Adobe Flash CS3 Professional On Demand [Paperback]

Andy Anderson (Author), Steve Johnson (Author), Perspection Inc. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 6, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0789736926 | ISBN-13: 978-0789736925 | Edition: 1

<>Adobe^® Flash CS3 Professional

FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER BE SHOWN HOW THAN TOLD HOW

SEE HOW TO

• Improve publishing and productivity with the CS3 interface and templates

• Browse, organize, and process files using Adobe Bridge and Version Cue

• Import Photoshop and Illustrator files directly into Flash

• Keep track of the changes in Flash on a per-object basis

• Copy and paste graphic filters and motions

• Create more compelling designs with built-in filter effects and gradients

• Use blend modes to change the way the image of one object on the Stage is combined with other images

• Preview changes to 9-slice scaled movie clips on Stage

• Simplify common timeline and scripting tasks with Timeline Effects and Behaviors

• Use Script Assisted mode to create scripts without detailed knowledge of ActionScript

• Test content on different target devices using Adobe Device Central

On the Web

This book uses real world examples to give you a context in which to perform a task. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Flash example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com.

Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Flash 8, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS2, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Expression Web, and Apple Mac OS X Panther. Perspection was founded in 1991, and is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies.

 

      

      Introduction      

1          Getting Started with Flash CS3         

2          Working Within the Flash Environment       

3          Creating Graphics     

4          Working with Groups, Symbols, and Instances        

5          Working with Text    

6          Importing Graphics   

7          Creating Frame_By_Frame Animation         

8          Animating with Motion Tweening     

9          Animating with Shape Tweening       

10        Creating Masks         

11        Working with Sounds

12        Working with Video   

13        Applying Timeline Effects    

14        Using ActionScript Behaviors           

15        Using Basic ActionScripts     

16        Debugging a Movie   

17        Adding Display Components 

18        Adding Advanced Display Components       

19        Adding and Modifying Data Components     

20        Automating Your Work         

21        Publishing a Movie    

22        Using Advanced Flash Features      

23        Working Together with Adobe Programs   

            Workshops: Putting It All Together 

            New Features   

            Adobe Certified Expert  

          Index

 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Andy Anderson is a graphics designer and illustrator who has worked with Flash since it was released. A university professor, Andy is a sought-after lecturer in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The remainder of his time is split between writing graphics and fiction books, and developing graphics, animations, and resource materials for various corporations and seminar companies. His clients include designers and trainers from the U.S. Government, Boeing, Disneyland, and other Fortune 500 companies.

 

Steve Johnson has written more than 45 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Macromedia Flash 8 and MX 2004, Macromedia Director MX 2004, and Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS2. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Que; 1 edition (May 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789736926
• ISBN-13: 978-0789736925
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #997,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely easy step-by-step, July 16, 2007

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Lori Sawhney (Westampton, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Flash CS3 Professional On Demand (Paperback)

I definitely recommend the Adobe Flash CS3 Professional on Demand if you're just starting to learn Flash. This book is extremely easy to follow. It's in full color (which helps me learn a lot faster than those boring black and white printed books), each step doesn't take no more than a page to explain, plus they put in Did You Know? and FYI notes for more tips. I usually stick with the Visual QuickStart Guide books b/c they're easy to follow. But this book has taught me to look at others. Shame on me. I'm learning Flash faster than I ever thought.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I Demand More, September 13, 2007

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T. Y. Roby (SoCal, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Flash CS3 Professional On Demand (Paperback)

This book is nice as a quick, personal, desktop reference. I love that every page is in color, that truly makes a difference when you are trying to connect the book instructions with what is happening on your screen. But I was searching for a book to serve as a required text in an educational multimedia course (and as a valuable reference after the course), and this title has no accompanying disk with real life examples that my students could use to follow and create Flash components; the entire book uses "for instance" and hypothetical examples.

I kept searching and found that the Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Hands-On Training book suits my need for my students. The book is largely in color, provides step-by-step instsructions, and comes with a full CD of libraries and materials so students can finish each lesson with an actual product that they created.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the Worst Examples of Rushed Books, October 16, 2007

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Jack B. Hunt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Flash CS3 Professional On Demand (Paperback)

As a certified Adobe expert in Flash, my personal opinion is that this book is one of the worst EVER written on the topic. Almost EVERY single page has errors as it pertains to the software. All the Actionscript is in 2.0 while ActionScript 3.0 is by far the biggest enhancement to the Flash CS3 product line is excluded. As someone who reads almost every book on the subject, you can never believe how BAD this book is. Steer clear!