Hailed as 'a superb resource' (Computer Arts magazine) and 'a boon to serious users' (.NET magazine), this unique guide shows intermediate designers how to harness the full potential of Flash
Organized into self-contained sections covering Flash art, interactivity, media, and delivery, the book offers easy-to-follow explanations as well as hands-on projects and tutorials
The logical organization and navigation grid at the front of the book make it easy to find information on a particular topic
The CD-ROM includes a Flash tryout, tutorial files, sample animations and ActionScripts, graphics files, and third-party tools
Now at a new value price below $40-$5 less than the previous edition!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Really Good Flash Book
I bought the last edition of this book (Flash MX 2004 Savvy), and I'm happy I bought this version. Its just as good (and is even a good complement to the previous version). The only complaint I have (and why I gave it 4 stars) is that it is shorter than the last version. They dropped the price, which is good, but I would have prefered paying more for a longer book.
Rating: - Awesome Book
I'd never used Flash, but I'm a pretty experienced digital media producer. So, I appreciated this book's mixture of basic and advanced topics in the same chapter (instead of intro topics at the beginning of the book and advanced topics at the end of the book). For example, in the "working with text" chapter, the authors covered basic topics like creating and editing text, and more advanced topics like controlling text with actionscript. I also loved to chapters that covered Flash & audio, ... Read More
Rating: - Great Book!
I've got to confess that I bought the last version of this book (Flash MX 2004 Savvy), and I absolutely loved it. When I heard a version of the book was going to be published for Flash 8, I immediately ordered it. Its a perfect book for people who already have basic Flash skills, and want to get ahead. The ActionScript coverage is particularily good....complex topics covered simply.
- Really Good Flash Book
- Awesome Book
