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How To Do Everything With Macromedia Flash(TM) MX (Paperback)

by Bonnie Blake (Author) "If you're new to Flash, you may be surprised to know that it has actually been around for a few years..." (more)
Key Phrases: button editing mode, extended text box, clip editing mode, Properties Inspector, Movie Explorer, Free Transform (more...)

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Product Description
Animate, and activate! Draw energy and attention to your Web site by incorporating all manner of motion, animation, sound, active text, rollovers, and more. This resource offers a wealth of knowledge to help get you going.

From the Back Cover
Understand the language and uses of Flash, the premier multimedia-authoring tool. Learn to design and deliver motion graphics, movies, sound files, presentations, low-bandwidth Web sites, and more. Regardless of your experience level, How to Do Everything with Macromedia Flash MX will help you get the most from Flash by presenting well-organized, bite-sized bits of information. Coverage includes all aspects of Flash--design as well as programming and development. Create Flash animations and interactive movies, learn the full power of ActionScript, and discover why Flash is the world's most widely used Web graphics application.

Use basic drawing tools and understand each element of the interface and toolbar
Modify the size, color, scale, rotation, and skew of any object
Create interactive and fast-loading elements such as buttons, menu, animations, and backgrounds
Utilize a full range of animation features in Flash including motion and shape tweening
Add pictures, video, and sound to your movies
Learn the actions, methods, and functions of ActionScript
Learn to program in Normal and Expert modes
Incorporate MPEG, DV, and QuickTime movies into your Flash movie
Use Components to quickly create scrolling text, graphics, and other complex interactivity

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Product Details

Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (May 24, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0072222506
ISBN-13: 978-0072222500
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,421,742 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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If you're new to Flash, you may be surprised to know that it has actually been around for a few years. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
button editing mode, extended text box, clip editing mode, animated movie clip, tweened object, test movie mode, shape tween, animated graphic symbol, dynamic text field, editable object, other movie clips, main timeline, exit editing mode, type the following script, motion guide layer, art layer, movie clip instance, motion tween, streaming graph, flash document, runtime sharing, movie loads, vector art, masked layer, docked panels

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Properties Inspector, Movie Explorer, Free Transform, Movie Control, Symbol Editing, Color Mixer, Bandwidth Profiler, Paint Bucket, Document Properties, Adobe Illustrator, Common Libraries, Onion Skins, Magic Wand, Sound Properties, Common Library, Ink Bottle, Today's Date, Bitmap Properties, First Quote, Match Movie, Sound Library, Edit Grid, Insert Layer, Next Quote, Today's Weather

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Adobe Premiere 4.0 for Windows: Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team in Front Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and comprehensive, November 26, 2002

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I happened upon this review section after I bought the book as I'm now looking for a book on ActionScript. Had I read the reviews first, I may not have bought the book . I have to say, in my opinion (and I have many years experience in multimedia and web design), this book was very comprehensive, easy to read, fun, the download files were great. I was able to work through it quickly and now I am up and running. Easy style writing, upbeat, and yes, there was a typo here and there, but not enough to warrant complaints. Plus it was a good price for wht you get. I recommend this book whole heartedly.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Just Ok, September 18, 2002

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I read the other review. The author skips important info vital to step by step creation of a movie. One usually has to stop and figure it out. I don't recommend this book for beginners. Instead of babling on, get a book that is direct and to the point...not this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Helped Me Learn Flash, July 17, 2003

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I found this book to be totally comprehensive and very helpful in teaching me the basics of Flash. It also covers a lot of scripting material. It is organized in such a way that it makes it easy to go back and refer to various topics I needed a refresher on. All in all, it was well worth the money. The online files were a bit difficult to find at first, but they downloaded easily. Great tutorial exercises. Easy to understand.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Sucks! Don't waste your time
I got all the way to page 210 before figuring out that I wasn't going to learn Flash from this book. Read more

Published 12 months ago by D. E. Moore

5.0 out of 5 stars For those confused
For those that have written bad reviews on this book... I think your worries are far over exagerated. Read more

Published on March 8, 2006 by Orphan

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!
This book is extremely well written and organized with precision. The few questions that I had while reading this book were due to my simple oversights. Read more

Published on March 3, 2004 by njemtgirl

1.0 out of 5 stars Terribly written, organized - highly confusing
This is simply a terrible book. As a few reviewers have mentioned, the organization is atrocious. There are sections on putting Flash on the web before you learn ANYTHING about... Read more

Published on December 4, 2003 by M. Quinn

1.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, I have to agree. . .
. . this book is so terribly written and edited that it was impossible to begin to tackle Flash MX with it, I don't know why I didn't check Amazon first. Read more

Published on September 24, 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Disorganized...
I found this book to be very poorly organized and written. It seems to jump from one concept to another with no cohesion from topic to topic, let alone chapter to chapter. Read more

Published on May 6, 2003 by Juclesia

5.0 out of 5 stars Shining Star in cloudy night sky
Ms. Blake's book is outstandingly well written. She brings complicated aspects of Flash down to their most simplistic levels making all techniques easy to understand and use. Read more

Published on May 5, 2003 by Mary Cicitta

1.0 out of 5 stars This is the worst Flash MX Book! Period!
Do not buy this book, you will be throwing away your hard-earned money like I did. This book is so poorly written, badly organized and filled with inaccurate examples to follow,... Read more

Published on April 9, 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Good intro book for the money
At its low price, for the introductory aspects of Flash, the best I found. Compact enough to reference quickly. Read more

Published on February 12, 2003 by pschwenn

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrid book
As a technology instructor, this book is the new epitome for poor editing and unclear instruction. I have tried to execute their exercizes only to find that they are either... Read more

Published on January 24, 2003

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