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by Robert Reinhardt (Author), Snow Dowd (Author) "Since its humble beginnings as FutureSplash in 1997, Macromedia Flash has matured into a powerful tool for deploying a wide range of media content ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 1300 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Pap/Cdr edition (13 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764543032
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764543036
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.6 x 6.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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∗ The bestselling guide to Macromedia Flash, the leading tool for creating animation and building interactive, multimedia Web sites, now fully updated and revised to cover the new release
∗ Covers everything readers need to know to master the newest version, including workarounds for hidden bugs and unpublished tricks and techniques not likely to appear in other books
∗ Packed with expert tutorials from the world′s leading Flash gurus, with more coverage on using Flash with other applications than any other book
∗ Coauthor Robert Reinhardt is one of a handful of top stars in the Flash developer community and a regular speaker at FlashForward, the Macromedia User′s Conference, WebTEK, Macromedia′s traveling user seminars, and major universities

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If Flash MX 2004 can do it, you can do it too...

If you’re developing Web applications, CD–ROMs, kiosks, PDA and cell phone applications, installations, broadcast graphics, or corporate presentations, Flash MX 2004 is an indispensable tool. It’s an image and sound editor, an animation machine, and a scripting engine, all rolled into one. This comprehensive guide is the one book that takes you from novice to Flash expert, then serves as the reference manual you will rely on long after you attain Flash proficiency.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Flash MX 2004

  • Understand the Flash MX 2004 framework and its new command feature
  • Learn how to plan your project using the new site/project management features
  • Use the new launch preferences, project settings, and Help option
  • Design and plan animation, considering the physics of motion and techniques for creating personality and atmosphere through movement
  • Animate characters and export your animations to CD–ROM or DVD
  • Import and e dit video in Flash MX 2004, and integrate sound and vector art files
  • Integrate Flash content with Web pages and use the Flash Player and Projector
  • Explore Flash programming with ActionScript, XML, and HTML, and even create a Flash game
  • Expand Flash with vector graphics, raster graphics, and Dreamweaver® MX 2004

Bonus CD–ROM includes

  • Trial versions of Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX, Flash MX Professional 2004, and Flash Remoting MX
  • Source Flash project files with original artwork and ActionScript for the examples and lessons in the book
  • Demo version of Swift 3D® from Electric Rain


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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You need this book, 21 April 2004
By Keira (London) - See all my reviews
If like me, you are new to Flash, you absolutely *need* this book. Itcomes with a CD which contains a full version of Flash MX 2004 (albeit fortrial use, but you can register it via the Macromedia website). This meansyou can get started straight away on some of the things the book teachesyou.
This book is laid out like the typical reference manual, with acomprehensive contents section and a useful index at the back. It featureshandy tutorials which will have you setting out your first Flash projectin no time, and loads of examples and tips.
I can't compare it to older Flash tomes, since I have just started outwith Flash MX 2004, but overall I would say the information presented isvital to anyone using Flash, whether a beginner or an expert.
It's just a shame the book isn't available in hardback, I can see I'mgoing to be using this book a lot.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent stuff!, 27 Nov 2004
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I thought this book was very useful.
Everything was explained in layman's terms so I could go right back to basics.
I recently learnt Flash using the tutorials in the program but I just wish I had got this book instead - its much more comprehensive.
My only slight complaint is that there is no specific section covering error messages and troubleshooting. In order to troubleshoot, you need to read the section on what you are trying to do and the solution normally comes then, which is a bit of a time consuming way to do it.
All in all, a really useful book for beginners and very reasonably priced!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Far more detailed than it needs to be., 7 Dec 2006
By Harry Michaels "hmichaels" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book because it seemed comprehensive at 1000+ pages. Unfortunately, the author seemed to have a goal of writing a LONG book in mind, because even for somebody *completely* new to Flash and vector graphics as I was, I found myself questioning the neccessity of explaining practically every aspect of the interface and pretty much every nuance about the program.

For example, "to quickly erase everything in the current keyframe (even from multiple layers), double-click the Eraser tool in the Tools panel. Don't double-click on the Stage with the Eraser selected, but just double-click the Eraser button on the Tools panel. And -- poof! -- everything in the keyframe is gone." That's a random selection from the book, word for word, in which the exact same point is made several times. I also found my intelligence being insulted when opposite functions were described in equally great detail. For example, a paragraph describing what happens when you select a "plus" feature, and then the exact same paragraph but with "plus" replaced with "minus" describing the "minus" feature.

To put it into even greater perspective, the chapter "Making Your First Flash MX 2004 Project" starts on page 611. By the 250th page, I decided I'd like to actually get my feet wet and learned more by playing round with the interface for 30 minutes than I had in hours and hours of reading this gargantuan book.

If you're a beginner to Flash, pick up one of the Sams Publishing books. If you're not a beginner, don't even think about getting this book, as you'll find it as slow-paced as they come. I'm sure this book teaches you enough to get the ball rolling with your own animations and web interfaces, but there's simply no need to invest so much time into learning it the long way when plenty of other books offer the same development of skill in half the pages or less.
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