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Macromedia Flash 8 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))

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I am sure there are those out there that are much more capable to analyze and write reviews for books. But coming from a guy who had absolutely NO IDEA about Flash 8, this did it. It went over what I needed to learn in pretty good detail. The only way I can think of improving this book would book be to add a supplemental CD with files to help aid and practice the concepts in the book.

This is not really a graphic intensive book. Apart from the occasional comic strip and awesome bullet points, it gives you tons of information. If you are not a reader, grab another version that has screenshots and supplemental CDs. If you just want to learn it straight and get through it as quick as possible, this is the book for you.

Good luck!

It doesn't tell you that you need Photoshop CS3 or better to get it to work for you in the animation phases.

This book never got down to the meat of the whole issue! We want to make flash movies. The very first chapter should be...let`s get down to business! Let`s make our first movie. You have to wait until Chapter 9 to finally get to really do anything. The first chapter was a tease to make you read until chapter 9. Not very nice. And still...chapter nine is missing so much. I am going to make my own Flash journal for my students. I am going to show them how to make a simple animation, how to add to it, make changes, tweak, add key frames and plain frames and show them the differences! Perhaps I should try to publish. Purchasing this book made me look like a dummy. Sorry to pan it so much but it is useless. This is the first book I bought from Amazon that I got on the case of. Sorry. There have to be better books on this out there for people that want to get into it and not procrastinate on it.Any recommendations?

The product is great. Very helpful to get up to speed quickly.