| OverviewLooking for guide to Macromedia Flash that goes beyond the
basics? You're not alone. This popular software has generated an
enormous demand for advanced Flash titles, but most third-party
books offer limited instruction in Action Scripting and Movie
Clips--essential functions for complex Flash interactivity. Well, look no further than Flash 5 Advanced for Windows &
Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide. This is not your typical
cookbook-style guide with examples for users to copy. Instead, this
thorough reference covers the advanced features and techniques of
Flash, and demonstrates ways to approach animation and
interactivity, encouraging you to "think" in Flash. The book covers
five main topics: advanced animation, understanding ActionScript,
navigation, transforming graphics and sound, and working with
information, and uses the same task-based, visual reference format
of the Visual QuickStart Guide series. Editorial ReviewsProduct Description Looking for guide to Macromedia Flash that goes beyond the basics? You're not alone. This popular software has generated an enormous demand for advanced Flash titles, but most third-party books offer limited instruction in Action Scripting and Movie Clips--essential functions for complex Flash interactivity. Well, look no further than Flash 5 Advanced for Windows & Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide. This is not your typical cookbook-style guide with examples for users to copy. Instead, this thorough reference covers the advanced features and techniques of Flash, and demonstrates ways to approach animation and interactivity, encouraging you to "think" in Flash. The book covers five main topics: advanced animation, understanding ActionScript, navigation, transforming graphics and sound, and working with information, and uses the same task-based, visual reference format of the Visual QuickStart Guide series. | Amazon.com ReviewWhether you've just finished working through Katherine Ulrich's Flash 5 for Windows and Macintosh, or have taken another route to Flash 5 competence, this book is aimed at you. Author Russell Chun is speaking to anyone who has "mastered the basics of tweening and [is] ready to move on to more complex tasks involving video, masking, dynamic sound control, or movie-clip collision detection." Flash 5 Advanced for Windows and Macintosh is organized into five sections covering advanced animation, ActionScript, navigation and timelines, transforming graphics and sound, and information handling. Each chapter builds on what's gone before as the book deals with progressively more complex techniques, though that needn't stop you from dipping in further back if, for example, you're itching to know how to do clever stuff with sound. The book pulls you in right from the start with strategies for building complex animations from simpler parts. The logical structure of the chapters encourages you to fast-forward if you feel you're ahead of the rest of the class. The numbered tasks (rarely comprising more than six steps), together with frequent tips, make it a simple matter to locate a technique, try it, then apply it to whatever you're working on. Flash 5 Advanced for Windows and Macintosh isn't full of stunning animation. If you want to be impressed by the possibilities of Flash, you'd be better off with New Masters of Flash. But for a thorough and comprehensive tutorial that doubles as an accessible reference, it hits the right level for those ready to hone their Flash authoring skills. --Ken McMahon, Amazon.co.uk |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 22 reviews. The best book ever written on advanced Flash techniques., 2003-11-15 Reviewer rating: I bought this book a number of years ago, when I was struggling with creating effective animations, and Actionscript really intimidated me. Right now I'm enjoying a productive career doing professional Flash work, and I wouldn't be as proficient at Flash if it weren't for this book. I'm the kind of person who likes to develop my own skills and techniques instead of 'formulaically' imposing someone else's techniques into my work. This book is perfect! It doesn't waste any time on 'How to draw a circle!', and gets straight to teaching the critical foundation skills of making good Flash. Don't worry though, it isn't one of those 'Bibles', but at the same time it isn't about creating one big project through the course of the book.
In my opinion, this book is the perfect balance between reference and teaching. It gives you the solid skills and techniques on how to lay down advanced flash, which fully eliminates the mystery of things, so you can then expand on these techniques with your own innovation. What's best, I keep coming back to -this- one book, even in these days of Studio MX 2004 Pro, for an effective reference manual. At the time of writing this review, I'm working on an interactive skeletal system for my animations, and paged to the section on angles and math to help me create proper rotating limbs. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to become a Flash master! | Very Good Book, 2003-05-23 Reviewer rating: After being intrigued by Macromedia Flash and learning as much as possible via internet and the included tutorials, I felt I had a pretty good grasp of Flash. Still eager to learn more, I found this book and I must say that I couldn't have made a better choice. It was exactly what I needed to get to the next level, and the way the concepts were presented couldn't have been done in a more pleasing way. On a scale of 1 to 10 on Flash advancement, I'd say I went from a 4 to a 7.5. This is a definate keeper. | A great companion book to the Quick Start Guide to Flash 5, 2002-06-10 Reviewer rating: This is a great book for those who want advanced flash techniques and skills. I'd buy both the beginner flash book and this one together. When you are done with this book, you'll know the in's and out's of flash and be able to put your flash movies to useful work. This book focuses on the action scripts and advanced movies. I would highly recommend this book. | Some great stuff in here, 2002-05-26 Reviewer rating: Too much to say, but this writing helps you incorporate Quicktime, 3d, actionscript, and many other aspects of flash. It's a great book which covers many topics briefly. You get a book like this to see what it interests you most about software, and buy more specific, in-depth books to follow up. It's also a great reference. | Great book, 2002-02-24 Reviewer rating: This book covers the various areas of creating key flash elements for your web pages that require actionscript. A great book for anyone who is trying to learn some of the more advanced features of Flash 5. |
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