Show Me Macromedia Flash MX 2004 [Paperback]

Perspection Inc. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789730685 | ISBN-13: 978-0789730688 | Publication Date: February 20, 2004

Show Me Macromedia Flash MX offers readers a fast, visual way to learn Flash MX, solve problems, and get work done!

• Step-by-step instructions with accompanying visuals requires less time reading and more time learning this popular Web authoring software.
• Over 1 million Flash MX users.
• New features icon highlights what is new in Flash MX.
• Troubleshooting guide is included to help solve common problems.
• Show Me Live! software shows you how to perform everyday tasks.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Andy Anderson is a graphics designer and illustrator who has worked with Flash since it was released. A university professor, Andy is a sought-after lecturer in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The remainder of his time is split between writing graphics and fiction books, and developing graphics, animations, and resource materials for various corporations and seminar companies. His clients include designers and trainers from the U.S. Government, Boeing, Disneyland, and other Fortune 500 companies.

Mark Del Lima is a visual and user interface designer. He has produced games and animation for a variety of clients including Apple Computer, Macromedia, LucasArts, and Goodby Silverstein & Partners. His award-winning work has been featured on Macromedia's SOTD and the Flash-Forward Film Festival. He is lead Flash designer at Orange Design, Inc. and co-founder of ersatzdesign, an art and design collective. He lives and works in San Francisco.

Steve Johnson has written more than twenty-five books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Macromedia Director MX, Macromedia Fireworks, and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

Product Details

• Paperback: 524 pages
• Publisher: Que (February 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789730685
• ISBN-13: 978-0789730688
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and easy to follow, May 19, 2005

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I. Kolak (Sydney, Asutralia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Show Me Macromedia Flash MX 2004 (Paperback)

I'm up to page 218 and have to say it is so easy to follow. A paragraph outling a new concept, followed by step by step instructions with graphic pictures showing you each step in case your lost or confused. I have used other books and their step by step approach misses critical steps because they assume you know, thus leaving you stranded and frustrated. I look forward to the Intermediate / Advanced level; particularly the Data, ActionScript, XML and so on. Keep up the great work

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good information, but not for everyone, April 2, 2005

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L. D. Bear (Central Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Show Me Macromedia Flash MX 2004 (Paperback)

I ordered some of the highest rated Flash MX 2004 books here on Amazon, but I thought I'd run to the local bookstore to pick up something to get me through crunch time while waiting for my Amazon order to arrive. I ended up buying this book from the limited selection available. Overall, it does contain some good information and I am using it as a reference to look up instructions certain tasks. I have only used Flash very infrequently. This is my first big project in the application, so I thought the "Beginning - Intermediate" user level (printed on the back of the book) would be perfect for me. However, I find this book lacks many of the Actionscript explanations and other tricks I will need to learn to complete my project. Either this book is more simplistic than the editors realized, or I'm a really quick study. The format is very nice, but since the illustrations and whitespace take up a large part of every page, the book is light on content for its 500-some pages. If you are truly a beginner, and don't need to become an overnight Flash wizard, this book would be very well suited for you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great self-teaching book, September 3, 2004

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Software addict "Karen" (O'Fallon, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Show Me Macromedia Flash MX 2004 (Paperback)

I loved this book because you can learn concepts in little chunks. I sat down for a few minutes every day and just did a few pages, every new page introduces a new concept. I got through the whole book and exercises without any confusion, and felt like I learned as much as if I had attended a software training course.