Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source [Paperback]

Chrissy Rey (Author)

Book Description

Series: Authorized | Publication Date: June 18, 2001

Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source is the ideal way to learn Flash! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Flash Web developer, this book leads you through a series of manageable, task-oriented lessons using practice files from the enclosed CD-ROM.

By the end of this self-taught course, you'll have a thorough understanding of Flash basics, plus the know-how to build Flash projects incorporating sound, interactivity, and engaging animations. And if you're looking for more advanced topics like ActionScripting and video to enhance your Flash skills, it's in here, too.

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Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source is the ideal way to learn Flash! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Flash Web developer, this book leads you through a series of manageable, task-oriented lessons using practice files from the enclosed CD-ROM. By the end of this self-taught course, you'll have a thorough understanding of Flash basics, plus the know-how to build Flash projects incorporating sound, interactivity, and engaging animations. And if you're looking for more advanced topics like ActionScripting and video to enhance your Flash skills, it's in here, too.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education (June 18, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201729318
• ISBN-13: 978-0201729313
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,027,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm using it as a textbook, August 21, 2001

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"catherineelizabeth" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source (Paperback)

This book is a really great introduction to Macromedia Flash 5. It is so good, that I'm actually using it as a text book for a class on Flash I am teaching.

The amount of information jammed into this tiny book is very impressive. The author simplifies very complex topics and makes it very easy for people with no or little Flash experience to learn a great deal about the program very quickly.

I highly recommend this book. Last semester, I had to require two books to get the same information that this one is providing. It is just excellent, anyone saying otherwise is just crazy.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for starting out, January 22, 2001

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M. MIDDLETON "mike-cyndi" (Pepperell, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source (Paperback)

I found this book very good for starting out. The exorcises are very easy to follow. Being a self paced learner I found it quite good. You learn good basic steps and build on that. It's written very well. I find it very much like the web guide on the Macromedia site.

One of the only things I didn't like about the it was the price. I think it should have been cheaper. I think as a value it's so so, but if you have the money go for it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What incomplete lessons?, August 18, 2001

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Michelle (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source (Paperback)

I bought this book based on the recommendation of a friend at school. I have never used Flash before, so I figured that this would be a good book to start with. I'm glad I got it. I can't find those incomplete lessons that the other reviews have talked about. Everything worked just fine, and I learned a lot about Flash.

I e-mailed the author to thank her, and she told me that the real thanks for the book belongs to the people she mentioned in her thank-yous. This book appears to be designed to give a little taste of a lot of different aspects of Flash, and it did an excellent job of doing just that. I don't think it's intended for someone who has been using Flash for a while, so if you're already an expert, I'd recommend looking at some of the more advanced books. This one's for us beginners :)