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Flash : BooksMacromedia Flash MX For Dummies
The fun and easy way to jazz up a Web site! Hands on tips for creating buttons, animations, actions and more. Make Web sites come alive with movement, sound, and interactivity, no animation experience required! With Macromedia Flash, you can transform an ordinary Web site into an interactive showplace that'll make visitors say "wow." But how do you get the hang of all those tools and techniques? Don't worry! With this friendly reference, you'll be drawing pictures, building buttons, creating animations, adding sound, setting up actions, and more, in a flash! All this on the bonus CD-ROM. Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and FreeHand trial versions. Author created graphic shapes, designs, and images to incorporate into your own Macromedia Flash movies. Includes Adobe Photoshop tryout version and SWiSH demo. Gurdy Leete, a professor of digital media at Maharishi University of Management, has 20 years of computer animation experience.
- Cost: $17.49
- Pages: 384
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 0764508954
Macromedia Flash MX FreeHand
Tired of flipping from one program to another, using FreeHand to design graphics and Flash to animate them and publish them to the Web? Macromedia Flash MX FreeHand 10 Studio streamlines the process by letting you use FreeHand and Flash in tandem, from one interface, to create professional vector-based graphics and export them to print or the Web. With Macromedia Flash MX FreeHand 10: Advanced TFS, you learn by doing. Each lesson focuses on one real-world project that uses components of FreeHand and Flash, showing both what you can do with the programs and exactly how to do it. The opening lessons give you a solid foundation in the basics: how to combine text and graphics, work with paths and points, use layers and styles, and prepare files for print or the Web. From there, learn how to drag and drop illustrations from FreeHand to Flash, maintaining symbols and layers, and then instantly publish them to the Flash Player.
- Cost: $31.49
- Pages: 352
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 0201775026
Macromedia Flash MX Game Design
Written for developers familiar with Flash, this guide explains techniques for automating, repeating, and governing the actions of games. The first half of the book describes collision detection and reactions, tile-based worlds, artificial intelligence algorithms, graphics and sound, while the second half walks through the ActionScript code and functions of six sample games. Starts out with the basics: planning, adapting ActionScript techniques, using introductory Flash game techniques, and more. Then it gets down to the real business of building simple games. Inside you get clear detailed instruction on how to easily build cross platform games, multiplayer games, and chats; Everything you really need to know about the physics of game design; Expert advice on new techniques for creating dynamic sound effects; An introduction to artificial intelligence in games, and isometric gaming; Directions for creating encrypted high score lists, and more.
- Cost: $34.99
- Pages: 648
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 0201770210
Macromedia Flash MX Studio
Macromedia Flash MX Studio takes your raw Flash talent and multiplies its potency by focusing it on real-world web design situations. In the heady days of the late 1990s, designers were trying their hand at anything and everything they could lay their hands on. Now the marketplace is seriously focused, and serious Flash designers have to know exactly what they're doing and why. These days it's all about functionality over experimentation, justification over style. It's all about Maturity. The design must fit the job spec, and this book shows the reader how to fulfil these requirements and more. This book examines all the avenues open to professional or aspiring professional Flash MX designers. It takes a look at advanced uses of the new MX features, such as components and the Drawing API, and gives guidance on building whole new structures for animation, Dynamic Content, PHP, ColdFusion MX, XML, video, audio and audiovisual formats.
- Cost: $34.99
- Pages: 500
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 1903450268
Macromedia Flash MX Unleashed
Macromedia Flash MX is the premier software for creating rich content for the Web and other media. Whether you're interested in developing complex Web applications, learning ActionScript, or mastering the new video capabilities in Flash MX, this book is filled with real world insights and tutorials on every major Flash concept. Flash MX Unleashed is the ultimate resource for anyone trying to take their Flash skills to the next level. It includes powerful tools and topics within Flash such as XML integration, components, and ColdFusion integration. Offers scripting capabilities and server-side connectivity for creating engaging applications, Web interfaces, and training courses. Covers those high-end topics, providing a solid reference for Flash developers. Topics include advanced ActionScript techniques, Flash animation, creating games in flash, database support for flash applications, flash video support, XML integration, and Flash components.
- Cost: $34.99
- Pages: 1024
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 0672324016
Macromedia Flash MX Video
Let's make movies! Interactive movies, totally integrated into your Flash interface! With Macromedia Flash MX you have the power to import digital video and sound, and manipulate them just like any other media object. That's a whole world of design possibilities. The first section gives you a thorough grounding in how best to import your video and sound into Flash MX and the many different ways that you can manipulate it once it's in there. Then, in the second section, we go through a complete real-world case study from pre-production on the video to final output to the web and CD-ROM. Finally, we show you how can apply advanced ActionScript to video, and create a fully object-oriented sound and video playing Flash component that you'll be able to use time and time again. Gives you a thorough grounding in how best to import your video and sound into Flash MX and the many different ways you can produce such wonderful sites.
- Cost: $20.99
- Pages: 300
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 1903450853
Macromedia Flash Remoting MX
Macromedia Flash Remoting MX is the connection between Macromedia Flash and a web application server, making it easy to create rich Internet applications. This distinctive book is the first product of the strategic relationship between Sybex and DevX, one of the largest developer Web sites. It is also the first Flash Remoting book written for both Flash designers and developers interested in hooking Flash into back-end servers. Another unique characteristic, Macromedia Flash Remoting MX teaches readers how to take advantage of the .NET and Java servers, not just the ColdFusion Server. Topics include: Building real world applications (document search engine, event calendar, shopping cart, and photo library manager) using ColdFusion, .NET, and Java; Foundations of Flash Remoting. Arman Danesh, author of more than a dozen computer books on related topics, offers extensive insights based on his experience developing sites using Flash Remoting.
- Cost: $34.99
- Pages: 464
- Edition: 1 edition
- ISBN: 078214229X
Mobile Macromedia Flash MX
This thorough resource will help you build, deploy, and run rich media applications across multiple channels and devices. Plus, utilize JSP, ASP.NET, or ColdFusion MX to port information dynamically. Mobile Macromedia Flash MX shows you why Flash content is used by today's premiere developers to build state-of-the-art interfaces, applications, and animations for computers and devices. Learn the essential of dynamic Flash development; Extend applications with databases, ColdFusion MX, and Flash Remoting; Enhance usability for typical handheld devices; Follow case studies on mobile commerce, communication, and entertainment; Take advantage of the Flash MX user interface components; Learn motion shape tweening; Audio and Video compression for flash movies; Maximize Flash support in mobile platforms and devices such as Microsoft Windows CE, Pocket PC, Casio Cassiopeia, Symbian OS Mobile Phones, Nokia 9200 Communicator, and more mobile flash devices.
- Cost: $27.99
- Pages: 456
- Edition: paperback
- ISBN: 0072226455
Object-Oriented Flash MX
Object-Oriented Macromedia Flash MX teaches object oriented programming skills using Flash MX ActionScript. It assumes no previous programming experience and encourages Flash users who normally avoid ActionScript. Flash MX is the most powerful and widely used client software for the Web, and it's the only one that runs on virtually every browser on every platform. As such, it is the ideal platform for sophisticated Web applications, especially when paired with XML. Sophisticated applications demand a solid understanding of object-oriented programming techniques, regardless of the language and platform used. This may be the only Flash book entirely devoted to object-oriented programming. This book is for readers who want to do more than load and publish the pre-built Flash MX templates, who want to make sure their work is reusable, who want to learn solid programming techniques and, who want to build the next generation of Web-based applications.
- Cost: $31.47
- Pages: 504
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 1590590147
Programming Macromedia Flash
Gives Macromedia Flash developers the foundational best practice OOP examples they've been craving for years. New and experienced OOP programmers will appreciate Penner's reassuring hand. Robert Penner, a renowned ActionScript innovator, shares his extensive insights into the world of Macromedia Flash programming. Learn the elemental theories of space, math, color, motion, and shape, then discover practical methods of employing theory to create a hybrid of organic and technological beauty. From the mechanics of motion design and architecture, to the industrial strength object oriented code that will help you create colors, sounds, motion, and interaction, Flash MX will take you to the limits of your imagination. Understand mathematical principles and their possiblities with Macromedia Flash, extend flash with the versatility and strength of object oriented ActionScript, and create dynamic flash designs and animation with ActionScript.
- Cost: $27.99
- Pages: 480
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 0072223561
Programming with ActionScript
Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript takes you beyond the level of "neat" code tricks and teaches you how to architect and implement true Macromedia Flash MX applications. Nearly a third of the book is focused on teaching you Flash MX:components. The topics range from understanding and using components, to constructing custom components. This book also recognizes the uniqueness of ActionScript and clarifies because the best practices when it comes to developing with it. The final third of this book teaches you the methods for working with advanced-level ActionScript-from debugging data structures to server-side interaction. Topics include applying OOP principles and design patterns to ActionScript; Creating well designed custom objects; Leveraging both OOP and design patterns in architecting Flash MX applications; Creating OOP and design pattern based applications from scratch; Flash MX Components; and connecting Flash MX to servers.
- Cost: $39.99
- Pages: 456
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 0735711836
Teach Yourself Flash MX
Since its introduction in 1996, Macromedia Flash has become the standard for delivering high impact, vector based graphics to the Web. Flash is deceptively simple at first, yet has great depth and flexibility. Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash MX in 24 Hours offers a clearly written, well organized introduction to this powerful product, and gives the beginner an overview of the entire package, without becoming too overwhelming. Learn how to create optimize, and export dynamic animated movies for the Web, disk or CD; Use digital video in Flash movies; Animate using time tested techniques and Flash's special tweening features; Program with Flash MX's ActionScripting to create interactive movies; Build the appropriate Button, Graphic, and Movie Clip symbols and use them over and over without increasing file size; Import existing graphics from Freehand Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop. You will learn the essentials of flash in not time!
- Cost: $20.99
- Pages: 624
- Edition: 1st edition
- ISBN: 0672323710
The Flash MX Project
Learn Macromedia Flash MX from the absolute beginning through The Flash MX Project. This book begins with web project management concerns and challenges as well as Web design considerations and concepts, and then quickly progresses through beginning and intermediate Flash MX skills. Then it continues with a Workshop, in which you are taken stepbystep through applying those concepts and techniques to an actual Flash movie. Reflecting the popularity, style, and awardwinning innovation of many children's activity web sites, including Crayola and Lego, The Flash MX Project features a fictional children's activity site. You will build an entire Flash web site that includes compelling graphics and animation, audio, video, ActionScript driven activities, games and personalization, and XML driven forms. If you wish to learn a specific aspect of Flash MX, you'll be able to go right to the seminar that covers it and view the flash source files from the CD.
- Cost: $24.50
- Pages: 599
- Edition: Book and CD-ROM edition
- ISBN: 0735712832
Flashloaded
Flashloaded offers innovative and affordable products to enhance your Adobe/Macromedia Flash projects. Their products are easy to use, add exciting new features to your web sites and save you time. They're also backed by the best support in the industry. Flash components include CMS, menus, navigation, sound and video, 3D, charts, and other various products. Specific flash components include: flash text editors, bounce menus, drop menus, iconbar menus, scroll menus, text menus, zoom menus, 360 pan viewers, advanced tree, blog scroller, flash tickers, flash tooltips, page flippers, thumbnailers, flv players, sound players, advanded loaders, flash banner rotators, bit component sets, dnd list, forms, flash timers, image loaders, mdi containers, flash rss readers, speed controllers, xml calendars, 3d planes, bar charts, flash charts, line charts, pie charts, and stacked percent charts.
- Cost: Varies
- Platforms: All
Flash MX DataGrid Extensions
Add over a dozen enhancements to the Macromedia Flash DataGrid component: wrap cell text, toggle gridlines (both horizontal and vertical), adjust header heights, add prefixes and suffixes (e.g. currency or percentage formats.), apply specialized cell formatting, change any header background colors, set URL links on any cells, row height auto-sizing and auto-wrapping, horizontal scrollbar. Cells can have formatting 'callback' functions associated with them such that when a user clicks on a cell, a callback function defined in the _root level.
- Cost: $5.00
- Version: 1.3
Flashloaded
Flashloaded delivers Flash products that are both innovative and time saving, making the task of the developer and designer that much easier. Flashloaded offers flash components, flash sounds, flash video loops, flash freebies, flash templates, flash fonts, and a flash showcase where they award top flash site designs. Flash components they offer include a flash thumbnailer, flash blogscroller, flashticker, 360panviewer, zoomMenu, slideMenu, scrollMenu, textMenu, iconbarMenu, soundPlayer, 3DBox, 3DPlane, 3dPieChart, textExtend, Bit Component Set, dndList, mdiContainer, flashControllers, flashTexteditor, xmlCalendar, and multiColumnText.
- Cost: Varies
PJ Components
Until recently only as Wildform SWFX/WildFX plugins, PJ effects are now available as Macromedia Flash MX (MX/2004/2004 Pro) Component collections. New features are customizability, drag-and-drop into your.fla file, and unrestricted editing. Besides default font settings, many effects have predefined customization. Since all effects are Flash components, you can edit, modify, replace or rescript any part of the effects simply by opening the effect Symbols in the Library. Effect demo's and HELP file are available online.
- Cost: $49.00
- Version: 1.0.0
- Platforms: Windows, Macintosh
Flash Training Classes
Introduction to Macromedia Flash MX 2004 provides a comprehensive introduction to the newly released Flash MX 2004. The training class assumes no prior knowledge of Flash or Web design. Advanced Macromedia Flash MX 2004 with ActionScript 2 teaches how to program in ActionScript 2 to make Flash sites more interactive and dynamic. The training class assumes basic knowledge of Flash MX 2004. Advanced Development with Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 teaches how to build rich internet applications with Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004.
- Cost: Varies
Flash Developer Resources
FlashDeveloper dot nl is a resource portal informing about Flash MX, Flash with XML, Flash versus SVG, and a Flash XML FAQ. Visitors can join the flash developer dot nl mailinglist, browse through book reviews about Flash, XML and SVG books and submit their own information. The focus of this extensive resource lies in making Flash MX communicate with other languages, documents, and to improve the use of dynamic flash. Make Macromedia Flash communicate with PHP, XML, mySQL, Perl, ASP, Access, Macromedia's Flashcomm server etc.
- Cost: Free
