Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Macromedia Flash MX is a huge upgrade, designed to simplify and streamline the creation of any Flash project -- including projects that wouldﾽve been too big or complex for Flash before. Whether youﾽre upgrading or working with Flash for the first time, this book delivers the most solutions in the fewest words.
Katherine Ulrich begins by getting you comfortable with yet another new Flash interface (including the context-sensitive Property Inspector, which streamlines Flashﾽs panel set; and significant improvements to the Timeline). Next, she offers concise, step-by-step coverage of every aspect of Flash movie production: creating graphics; using audio and video; animation (with and without tweening), and interactivity. Ulrich gets into some surprisingly complex interactivity techniques in this edition, notably nested timelines and invisible variables.
Among the many new features Ulrich introduces: templates that help you quickly build ads, presentations, slide shows, and quizzes, and capture your own original work for easy reuse; built-in user interface elements that go way beyond Flash 5ﾽs SmartClips; support for embedded video clips; and much more. Itﾽs all explained simply -- with hundreds of screen shots and the trademarked QuickStart clean design. This bookﾽs a bestseller because it deserves to be. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Long the industry standard for creating high-impact interactive Web sites, Macromedia Flash has just gotten a whole lot better--faster, easier, even more powerful--with the release of Flash MX. Whether you're a Flash pro looking to get up to speed quickly on this latest release or a novice eager to tap the power of MX for the first time, the task-based visual approach of this Visual QuickStart Guide is just what you need to make the most out of Flash MX.
In this volume, veteran journalist and author Katherine Ulrich covers it all--from the basics of vector animation to sophisticated interaction and transition effects--in the clear, concise prose readers have come to expect from this popular series. Beginners will want to devour the volume from cover to cover, while more experienced Flash users will be able to easily find just what they need, including complete coverage of all of the program's new features: a revamped interface, enhanced integration with Macromedia ColdFusion, dual authoring modes for designers and developers, and more. Loaded with tips and visual aids to reinforce the text, Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide will be your constant companion as you use Flash MX to take your Web pages to the next level.
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