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	• Macromedia Flash MX Creative Web Animation and Interactivity Derek Franklin Macromedia Press, 2002 - 952 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Good Book For Beginners

This book is a good book for those of you who are just starting out with Flash or Upgrading to Flash MX. It is a good starter and dives a little bit into ActionScript. Goes good with ActionScript by Derek Franklin.

Master

The master
Derek has come through again. His books are fantastic and quite in detail. Thank you Derek. You have made my life so much easier.

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Flash animation made easy

As an intermediate Flash programmer, and one who does not find it easy to learn solely by reading a book, I found this book extremely helpful and easy to understand. I am a 'hands on' person, and learn better thru exercises and simplified instruction, (i.e. "click THIS, then click THAT."). This book offers that type of instruction, yet the subject matter is deep enough to be helpful to any Flash animator. From simple animations to indepth interactivity, this book is excellent and well worth the price.

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Good for non-programmers

If you want to learn Flash MX without a large emphasis on ActionScript, this would be an ok selection. If you are looking for information on creating animations with ActionScript instead of tweening, then don't get this book. It's well written, but fairly basic.

A competent book for learning

Has sufficent depth in important new areas; such as actionscript, components, video and jpg pixs. The actionscript section has four chapters and 240 ppgs, about one quarter of the book. There are two comprehensive projects at the end of the book where you can integrate all that you have learned, at a beginner and intermediate level (actionscript). The final chapter covers 70 pages.

The CD has QuickTime5 videos for visually describing subjects using Flash MX. These videos are large near full-screen sized and are competently produced. The videos cover the subject, but don't repeat what is in the text. The CD also contains a 30day eval version, along with QT5 Player, eval Sorenson Squeeze for videos, and Flash Shockwave 6 MX Player plug-in.

The subjects are illustrated well with diagrams and illustrations. There are 16 pgs of color plates at the back. This book provides a very good value; I read it at the local library. Minor errata is at the author's website and you can email him at derek at derekfranklin dot com. Three appendices are wisely on the CD; keyboard shortcuts, resources, and third-party SW.

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Best-selling author Derek Franklin is back, with his fully updated and expanded Macromedia Flash MX Creative Web Animation and Interactivity, one of the best-selling guides to Macromedia Flash on the market. This book will provide you with the skills and inspiration you need to make creative use of Macromedia Flash MX to produce your own visual and interactive masterpieces. Whether you're a beginning Flash user or an advanced-intermediate user, Macromedia Flash MX Creative Web Animation and Interactivity provides you with a thorough reference to Flash MX's features, as well as step-by-step video, text-based tutorials, and hands-on exercises that will teach you to use Flash in the real world. Within its pages, you'll find everything you need to master Macromedia Flash MX, from basic drawing to complex interactivity.

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