Amazon.co.uk Review
Macromedia Fireworks 2 is one of the most flexible graphics design and manipulation programs for the Web. The
Fireworks 2 Bible is a definitive title that offers a one-stop tutorial and reference to the product.
While the book focuses on the features of Fireworks, it also offers introductions to key topics for those new to the technical issues of dishing up graphics on the Net. For example, the chapter entitled "Managing Colour" begins with a concise and easy-to-read description of the colour palette compatibility issues you'll run into and offers nice tips like compensating for Macintosh and PC gamma levels. Such a presentation makes the book and the Fireworks program good starting points for developers new to the graphics game.
Fireworks offers more functionality than ordinary graphics packages and this guide covers them all. Readers will learn how to use special effects, optimise elements for Web standards and output their creations to HTML and JavaScript code. There is also a chapter about integration with Macromedia's Dreamweaver Web authoring package.
An included CD-ROM includes trial versions of Fireworks 2, Flash 4, Dreamweaver 2, Colour Web Pro and other utilities, as well as a library of graphics. If you're making Fireworks 2 a key part of your coding strategy or just curious about the program, this well organised title is a wise investment. --Stephen W. Plain, amazon.com
Topics covered: Fireworks tools, colour management, Live Effects, Fireworks Styles, utilising behaviours, exporting Web code and animation techniques.
Product Description
If Fireworks 2 can do it, you can do it too… With state–of–the–art vector drawing tools and pixel–based image editing — plus a Web export engine with JavaScript and HTML output — Fireworks 2 is the ultimate Web graphics tool. And the Fireworks® 2 Bible is your ultimate guide to this complex software package. Author Joseph Lowery, a professional Web developer, shows you step–by–step how to harness and customize Fireworks — and create eye–popping art for the Web. Packed with illustrations, this in–depth reference also includes dozens of real–world examples to help you master advanced skills such as animations, masking, rollovers, and tweening. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Fireworks 2
- Save time with Styles, Batch Processing, and Symbols
- Bridge between images and HTML to create image maps, slides, and rollovers
- Import graphics and text easily — including Photoshop, Illustrator, and FreeHand formats
- Optimize images — for the highest quality in the smallest file size — with Export Preview
- Create spectacular effects like Inner Bevel, Drop Shadow, and Glow with Live Effects
- Link your graphics seamlessly with the URL Manager
- Master the improved graphics tools, such as the Path Combine commands Union, Intersection, and Punch
- Integrate Fireworks output with Dreamweaver and Flash
Valuable CD–ROM Included!
- Fully functioning trial versions of Fireworks 2, Dreamweaver 2, and Flash 4
- Built–in library of graphics, textures, Xtras, and gradients
- Pantone ColorWeb Pro demonstration version
- Alien Skin's Eye Candy 3.01, and Xenofex 1.0
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