Flash CS4 For Dummies by Ellen Finkelstein (PDF)

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With Adobe Flash CS4 For Dummies as your guide, you can unleash your creativity and contribute to the “Flash”-iest showcase of dynamic content: the Web! You’ll beecome acquainted with Flash CS4 and learn when to use this popular Web development tool. Plus, you’ll discover what you can create, from animation to games to presentations. This full color edition gives you the opportunity to get acquainted with Flash CS4, discover all the possibilities, and become familiar with the new tools. You’ll be able to create dynamic content, adapt the program’s features to suit your development needs, publish your Flash files to the Web, and showcase your creativity and newly acquired skills. You’ll discover how to create graphics, text, and layers, make animations, add sound and video, and optimize your files for download. Find out how to:Draw and edit images, create effects, and use layersBuilding layers, manipulate objects, and add buttonsAnimate figures and add interactive featuresUnderstand the basics of colors, frame rates, and graphicsIncorporate video and sound filesPublish your files to the WebComplete with lists of ten frequently asked questions about Flash, ten best resources for Flash, and samples of work from ten fabulous Flash designers, Adobe Flash CS4For Dummies is your one-stop guide designing dynamic and interactive content.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Explore the ways you can create impressive animations with Adobe Flash CS4Unleash your creativity and contribute to the flashiest showcase of dynamic content: the Web! Become acquainted with Flash CS4; learn when to use this popular Web development tool; and discover what you can create, from animation to games to presentations. Find the basics on getting started with Flash and a reference to all of Flash’s tools inside.Getting acquainted with Flash CS4 ?— discover possibilities and become familiar with new CS4 toolsCreating graphics, text, and layers — learn to draw, edit images, create effects, and use layersAnimating — prepare, edit, and execute animationsAdding sound and video — acquire and edit audio and incorporate videoPublishing your Flash files — optimize for download and publish to the WebOpen the book and find:An introduction to Flash’s newest featuresWhen to use Flash and what you can createHow to conceive and execute your first animationThe basics of colors, frame rates, and graphicsHow to develop interactive contentTips for acquiring and embedding sound and videoDirections for publishing files to the WebInstructions for simplifying your work with symbols, tweening, and inverse kinematics About the Author Ellen Finkelstein has written more than 20 highly regarded tech books, primarily about AutoCAD, PowerPoint, and Flash. Gurdy Leete has more than 20 years of experience with computer animation, including nearly a decade and a half teaching at Maharishi University of Management.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐It’s been a minute since I have used Flash for anything, so this is a great refresher book. Good price!

⭐http://www.amazon.com/Flash-Professional-Digital-Classroom-small/dp/0470410930/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257693966&sr=8-1-catcorrAdobe Flash CS4 Professional Digital Classroom (Yes, DIGITAL CLASSROOM… not the classroom in a book version)I paid $50 + tax at Barnes & Noble for that book. Then I bought Flash CS4 for Dummies for $30.I read digital classroom first, and went through every video tutorial on the companion DVD. There were, if I recall correctly, 2 videos that had missing work files, but it wasn’t a big deal. That book was EXCELLENT… but it did leave me hanging in a few spots where I’d wonder HOW something would work, and WHY it would work.. instead of just how to make it do what I wanted. That’s where Flash CS4 for Dummies became useful to me. It goes into a little more detail into the how/why, rather than “it just works”.That being said, I definitely don’t think it could stand on its own… it’s not hands-on enough to be a beginners guide/tutorial.. but it does make a great reference I would say.. which may have been what they were targeting in the first place, I’m not sure.The actionscript 3.0 section in the book though, leaves much to be desired.Anyway.. buy it or not, it won’t be the end of the world either way. But I DO highly recommend Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Digital Classroom… it’s fantastic.

⭐I am not giving a bad review for the possible outdating of this book (adobe is now at flash CS6). But with a recent personal interest on flash programing and finding this book new for $1 (sounds like a steal!!!), I was quite disappointed by this book. Basically, this book is simply a manual to use flash CS4, no follow through big project to do while learning the flash CS4… Hence you could save yourself some money (well I won’t cry for my $1 loss…) and just go along with whatever documentation adobe may have provide with CS4… If not enough, some website tutorials should help.

⭐As a complete neophyte to the Flash world, I hoped this would be an easy introduction. Well, it does offer an overview, and it is basic, with easy language. But learning is most efficient when hands-on and step by step. So, after a few days of overview, I’m still looking for a text to offer a classroom/tutorial approach. This text will soon hit the recycle bin, as it doesn’t offer enough detail to justify keeping it as a reference. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t offer enough of an intro to be very useful as a beginner text. Still looking.Dave

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