The Web Collection: Flash MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Design Professional (Macromedia Flash Mx 2004, Dreamweaver Mx 2004, and Fireworks Mx 2004) [Paperback]

Sherry Bishop (Author), Piyush Patel (Author), James E. Shuman (Author), Barbara M. Waxer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0619188448 | ISBN-13: 978-0619188443 | Publication Date: April 27, 2004 | Edition: 1

A revised version with coverage of Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks using the applications together to create animation and Web sites.

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About the Author

Jim Shuman teaches at Bellevue Community College and is the author of several college textbooks. He directs a team of multimedia developers and Web specialists to help faculty utilize technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (April 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619188448
• ISBN-13: 978-0619188443
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Web Design > Fireworks
  • #47 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Web Design > Flash
  • #51 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Web Design > Dreamweaver

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gets you started!, December 14, 2005

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Robin Schmidt "Reader" (madison, wi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Web Collection: Flash MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Design Professional (Macromedia Flash Mx 2004, Dreamweaver Mx 2004, and Fireworks Mx 2004) (Paperback)

This book was our text in a Dreamweaver and Fireworks class I took. It offers a good introduction with hands-on experience. You can download files from the internet to do the exercises. The directions are quite clear and easy to follow. I found the dimensions a bit annoying - too wide to set by the computer on a small desk, but the content served it's purpose. Nice layouts too. Lots of eye candy!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Way too basic, May 10, 2008

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Frances (Columbia University) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Web Collection: Flash MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Design Professional (Macromedia Flash Mx 2004, Dreamweaver Mx 2004, and Fireworks Mx 2004) (Paperback)

This book attempts to cover topics in Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks all in one book, with huge screenshots taking up every page. As a result, you barely scratch the surface of these complex programs. I am a beginner myself, and already there are things I want to learn that I can't find in this book. Its clearly written for slow college students, and while I'm a college student myself I find this book to be too slow and elementary. I covered almost the whole flash section in about two days. If you are completely new to working with images, video timelines, and web publishing, this book would probably be fine, in fact, perfect for you, as it pays close attention to the beginner's details. However, I've worked with Adobe Photoshop and have done some web publishing before, so the step by step instructions are rather intuitive. Also the examples used throughout the book are incredibly unprofessional and unrealistic for practical use, so you feel like you're learning to draw stick figures and make goofy personal web pages when you're trying to learn to make something professional and marketable.

If you aren't particularly serious about learning these programs and just want to play around with them, and if you don't have any, meaning zero, experience with photo applications and web publishing, buy this book. (You can buy mine if you want. Send me a message.) Otherwise, you'll get through it in about a week and find yourself wondering, now what am I supposed to do with this thing?

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, October 15, 2005

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Nermin Sherif "Noonz" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Web Collection: Flash MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Design Professional (Macromedia Flash Mx 2004, Dreamweaver Mx 2004, and Fireworks Mx 2004) (Paperback)

Great book for bigginers, takes you to the next level you'll be using Macromedia Suite in no time! did me a lot of good...