Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Bible

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Intended for beginners, this guide introduces the core features of Freehand MX, Fireworks MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, and Dreamweaver MX 2004, and demonstrates their integration for integrating web sites. It covers logos, business cards, brochures, vector graphics, bitmaps, web site navigation elements, file optimization, button and graphic symbols, Flash animation, tables and forms, cascading style sheets, and database connectivity. The CD-ROM contains a trial version of Studio MX, tutorials, and project files.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
Packed with hands-on instruction, and expert tutorials from the crème de la crème of the Macromedia development community, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Bible is everything web developers need to build cutting-edge applications with Macromedia’s product line. Covering of all the Studio MX 2004 applications - Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, ColdFusion 6.1, and FreeHand MX, Macromedia web development expert Joyce Evans guides readers through the use of each product, but more importantly, how they can be used together to build next-generation, data-driven web applications. Topics covered include: Building data-enabled sites with Dreamweaver 2004 Creating Flash MX 2004 animations Working with ActionScript Creating web graphics and animations with Fireworks MX 2004 Building interactive ColdFusion Applications Integrating Flash and ColdFusion Drawing vector art with Freehand MX

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The Barnes & Noble Review
Macromedia Studio MX 2004 gives web designers and developers more power than any other web software ever. In one box: the latest versions of Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, and ColdFusion. Maybe you know one or two of these programs well, and you￯﾿ﾽre ready to get into the others. Maybe you￯﾿ﾽre upgrading. Regardless, if you want a great single-source reference and tutorial on the whole suite, look no further.

Joyce Evans￯﾿ﾽs Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Bible covers the whole integrated suite -- with an emphasis on the integration. (In fact, Evans￯﾿ﾽs running example, habitatalert.org, shows exactly how these programs work together to build great dynamic sites.)

Evans begins by previewing the suite￯﾿ﾽs newest goodies (from Flash￯﾿ﾽs improved security features to Dreamweaver￯﾿ﾽs CSS Rule Inspector). Then, one at a time, she covers the applications, and just about everything you might want to do with them. Creating logos with Freehand. Optimizing web images with Fireworks. Working with Flash￯﾿ﾽs new audio components. Dreamweaver layouts, from start to finish. Using ColdFusion and Flash remoting together.

She wraps up with an entire section on using ColdFusion MX capabilities from within Dreamweaver MX 2004. New wizards make that a whole lot easier: You needn￯﾿ﾽt learn a whole lot of ColdFusion markup to get results. But if you want still more ColdFusion guidance, you can turn to the CD-ROM for bonus chapters. While you￯﾿ﾽre there, check out the impressive batch of demoware, too. Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2003 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Macromedia Studio MX 2004 offers a revolutionary set of integrated tools for Web developers. This book gives you control of its power. You'll benefit from the expertise of volunteers, beta testers, and advisory board members who share the inside track on Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, FreeHand MX, and ColdFusion MX 6.1 versions. Whether you're building your first Web site or seeking advanced guidance on the newest tools, you'll find the information, instructions, and tutorials that let you create cutting-edge sites.

SYNOPSIS

"Joyce Evans’ ability to teach readers how to use the tools in Studio MX 2004 together, as an end-to-end solution for building great sites, makes this book a must-have for every Web developer using Macromedia tools." –Andrew Spedzia, Web Developer, arttask.com

If Macromedia Studio MX 2004 can do it, you can do it too...

Macromedia Studio MX 2004 offers a revolutionary set of integrated tools for Web developers. This book gives you control of its power. You’ll benefit from the expertise of volunteers, beta testers, and advisory board members who share the inside track on Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, FreeHand MX, and ColdFusion MX 6.1 versions. Whether you’re building your first Web site or seeking advanced guidance on the newest tools, you’ll find the information, instructions, and tutorials that let you create cutting-edge sites.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Learn to use the Studio MX 2004 tools together to create dynamic sites Add ColdFusion MX 6.1 capabilities from within Dreamweaver MX 2004–without writing a single line of code Develop superb animations with the new Flash MX 2004 capabilities Design Web pages with Dreamweaver MX 2004 using tables or CSS style sheets, pop-up menus, and third-party extensions Learn to optimize images in Fireworks for smaller file sizes, then slice and export them as a fully functioning Web page