- Paperback: 600 pages
- Publisher: friends of ED; 1st 2002. 2nd printing edition (July 22 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1590592298
- ISBN-13: 978-1590592298
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 19.2 x 3.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,931,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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If you've never used Flash before, this is the book for you. It uses a series of structured exercises to give you the broad, solid foundation knowledge you need to start your exploration of Flash from scratch. Foundation Flash MX uses a proven sequential, detailed, and accessible tutorial style to ensure that you'll retain your learning and be able to draw on it throughout your Flash career. Macromedia Flash MX is an exciting product, providing rich creative opportunities for Flash designers and developers at all levels of ability and experience. No single book can hope to provide adequate coverage of all aspects of Flash MX, which is why this book focuses relentlessly on the core skills that you need to get you started: understanding the interface; familiarizing yourself with the creative tools and their capabilities; grasping the relationships between the different components that make up a Flash movie; getting insight into how to put all the pieces together and hook them up with ActionScript. All these aspects (and much more) are covered in detailed tutorials and exercises, reinforced with a case study that runs throughout the book to apply everything in a real-world context. If you're looking for a book that'll give you a rock solid grounding in Flash MX, then this is the title for you. Table of Contents 1. Flash Movie Essentials 2. The Flash MX Tools Panel 3. Flash Symbols and Libraries 4. Managing Content 5. Enhancing Your Appearance 6. Motion Tweening 7. Shape Tweening 8. Masks and Masking 9. Actions and Interactions 10. Intelligent Actions 11. Multimedia: Sound and Video 12. Optimizing 13. Publishing 14. Intermediate ActionScript, Part 1 15. Intermediate ActionScript, Part 2 16. High-Level Site Design
From the Publisher
If you've read *Foundation Flash 5*, you should buy our *Flash MX Upgrade Essentials* book instead of this one."This book caters for web designers for who are adopting Flash for the first time with Flash MX. It's based on the highly-successful and much-acclaimed Foundation Flash 5, and uses the same heavy-duty, sequential, detailed and thorough tutorial method, but it's fully updated to cover the new and enhanced features in MX. If your coming to Flash completely from scratch, this book will give you the broad and solid foundation for exploring MX's higher-end features.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Takes a bit of effort to go through, but real solid...,
By Princess of Borneo "dimplestar" (KK, KL, London & NYC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Foundation Flash MX (Paperback)
This book is a VERY GOOD BOOK for those needing solid grounding in Macromedia Flash MX. It's so good that buying this one book replaces all the other books on the shelf to get solid grounding with how to use Flash. The language is easy to understand, without jargon that clogs your brain and tire you out before they get to the point.If you're like me, you probably suffer from attention deficit disorder that is the trademark of the digital generation. Things come at you so fast, technologies popping up at you at speed of thought, and before you know it a new version of the software that promises miracles is out. You will learn all you need to build a website in Flash MX and have a new career waiting for you, if you're any talented in aesthetic design, but there is a catch; If and only if you are patient enough to sit through the entire thing. It took me months to get to Chapter 11, and that's not even the end yet. The first 6 chapters went through easily, but then I always have stamina problems going through really thick, technical books. I probably have about 6 more chapters to go, and although it has taken me this long and will take a bit more of my time, I found some Flash MX books a waste of my money. I have about 10 books on Flash MX in various forms, and this one is by far the best investment. Most books out there are robbing you in broad daylight, giving you a shaky foundation with so much jargon that it confuses you. Don't bother with the other beginner's books and buy this one instead. It will give you real skills, a real case study, and even some real-world Flash MX web development extras.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for the classroom.,
By Gini (Heartland USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Foundation Macromedia Flash MX (Paperback)
I used this book as a classroom manual and was exceptionally pleased with it. The pace was exactly right. The project approach helped the students master a bit at a time. The only complaint was that the Case Study could be confusing at times, but the book is basically error free. I would recommend this book to the person who needs a step-by-step, tutorial-oriented approach done right. Thanks to Friends of Ed for a job well done.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Humble Beginnings,
By "reading_cat" (from Asia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Foundation Macromedia Flash MX (Paperback)
The reasons that the other reviewers found as cause for complaint about this book are the very qualities that I needed: Bite-sized lessons and lots of explanation. These are the things that were missing in my other Flash MX tutorial book (Flash MX Training from the source) that got me really stumped! I don't mind this humble approach at all. I didn't expect Foundation Flash MX to take me to the details of Action Script or other technical stuff or turn me into a guru like some of your guys. (In my dreams!) That would be work enough for other books and very propitious events like the next ice Age. Just like in baseball, I just needed to swing my bat, hit the ball right, get on the first base and be ready for the next run. Exactly what Foundation Flash MX does for me. I recommend this book to those who are learning on their own and can't seem to come to grips with the software.
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