Flash MX: Graphics, Animation & Interactivity (Paperback)

by James L. Mohler (Author) "The Web is dramatically morphing in appearance every day, and no end is in sight to its evolution..." (more)
Key Phrases: Test Movie, Export Movie, Movie Explorer (more...)

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Product Description
Updated to the latest release, this book explains and demonstrates how you can create a Web site with maximum effect and a limited file size. Concepts are discussed in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner, complete with applied examples of the newest Flash MX functions. The book provides coverage of vector animation commonly associated with Flash, as well as information on integrating video, sound, text and basic ActionScripting to polish off your site. This book is the perfect learning tool and desk reference for anyone using Flash MX for web design.

About the Author
James Mohler is a Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor at Purdue University, where he currently leads a highly talented group of artists and programmers who are building Purdue¿s next-generation web presence. He is also serving as the SIGGRAPH 2005 Conference Chair, where he will be responsible for the largest computer graphics and interactive techniques conference in the world. James Mohler is the author or co-author of more than 20 computer books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (May 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766842061
• ISBN-13: 978-0766842069
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #426,187 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Library of Flash MX Information, June 7, 2003

By	Teddy - See all my reviews

I cannot give less than 5 stars, Mohler did a phenom-job of writing this book. Every question that I asked myself while I was reading eventually was answered, usually within the next few pages. Also he provides information on bitmaps and audio in a detailed fashion (a chapter for each), which might[tick] you off, but there is a connection between those items and Flash, it's just harder to see when your inexperienced.

Other than that it includes a CD-ROM with tutorials, which are helpful. And there is quite a bit of information on Actionscript, to get you familiar with it.

It's a library of information on Flash MX, in which you can keep going back to for more books or videos, if you'd like to try your hand at some of the advanced tutorials for practice.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro to Flash, June 28, 2002

By	William R. French "mr_s3lf_d3struct" (brookhaven, ms) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm extremely new to flash. I picked this book up about 10 days ago, and I can really say that if you've never worked with flash, give this book 10 days (off and on) and you'll start to see the possibilities. Which are really quite vast. I plan on picking up his next ActionScripting book as well, we'll see if he can stay on his game. But this book is a great teaching tool. I can't see flash pros using this because the pace of the book is relatively very slow. This is no 'crash course'. If your new to the world of flash, this book is the way to go.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The worst instructional book!, June 7, 2004

By	"makisimarik" (Palatine, IL United States) - See all my reviews

My experience is that of a student who took a Flash MX course where, unfortunately, the assigned textbook was this horrible piece of junk. This has got to be the worst instructional book I have ever encountered! It is pretty clear from the first page that the author is very knowledgeable about the subject. I just wish that he would have worked on finding a better way of conveying his message instead of trying SO HARD to impress us with his vocabulary. He is not concise and his sentences are very long-winded. He repeats the same thing over and over again in a course of a paragraph. He spends the first page of every chapter telling us what we will be studying and what we will encounter in subsequent chapters, instead of just getting to the content (I do not want to spend my precious time reading about something that I will read about again later). There were many times I wanted to shout, "Get to the point!"

I enjoyed playing around with Flash, but this book has been so tedious and tiring to read. My fellow classmates expressed the same opinion in our class evaluations. I would not recommend this book to anyone.