tools
287
3
Egor Animator (Win 95)
287
1
WebBurst (Mac/Win 95/WinNT)
287
1
WebPainter (Mac/Win 95)
288
2
Finding Free Java Animation
290
3
Chapter 9 The Ultimate Animation
293
12
Digital Video Basics
294
5
Common Video Standards
294
1
The Downside
295
1
Compression & Streaming
295
1
Inline vs. External Video?
296
1
Adding Video to a Web Page
297
2
Using Server Push
299
1
The Downside
300
1
Using Third-Party Plug-ins
300
5
The Downside
302
3
Appendix A About the Companion CD-ROM
305
6
Glossary
311
32
Index
343