Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9781590598610
ISBN: 159059861X
Label: friends of ED
Manufacturer: friends of ED
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 600
Publication Date: July 24, 2007
Publisher: friends of ED
Studio: friends of ED
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Flash is one of the most engaging and innovative, and versatile technologies available—allowing the creation of pretty much anything from simple slideshows, animated banners and icons and cartoons, to Rich Internet Applications, Interactive videos, and dynamic user interfaces for web sites, kiosks, or DVDs. The possibilities are endless, except that now, it just got better. In 2007, Adobe released Flash CS3, which boasts a whole host of new features, including fully customizable workspace, full ActionScript 3.0 support, a PSD importer, a tween-to-code animation converter, and much more. And this book is all you'll need to learn Flash CS3 from the ground up, or learn about all these new features, if you already have previous Flash experience—Flash experts Tom Green and David Stiller take you step-by-step through all facets of Flash CS3, with the emphasis firmly on good design techniques that you use in your own projects. You can discover more about this book, download source code, and even view video tutorials at the book's companion site: www.foundationflashcs3.com. - Learn Flash design from the ground up, or just get to grips with the new features, with a series of step by step tutorials.
- Provides an easy introduction to ActionScript 3.0 coding, but the focus is mainly kept on design.
- Learn from the expertswritten by renowned Flash designers Tom Green and David Stiller.
What youll learn - The ins and outs of the Flash CS3 interface
- How to use all of Flash CS3's essential features, such as text, graphics, and animation
- How to use video and sound effectively in Flash
- The basics of ActionScript 3.0
- Building Flash user interfaces rapidly using components.
- How to populate a Flash movie with dynamic data such as XML.
- The Basics of creating Flash Lite applications (Flash for mobile devices)
- Using Cascading Style Sheets with Flash
- Optimizing and publishing your Flash movies
Who is this book for? This book is for both beginners who want a solid grounding in Flash CS3, and designers with previous Flash experience, who want to get up to speed with the new features. Summary of Contents - Chapter 1: Learning the Flash CS3 Professional
- Chapter 2: Graphics in Flash CS3
- Chapter 3: Symbols and Libraries
- Chapter 4: ActionScript Basics
- Chapter 5: Audio in Flash CS3
- Chapter 6 Text in Flash CS3
- Chapter 7: Animation in Flash CS3
- Chapter 8: Video in Flash
- Chapter 9: Using the Flash UI Components to Build Interfaces
- Chapter 10: CSS and Flash
- Chapter 11: Dynamic Data (XML) and Flash
- Chapter 12: Going Mobile in Flash
- Chapter 13: Optimizing Flash Movies
- Chapter 14: Publishing Flash Movies
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I've tried several Flash Books for beginners, and this is not it. Most designers are visual learners. This book is not for a visual learner. I labored diligently through the first few chapters. I was more confused then when I began. I wish I had not spent the money on this totally useless book.
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I was very impressed overall with this product. It had an affordable price and came in really nice condition. Thanks!
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I did okay through the first couple chapters, despite the inconsistent file structure and parts of the tutorials already completed upon opening the exercise files. I am a Graphic Designer and have been for over 10 years. I am also a College Instructor for Adobe Illustrator. This book is boring. Really, really boring. Once I got over the excitement of learning something new, I was wondering if it would ever be over. Probably 3 chapters in. This will be a great source for reference, but in the end, I don't really feel like I did anything. I did learn a lot, but I'm sure there are other books out there that are much better as learning aids.
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Let me be clear on this. I'm a professional, experienced designer who is very comfortable with other Adobe products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign. I've even done video work before in Final Cut. So I figured Flash couldn't be that complicated, right? Wrong. My first time opening the application was like trying to understand a foreign language. Flash scared me, and I put it away for several months.
Then I found this book, and it has become my rosetta stone. It took a while to wrap my head around the concepts of Flash, and there were many hours of frustration as my tutorials never seemed to come out right. So I agree with the negative reviewers that Flash is difficult, but that is because of the program itself, not this book, which was an excellent guide for my learning. Tom Green and David Stiller have a friendly writing style that is easy to read and comprehend, and their joking nature makes the book far more enjoyable than it might otherwise be. I am ... Read More
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This book was required for a Flash course I took. Didn't think much of it at first, but as the semester went on having this book made a huge difference. A lot of useful information for beginners
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