The Flash 2 Web Animation Book [Paperback]

Ken Milburn (Author), Janine Warner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 1997

Covers practical application of animation concepts, with real-world case studies of uses for Flash. Features Web design techniques to attract a wide audience through moving illustrations and high-feedback user interactivity. Provides hands-on lessons in drawing, animation and Web-page design in the context of broadly applicable case studies.

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This guide simplifies the process of learning Flash, the Macromedia product for creating interactive animations using vector graphics. The authors first explain the Flash interface and then teach you how to create drawings using the package's Pencil, Line, Ink Bottle, Brush, Paint Bucket, Eraser, Lasso, and other tools. You learn how to create a simple Flash Animation and understand the concept of layers, onion-skinning, and frame-by-frame and tweened animations. The authors next explain how to tackle advanced techniques to produce multiple-layer, multiple-scene animations. You learn how to create a storyboard and animate it, add sound to your movie, export and publish your work, add interactivity to your animations, and place Flash animations on an HTML page.

The authors understand that not all readers are professional illustrators and that you don't have to be one to create decent artwork in Flash. Case studies at the back of the book explore Web sites, such as MSN and NBC, that make good use of Flash. A full-color gallery in the middle of the book shows you examples of these sites. The companion hybrid CD-ROM has Web and graphics utilities for Windows and Macintosh.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ventana Pr (August 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566047323
• ISBN-13: 978-1566047326
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,566,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well done with some quirks..., March 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Flash 2 Web Animation Book (Paperback)

To be fair to the Authors I think the book was well researched, although compared to more complex multimedia educational books such as Macromedia Press' Director 6 and Lingo Authorized, this book could have been better structured with each lesson. Plus the files in the companion CD had their fair share of problems, its either they were missing or that the program simply could not open them. Either way this book is worth buying.

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a very disappointment, March 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Flash 2 Web Animation Book (Paperback)

Since I'm totally new with Flash and its manual isn't helpful. I thought buying this book would help me get through with Flash. But my first tutorial with it was a disaster. The software command was listed wrong, instructions were completely confusing as hell. I felt like an idiot for buying this book. My advice to you is not to waste your money.

3.0 out of 5 stars might be good for beginners, March 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Flash 2 Web Animation Book (Paperback)

I personally didn't find it useful. However, when I let a friend borrow it who was just starting to play around with Flash, he said it was great. So if you know the basics of Flash, then forget about this book. But if the interface weirds you out and you need some handholding then this is the book to get