by KymberleeWeil (Author)
There's no better way for you to get your feet wet using Macromedia Flash MX than with a H.O.T. tutorial, Lynda Weinman's well-loved and unique style of instruction. With Macromedia Flash MX Hands-On Training, you'll learn core Macromedia Flash MX principles and techniques in a real-world Web design environment. The step-by-step projects build successively, teaching you not only the various features of Macromedia Flash MX, but also how to actually work with the program to achieve results. Each lesson is chock-full of background information, tips, and insight aimed at helping you understand the process as much as the exercise itself. And the accompanying CD-ROM includes both starter files and finished files for each lesson, as well as QuickTime instructional movies, so that you can learn by watching and doing.
Macromedia Flash MX H.O.T. covers all of the most important new features of Macromedia Flash MX, beginning with projects that focus on the MX interface, drawing and color tools, animation basics, tweening, symbols and instances, bitmaps, and more. As the projects progress, you'll tackle more complex techniques, such as working with movie clips, text, sound, and video. The latter part of the book addresses publishing and managing Macromedia Flash MX content, as well as how to create content by integrating other software into Macromedia Flash MX. If you're looking for an intelligent, approachable guide for learning Macromedia's latest version of Flash, you'll find lynda.com's Hands-On Training your e-ticket to Macromedia Flash MX expertise!
Format: Paperback
Pages: 840
Edition: 1
Publisher: Peachpit Press There's no better way for busy professionals to get their feet wet using Flash MX than with a H.O.T. tutorial, Lynda Weinman's well-loved and unique style of instruction. With Flash MX Hands-On-Training, readers learn core Flash principles and techniques in a real-world Web design environment. The step-by-step projects build successively, teaching readers not only the various features of Flash MX, but also how to actually work with the program to achieve results. Each lesson is chock-full of background information, tips, and insight aimed at helping readers understand the process as much as the exercise itself. And the accompanying CD-ROM includes both starter files and finished files for each lesson, as well as QuickTime instructional movies, so that readers can learn better by watching and doing. Flash MX H.O.T. covers all the most important new features of Flash MX, beginning with projects that focus on the MX interface, drawing and color tools, animation basics, tweening, symbols and instances, bitmaps, and more. As the projects progress, readers tackle more complex techniques, such as working with movie clips, text, sound, and video. The latter part of the book addresses publishing and managing Flash content, as well as how to create content by integrating other software into Flash. Web developers looking for an intelligent, approachable guide for learning Flash MX will find lynda.com's Hands-On Training their e-ticket to Flash expertise!
Published: 24 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0321112725
ISBN 13: 9780321112729
Book Overview:
Kymberlee Weil is a certified Flash fanatic. She runs VolcanicLab.com, a multimedia development firm in Santa Monica, Calif., specializing in Flash-based projects. Kymberlee also works as an instructor and courseware developer for lynda.com, and has been a featured Flash speaker at conferences nationwide.