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Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Demystified
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by Shawn Pucknell, Brian Hogg, and Craig Swann
Sales Rank: 1036526
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List Price: $45.00
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Paperback: 888 pages
Publisher: Macromedia Press January 2, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735713979
ISBN-13: 978-0735713970
Product Dimensions:
9 x 7.3 x 2.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
Product Description
Written by a trio of interactive design pros and published by the folks behind the software, this guide is the place to turn when you¹re ready to move beyond the manual and leverage all of Flash MX 2004¹s power to solve real-world problems. Through a combination of straightforward explanations and hands-on exercises, you¹ll learn about such key topics as accessing external data sources, publishing in various formats, and creating elegant and effective ActionScripts. Best of all, the authors share their inside knowledge of Flash MX 2004¹s newest features: essential ActionScript 2.0 commands and standards, expanded support for rich media, a streamlined user interface, new Timeline Effects and Behaviors, and more. The companion CD includes all of the files you need to complete the book¹s lessons. So what are you waiting for? Get this book and start getting flashy with your dynamic, interactive Web sites.
About The Author
Shawn Pucknell is the cofounder of Ten Plus One Communications Inc., serving clients such as CBC, TVO, ATI, Fuji films, Mercedes-Benz, Virgin Records, Four Seasons Hotels, Pfizer, Compaq, and the PC party of Ontario. He is also the founder and president of FlashinTO, the Toronto Flash user group. Brian Hogg is a Flash developer at Ten Plus One. He maintains Mrhogg.com, a flash resource site. Craig Swann is founder of CRASH!MEDIA Corp., an award-winning, Toronto-based interactive design agency which has produced flash work for such notable brands as Intel, Coca-Cola, Miller Brewing, Calvin Klein/Maverick Records, Bacardi, Alliance Atlantis, CBC and YTV.
Customer Reviews & Comments
If you are new to Flash or you are an intermediate Flash user then this is a great book for you. Rarely do you see a book that manages to touch upon all the aspects of Flash MX 2004 as this book does. The chapters on using the authoring the environment are clear and concise. The chapters on Actionscript give you a good start with practical examples. The specialized chapters on Accessibility, 3D, Math, PocketPC development, etc. don't focus on squeezing in one sample app that may or may not be relevant to you but rather deal with the concepts involved around these topics. All that and the language is easy to read and concepts are quite made quite clear. This book is an excellent resource for anyone but an advanced Flash developer, giving the reader just enough breadth to see where a concept may be relevant to their needs. Don't expect this to be in depth in any particular topic but rather use this as a starting point to launch into other books with greater depth in the areas you are interested in. You may be surprised what new things you discover about Flash that you hadn't thought of doing before!
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Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Demystified
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