Web Animation for Dummies [Paperback]

Cynthia L. Baron (Author), Renee Lewinter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997 | Series: For Dummies (Computer/Tech)

Recommending some of the best software products for creating and incorporating animation on the Web, this book also gives tips and techniques for design and layout of animation. One potential drawback to dynamic, animated Web pages with graphical images that spin, flash, float and rotate, is that they can take much longer to download. This book discusses trade-offs between animation and download time and how to effectively utilize animation without slowing Web pages to a crawl. The bonus CD includes freeware and shareware animation tools, sample graphics and animations created by the author, and other Web utilities for incorporating dynamic graphics into Web pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Computers) (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076450195X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764501951
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,990,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Web Animation For Dummies, June 5, 2000

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This review is from: Web Animation for Dummies (Paperback)

This is a great book for first time web animators. Writing style is straightforward and easy to understand. The basic concepts of web animation are well presented with example illustrations. Some demo programs are provided. If you have already purchased an animation program make sure the book addresses that product but you still may want to buy the book for the concepts presented. Experienced animators will find this book too basic.

1.0 out of 5 stars Old, Old, Old, Obsolete, May 7, 2008

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This review is from: Web Animation for Dummies (Paperback)

I got this book and was disappointed. Not because the book is bad (or at least, not because it was bad for the time when it was published) but because it is so out of date.

It was published in 1997, when the state of the art was animated GIFs, which is pretty much what this book tells you how to do. But today, we're way beyond that. And I think that many of the tools that the book mentions are no longer available.

So I would recommend that you try to find some more recent book on the topic. I find it hard to believe that this book is still useful to anyone. After a quick browse, I threw my copy in the trash.