Macromedia Flash 8 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

by Katherine Ulrich (Author)
Key Phrases: script assist, fill color, timeline effects, Flash Player, Publish Settings, Frame Properties (more...)

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Product Description
An improved script editor (with a visual interface), a revamped library interface, a new Undo feature, powerful run-time effects, breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities—these are just a few of the reasons Web designers are raving about the newest version of their favorite Web tool, Macromedia Flash 8. Whether you’re a beginning user looking for a good introduction to the topic or a veteran user seeking a convenient update reference, you’ll find what you need in this task-based guide. Using simple step-by-step instructions, straightforward language, loads of screen shots, and a plethora of readily accessible examples, author Katherine Ulrich shows you how to create engaging interactive content for the Web with Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8. From basic vector graphics to animation with motion tweening and beyond, this inexpensive, easy-to-use guide promises to get you up to speed fast on the most important application in your design toolbox—Macromedia Flash 8.

About the Author
Katherine Ulrich is a writer and editor specializing in graphics, publishing, and multimedia software. Her career includes a 12-year stint at Macworld magazine. Katherine wrote the previous best-selling editions, including Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press/Macromedia Press).

Product Details

• Paperback: 569 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (December 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321349636
• ISBN-13: 978-0321349637
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #233,463 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars No lessons - "this is how you use this, this is how you use that...", February 24, 2007

By	tripleidesigns.com (Texas) - See all my reviews

I bought this book to learn Flash...and I was dissapointed. There are no lessons, it's pretty much a user's manual. "Here is the brush tool and this is how you use it. This is the fill button and how you use it. Now, draw a line as mentioned in section 2." If you like learning a program function by function, then this book is for you. I'm going to exchange this book for sams teach yourself Flash 8 as it has lessons and you learn to use the program as a whole.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to get you started with Flash, March 9, 2009

By	Spencerinc (USA) - See all my reviews

This is the first book that I bought to learn Flash. It introduced all the functionality of Macromedia Flash 8, and I still keep it as a handy reference.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very informational, December 30, 2008

By	John Roberts "John in Omaha" (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I hate Flash. I bought this book to help me with flash. It was helpful and I started to understand the basics of flash. This is a must have for anyone getting into flash. I used this book but was unfortunately still not able to successfully learn flash, I guess flash and I will never get along, but I have faith in you that this book will help