Customer Reviews

The Flash 2 Web Animation Book

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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.

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.

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

Being new to using Macromedia products, I found the manual pretty limited. After reading this book I feel I was better off with the manual. It was not the best £25 I have spent. It is very poorly illustrated, the files referred to in the book do not exist on the CD, not well structured. The author presumes prior knowledge of Flash. I feel some more use of screen shots would have done the book more justice. I personally think this book would be ideal for someone who already knows how to use Flash (then why would you buy this book).

A great book for beginners as well as expert multimedia designers. If you are familiar with Macromedia, you know their manuals tend to be thin (to put it lightly). This book picks up where the manuals leave off. Great tips and tricks. If you are going to use Flash, then buy this book!

I have seen the future of the web, and it is MacromediaFlash. And Ihave seen the best book around on how to use Flash, and it is The Flash 2 Web Animation Book. Yeah, maybe it's not perfect, but it will help you do all the cool stuff the big boys are doing. Highly recommended.

If you've already downloaded the trial-version of Flash and decided not to bother with it because it was hard, then you're just like me. While this book is better than the "cruddy" instruction manual that Macromedia packed with Flash it is not the best. (Macromedia products are FAMOUS for this)

The authors do an excellent job of covering how to illustrate in Flash but they do not give proper instructions on interactive buttons, actions or additional functions found within the program. I actually had to use both books to get up to speed on doing these functions.The authors should have stayed away from making computer snapshots of the windows and palettes and focused more on the functions you find in those windows. For the record, I am doing some pretty nice Flash animations but thats because of some prior experience with Director and people who use Flash religiously.

In my honest opinion before you buy this book, wait to see if Peachpit Press will release a Visual Quick Start for Flash anytime. END

An award should be given to authors who forsee the need for a third party print companion before their peers do! This text is an ideal supplement to the tutorial that comes with the program.The pagelayout is easy to follow making progressive learning a breeze. An astute avoidance of too many "case histories / on line examples" will keep the book fresh for months! Well done Ken & Janine