Dynamic Learning Flash CS3 [Paperback]

Fred Gerantabee (Author), AGI Creative Team (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0596510586 | ISBN-13: 978-0596510589 | Edition: Pap/Dvdr

Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional is like having access to a top-notch team of your very own instructors. Written by product experts and trainers who have produced many of Adobe's training titles, the book takes you step-by-step through the process of learning to use Flash CS3 like a pro.

This full-color book is organized into lessons, with easy-to-follow instructions, tips, examples, and review questions at the end of every lesson. Each lesson is self-contained, so you can go through the entire book sequentially or just focus on individual lessons.

Topics covered include:

• What's new in Flash CS3 Professional
• Flash CS3 jumpstart
• Drawing tools
• Modifying and transforming graphics
• Working with symbols and the library
• ActionScript
• Working with video and audio

The DVD that is included with the book includes video tutorials and all of the files you'll need to complete the lessons, from the starting images and elements to the final, completed Flash animations. A free Instructor's Guide is available online.

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About the Author

Fred Gerantabee is an Emmy-award winning interactive designer, author and educator with over 13 years of experience in web and interactive design, development and consulting. Most recently, Fred was an interactive producer with Walt Disney Interactive/ ABC television, creating synchronous, FLASH-based applications and interactive games for major television events such as the 2004 Presidential Elections, the Academy Awards, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Fred is an Adobe Certified Instructor and ACE for Flash, Dreamweaver and Flash Lite and the author of several books including Flash CS3 and Dreamweaver CS3 Dynamic Learning series books on O'Reilly publishing. He is a speaker, training manager and instructor at Aquent Graphics Institute, where he delivers custom consulting, training and curriculum solutions.

The AGI Creative Team is a highly experienced group of authors and instructors with a strong track record for developing and delivering best-of-breed books, video content, seminar series, and conferences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Pap/Dvdr edition (September 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596510586
• ISBN-13: 978-0596510589
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #880,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are trying to learn Flash, this book is for you, October 15, 2007

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Jennifer Smith "AGI Training Graphics" (Boston Ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dynamic Learning Flash CS3 (Paperback)

I have worked with the author Fred Gerantebee for quite some time now, in fact he co-wrote the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium for Dummies with me.

I came from the print world, and knew very little of Flash. But having read this book, I am confident enough to create animations and even delve a bit into ActionScript (I can make things happen!).

The lessons that Fred put together are fun to do, and the step-by-step lessons actually work.

This book is great if you are a designer, as the lesson files are included, as well as videos to help clarify steps. If you want an in-depth ActionScript book, this book is not for you, as it touches on everything from drawing to ActionScript. if you want pure ActionScript try Essential ActionScript 3.0, also from O'Rielly.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic Introduction to Flash CS3, July 15, 2008

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ctoons (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamic Learning Flash CS3 (Paperback)

This book is a solid introduction to Flash CS3 fundamentals. It will be most useful to designers with no previous Flash experience and to programmers wishing to familiarize themselves with the Flash environment. The lessons are clear, easy to follow and cover all the basics. The sample projects are supported with well organized step-by-step screen shots of the menu bars, timelines, animation frames, property inspector and code. They are also supported with video demonstrations of key concepts from each chapter. After completing the lessons you will be able to create very basic level portfolios, slide shows, ads and entertainment featuring interactivity, animation, sound and video. You will also learn how to get your work on the web and on DVDs.

Because the book is aimed at beginners, the ActionScript 3.0 lessons are simple and pragmatic. Rather than delving into programming, the authors created sample code for some basic activities -- navigation, starting and stopping animations, etc. The samples can be easily copied and modified for use in other projects.

This book just scratches the surface of what you can do with Flash. After whetting your appetite with Dynamic Learning Flash CS3 Professional you will be ready to move on to intermediate Flash training and beginning ActionScript training.

To use this book you will need Flash Player 9 and Adobe Flash CS3 Professional installed on your computer.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As a designer, this worked wonders for me!, October 8, 2007

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graphixdesigner "graphixdesigner" (Harrisburg, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamic Learning Flash CS3 (Paperback)

Love this book, instructions were clear, and the lessons were fun. The bonus is that videos and lesson files are included. Well worth the price.