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Macromedia Flash 8: A Tutorial Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)

 
Macromedia Flash 8: A Tutorial Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)   Author: Jay Armstrong, Jen deHaan
By Macromedia Press
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Product Details
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9780321394149
ISBN: 0321394143
Label: Macromedia Press
Manufacturer: Macromedia Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2005-10-20
Publisher: Macromedia Press
Studio: Macromedia Press
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Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5 Macromedia Flash 8 - A Tutorial Guide, 2006-04-01
I'm probably an intermediate level Flash user - I'm moderately happy writing ActionScript, using components and generating streaming video from Flash. I bought this book to fill in gaps in my understanding of the subject and I wasn't disappointed. Although a raw beginner would probably need a little more than this book it's still very good.
My main criticism is that, as you get deeper into Flash, you learn (sometimes painfully) that declaring variables at the start of a document, using strict typing and adopting a standardised way of naming both variables and instance is more than simply a good idea.
Unfortunately this book tends to ignore these conventions - conventions that are drilled into you time and time again in the other volumes of the Macromedia manuals.

Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 Very clearly written tutorial and perfect for the new user, 2006-02-14
This book really has beaten my expectations.

I'm new to Flash and having just gotten my Mac and Macromedia Studio 8 (mainly for Fireworks 8) i was keen to give Flash 8 a go too.

The book is expertly written and reads perfectly, taking the 'student' through each step of learning how and why to use Flash 8 and provides them with clear instructions to accompany the tutorials that are included in the software package. Within 25 pages, i had created my first .swf incorporating video and graphics and learnt a little about ActionScript.

The book is perfect. A great step by step guide, clear and concise and each chapter explains the goals of the tasks ahead. It is clearly laid out and easy to read and includes full instructions that even a new Mac user would find simple. It also covers Windows users too.

Superb! I'm really glad that I bought this.

Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5 Beginners, avoid this complete tat, 2007-12-05
I am a complete Flash newbie, so bought this book as I like the tutorial approach to learning, and I thought that is must be good as it was published by the developers of the software. How wrong I was. When I unpacked the book, I was struck by what a slim volume it is. It was down hill rapidly from thereon in. For the person completely new to flash, avoid this volume. If you really really need these tutorials, use the Flash help system and save your money for something that will really help you, eg Teach Yourself Flash 8 by Mac Bride or Teach Yourself Flash 8 in 24 Hours by Phillip Kerman.