Official Netscape Guide to Web Animation [Paperback]

Mark L. Chambers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1997

Covers Netscape Composer, Photoshop, Paint Shop pro, GIF Construction Set, Java utilities, Web Painter, Flash, and JavaScript 1.2. Provides introductory-level information on Photoshop, Java, and other image utilities. Concentrates on explaining both the hows and whys of image design.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you'd like to learn how create a wide variety of GIF animations, check out this book. The author covers lots of ground, starting off by teaching you how to prepare your images for animation with Jasc's Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe PhotoDeluxe. The heart of the book, which covers GIF animations, focuses on using GIF Construction Set, a Windows program, and GifBuilder, a Macintosh program. The author touches on several other animation tools and teaches you how to test and optimize your animations for the Web. Next you learn how to create GIF animations using 3-D graphics that you build in Pixel 3D and morphed images that you build in HiJaak Morph and Kai's Power Goo. Finally, you get an introduction to Java animation tools, digital video, server-push technology, and third-party plug-ins such as Macromedia Flash and Shockwave. The book includes a glossary on image-editing and Internet terms. The companion CD-ROM offers GIF animation tools, 3-D-rendering tools, a media manager, Paint Shop Pro, a demonstration version of Kai's Power Tools 3.0, and Java applications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Ventana Pr (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566047250
• ISBN-13: 978-1566047258
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,866,984 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark L. Chambers is an author, tech editor, and unabashed Mac fan. He is the author of more than 30 computer books including Mac OS X Leopard All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and AppleTV For Dummies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book!, August 8, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Official Netscape Guide to Web Animation (Paperback)

This is a funny, well-written book with a great companion CD-ROM... for once, you get all the tools demonstrated in the text (and more). I found the chapters on morphing and 3D animation particularly interesting. Even built a 3D logo for my web page in 10 minutes, using the software on the CD-ROM. If you're looking for a comprehensive book that covers every angle of Web animation, buy this one!