- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Focal Press (22 Dec 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0240519310
- ISBN-13: 978-0240519319
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"If you are already au fait with Flash this new publication from Focal Press is the perfect handbook for anyone studying multimedia or information technology, and anyone who wants to produce highly effective online interactive content. This guide gives you all you need to know to ensure that you have a firm foundation of knowledge on how to use Actionscript creatively, enabling you to produce professional results."
ASIFA UK magazine
"You can learn the basics of strong scripting skills for truly professional results. Written from a creative viewpoint, this is a book that really talks your language!"
World Animation Journal
ASIFA UK magazine
"You can learn the basics of strong scripting skills for truly professional results. Written from a creative viewpoint, this is a book that really talks your language!"
World Animation Journal
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Step-by-step techniques, illustrated with highly visual examples throughout the book, show you how to build up your ActionScripting skills quickly and effectively. A support website (www.sprite.net/understanding) provides all the content you need to try out the techniques shown in the book for yourself.
Ideal for those studying multimedia and information technology and anyone who wants to produce highly effective online interactive content. This guide gives you all you need to ensure you have a firm foundation of knowledge on how to use ActionScript creatively so you can produce professional results.
* Benefit from explanations and examples of why and how ActionScript can simplify Flash production and expand your design possibility
* Learn all the basics of strong scripting skills to enable professional results
* Written from a creative viewpoint, finally a book that talks your language!
Ideal for those studying multimedia and information technology and anyone who wants to produce highly effective online interactive content. This guide gives you all you need to ensure you have a firm foundation of knowledge on how to use ActionScript creatively so you can produce professional results.
* Benefit from explanations and examples of why and how ActionScript can simplify Flash production and expand your design possibility
* Learn all the basics of strong scripting skills to enable professional results
* Written from a creative viewpoint, finally a book that talks your language!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm now half way through this book and things really make make more sense. I feel like I'm going to be able to write my own code because I understand what I'm doing. If you're a web/graphic designer then this book is a good place to start.
The support website is really very supportive with examples of all the tutorials.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Bought it yeasterday and it's in the garbage can today.
9 Feb 2005
Format:Paperback
I wish I could give a ratring of 0 or negative stars.
I spent the whole morning trying to follow the examples in the early chapters and nothing worked. I went over the code it told me to enter line by line and had someone else proof it in case I missed something. Still, nothing worked. After awhile I started noticing things being mentioned that were no longer in 2004. They ask you at one point to go to Insert>Convert to Symbol. That's no longer there in 2004. Same for Windows>Actions. Also gone in 2004. That was my first clue that this was not written for ActionScript 2.0 or MX 2004, but an earlier version and has been mistitled. How this book got published is a mystery to me.
I've worked my way through lots of tutorial books and this book is a total ripoff and is in no way meant to teach beginners ActionScript 2.0. It should be taken off the shelf until they retitle it as written for MX and not 2004.
To reiterate: If you're trying to learn Flash MX 2004's ActionScript 2.0, this book has been mistitled and you will never learn it from this book.
I spent the whole morning trying to follow the examples in the early chapters and nothing worked. I went over the code it told me to enter line by line and had someone else proof it in case I missed something. Still, nothing worked. After awhile I started noticing things being mentioned that were no longer in 2004. They ask you at one point to go to Insert>Convert to Symbol. That's no longer there in 2004. Same for Windows>Actions. Also gone in 2004. That was my first clue that this was not written for ActionScript 2.0 or MX 2004, but an earlier version and has been mistitled. How this book got published is a mystery to me.
I've worked my way through lots of tutorial books and this book is a total ripoff and is in no way meant to teach beginners ActionScript 2.0. It should be taken off the shelf until they retitle it as written for MX and not 2004.
To reiterate: If you're trying to learn Flash MX 2004's ActionScript 2.0, this book has been mistitled and you will never learn it from this book.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Dont buy this book!
24 Feb 2004
Format:Paperback
I have only got to chapter three and have already found several errors which has made following the examples very frustrating. The book also refers to functions such as 'normal mode' which no longer exist in the latest version of the software.
the support files on the website also do not correspond to the files mentioned in the book. I would advise people not to buy this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Wrong
16 April 2004
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Despite its claims, this book does not cover ActionScript 2.0 from a designer's viewpoint. It does not effectively use step-by-step techniques, nor is it illustrated with highly visual examples throughout.
Most discouraging, however, is that the information that is presented is simply wrong, early on.
But, that's just my opinion.
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