Fireworks® 2 Bible [Paperback]

Joseph W. Lowery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764533347 | ISBN-13: 978-0764533341 | Publication Date: September 1999

If Fireworks 2 can do it, you can do it too… With state-of-the-art vector drawing tools and pixel-based image editing — plus a Web export engine with JavaScript and HTML output — Fireworks 2 is the ultimate Web graphics tool. And the Fireworks^® 2 Bible is your ultimate guide to this complex software package. Author Joseph Lowery, a professional Web developer, shows you step-by-step how to harness and customize Fireworks — and create eye-popping art for the Web. Packed with illustrations, this in-depth reference also includes dozens of real-world examples to help you master advanced skills such as animations, masking, rollovers, and tweening. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Fireworks 2

• Save time with Styles, Batch Processing, and Symbols
• Bridge between images and HTML to create image maps, slides, and rollovers
• Import graphics and text easily — including Photoshop, Illustrator, and FreeHand formats
• Optimize images — for the highest quality in the smallest file size — with Export Preview
• Create spectacular effects like Inner Bevel, Drop Shadow, and Glow with Live Effects
• Link your graphics seamlessly with the URL Manager
• Master the improved graphics tools, such as the Path Combine commands Union, Intersection, and Punch
• Integrate Fireworks output with Dreamweaver and Flash

Valuable CD-ROM Included!

• Fully functioning trial versions of Fireworks 2, Dreamweaver 2, and Flash 4
• Built-in library of graphics, textures, Xtras, and gradients
• Pantone ColorWeb Pro demonstration version
• Alien Skin's Eye Candy 3.01, and Xenofex 1.0

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Macromedia Fireworks 2 is one of the most flexible graphic design and manipulation programs for the Web. The Fireworks 2 Bible is a definitive title that offers a one-stop tutorial and reference to the product.

While the book focuses on the features of Fireworks, it also offers introductions to key topics for those new to the technical issues of dishing up graphics on the Net. For example, the chapter "Managing Color" begins with a concise and easy-to-read description of the color palette compatibility issues you'll run into and offers nice tips like compensating for Macintosh and PC gamma levels. Such a presentation makes the book and the Fireworks program good starting points for developers new to the graphics game.

Fireworks offers more functionality than ordinary graphics packages, and this guide covers them all. Readers will learn how to use special effects, optimize elements for Web standards, and output their creations to HTML and JavaScript code. There is also a chapter about integration with Macromedia's Dreamweaver Web authoring package.

The companion CD-ROM includes trial versions of Fireworks 2, Flash 4, Dreamweaver 2, ColorWeb Pro, and other utilities, as well as a library of graphics. If you're making Fireworks 2 a key part of your coding strategy or you're just curious about the program, this well-organized title is a wise investment. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Fireworks tools, color management, Live Effects, Fireworks Styles, utilizing behaviors, exporting Web code, and animation techniques.

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"Get up to speed with this book." -- Toronto Star, May 11, 2000

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Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764533347
• ISBN-13: 978-0764533341
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,644,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Web Design > Fireworks

More About the Author

Joseph Lowery's books about the web and web-building tools are international bestsellers, having sold more than 400,000 copies worldwide in nine different languages. His most recent book is the Dreamweaver 8 Bible. Joseph is the author of the recently published CSS Hacks and Filters as well as the Dreamweaver Bible and Fireworks Bible series from Wiley Publishing. He also wrote Design and Deploy Web Sites with Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Contribute 3 from Macromedia Press. In addition to co-authoring Dreamweaver 8 Recipes and Dreamweaver MX 2004 Web Application Recipes with Eric Ott as well as the Dreamweaver MX Killer Tips series with Angela Buraglia.

As a programmer, Joseph contributed two extensions to the latest release of Fireworks and many extensions available for Dreamweaver. He has presented at Seybold in both Boston and San Francisco, Macromedia conferences in the U.S. and Europe, ThunderLizard's Web World, and KW Media Group's Mac Design Conference. Joseph is currently the Director of Marketing for WebAssist.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, if you know what you are looking for, February 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Fireworks® 2 Bible (Paperback)

As stated above, I find this book very good. The only thing keeping this book from getting 5 stars is the lack of examples. No tutorials, no step by step If you are fairly skilled, this book is e gem.

Ola

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should have a piece of this!, September 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Fireworks® 2 Bible (Paperback)

Very very well written book!