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Books: Computers: Macromedia Flash 8
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 in 24 Hours (Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours)by Phillip Kerman List Price: $29.99 Available from Amazon $18.89 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Explore the depth and flexibility of Macromedia Flash 8 with Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 in 24 Hours. Fundamental topics are presented one-by-one in a series of 24 one-hour lessons that will help you master the basics of Flash. Author Phillip Kerman, an internationally-known Macromedia trainer and multimedia expert, offers you a clearly-written, well-organized introduction to Macromedia Flash 8 without becoming too overwhelming. You will cover such subjects as:
About The Author Philip Kerman is an internationally recognized expert on the use of the Web and multimedia for training and entertainment. He frequently presents at Macromedia User Conferences, contributes articles to Macromedia User Journal, and he has taught Flash and other Macromedia authoring tools in workshops around the world. In addition to showing others how to create multimedia, Kerman has had plenty of opportunities to get his hands dirty in programming. He programmed the all-Flash website www.m-three.com for Paris France Inc., which was included in both Communication Arts Interactive Design Annual and the British Design and art Direction Annual. |
Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source (Training from the Source S.)by Shaowen Bardzell, Jeffrey Bardzell, and Bob Flynn List Price: $44.99 Available from Amazon $29.69 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Learn by doing! Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source provides a comprehensive, working introduction to the most powerful Web design and development suite available. Starting from the ground up, you’ll build two Web sites. In the first half of the book, you’ll combine the strengths of Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver to create an attractive, yet maintainable site. In the second half of the book, you’ll focus on building a powerful and dynamic user experience by combining Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute, FlashPaper, and ColdFusion. The enclosed CD-ROM contains all the files you need to complete the projects, plus completed files for you to compare with your results and use as models for future projects. You learn how to:
About The Author Shaowen Bardzell, Ph.D. currently is Visiting Assistant Professor of sport communications and sport informatics in the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University, specializing in digital media and virtual communities. She has published on application development and multimedia authoring for Macromedia Press and Wiley, including being the co-author of the previous edition, Macromedia Studio MX 2004: Training from the Source. Jeffrey Bardzell, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Indiana University School of Informatics Human-Computer Interaction Design program, focusing in the areas of new media and design criticism. He has developed many courses and authored numerous books on Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and ColdFusion, including Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 with ASP, ColdFusion, and PHP: Training from the Source, as well as co-authoring the previous edition. Bob Flynn is the technology director for the System and Accounting Graduate Programs at the Kelley School of Business, the manager of the Indiana University Macromedia User Group, and webmaster for Bloomingfoods Cooperative Grocery. This is his first book with Macromedia Press. |
Macromedia Flash 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)by Katherine Ulrich List Price: $24.99 Available from Amazon $16.49 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description An improved script editor (with a visual interface), a revamped library interface, a new Undo feature, powerful run-time effects, breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities—these are just a few of the reasons Web designers are raving about the newest version of their favorite Web tool, Macromedia Flash 8. Whether you’re a beginning user looking for a good introduction to the topic or a veteran user seeking a convenient update reference, you’ll find what you need in this task-based guide. Using simple step-by-step instructions, straightforward language, loads of screen shots, and a plethora of readily accessible examples, author Katherine Ulrich shows you how to create engaging interactive content for the Web with Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8. From basic vector graphics to animation with motion tweening and beyond, this inexpensive, easy-to-use guide promises to get you up to speed fast on the most important application in your design toolbox—Macromedia Flash 8. About The Author Katherine Ulrich is a writer and editor specializing in graphics, publishing, and multimedia software. Her career includes a 12-year stint at Macworld magazine. Katherine wrote the previous best-selling editions, including Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press/Macromedia Press). |
Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Beyond the Basics Hands-On Training (Hands on Training (H.O.T))by Shane Rebenschied List Price: $44.99 Available from Amazon $28.34 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Are you already up to speed on the fundamentals of Flash? Do you know how create simple animations and write elementary ActionScript? If so, you’re ready to move beyond the basics. Macromedia Flash 8 Beyond the Basics is all about stepping to that next level. This book expands your skill set and shows you how to integrate those skills with advanced ActionScript. Through a series of carefully developed, step-by-step exercises and demo movies, you’ll learn how to build a professional, interactive Web site—using source files and designs supplied on the book’s CD-ROM. Along the way, you’ll learn about the new Flash 8 features: the improved text tool, new text rendering engine, new graphic filters, and more. 50+ Step-by-Step Tutorials: • Format dynamically loaded text using HTML, CSS, and nested images • Create an ActionScript-driven menu • Build a preloader with MovieClipLoader class • Add a progressively downloading, multi-track MP3 player • Create a video player that allows users to control playback • Build a slideshow that loads images and text dynamically • Utilize components to create a feedback form • Create a Flash plug-in detector About The Author Shane Rebenschied graduated from the art Center College of Design in 1998 with an emphasis on traditional and digital media. His work has appeared in the Society of Illustrators LA and NY annuals as well as a national juried exhibition at Cal Poly Pomona University,"Digitally Propelled Ideas". A professional Illustrator and Macromedia Flash designer, developer, consultant, he lives in the Arizona desert. Past clients include: Scholastic, Harper Collins, Harlequin, Ziff Davis, Backpacker Magazine, X-Files Magazine, McGraw-Hill, Vanderbilt University, Phoenix New Times, Miami New Times, and San Francisco Weekly. |
3ds Max 8 Bible (Bible (Wiley))by Kelly L. Murdock List Price: $49.99 Available from Amazon $31.49 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description If 3ds Max 8 can do it, you can do it too Spark your creativity with the world's most popular animation software and the detailed instruction in this power-packed book from an industry expert. If you're new to 3ds Max, jump right in with a Quick Start program that will have you modeling and rendering a complete image your first day. Experienced users, discover exciting new Max 8 features such as a new module for hair and fur, a new cloth system, and much more. This comprehensive book covers every feature, and it's loaded with professional techniques and full color examples to inspire you. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of 3ds Max 8
Bonus dvd Included! Features a wide selection of 3D models and textures just right for your own projects, plus the Max files and examples to more than 150 tutorials. The dvd also includes a full-color electronic version of the book!
Spark your creativity with the world's most popular animation software and the detailed instruction in this power-packed book from an industry expert. If you're new to 3ds Max, jump right in with a Quick Start program that will have you modeling and rendering a complete image your first day. Experienced users, discover exciting new Max 8 features such as a new module for hair and fur, a new cloth system, and much more. This comprehensive book covers every feature, and it's loaded with professional techniques and full color examples to inspire you. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of 3ds Max 8
Bonus dvd Included! Features a wide selection of 3D models and textures just right for your own projects, plus the Max files and examples to more than 150 tutorials. The dvd also includes a full-color electronic version of the book!
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Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Development (Game Development)by Glen Rhodes List Price: $49.95 Available from Amazon $31.47 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description If you want to take your Flash Professional 8 skills to a new level while learning how to produce games that rival anything available on the web, this is the book for you. Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Development is written by a professional game developer. Using the power of Flash and the most recent advancements in ActionScript, the book progresses through the entire development process to teach programmers and Web developers how to create professional quality games quickly. It teaches techniques for producing fast 3D effects that can be used with ?cheat? techniques to produce powerful, high-performance results. It details the actual science of game development, including design, character development, the physics and motion of a game, and audio issues. And in this new edition, all of the latest features of Flash Professional 8 are covered, including the new sound channels, bitmap caching, texture pages, and more. The book covers many advanced topics in a simple, easy to understand way. It emphasizes the incredible power of the new BitmapData class and teaches how it can be used to take the performance of Flash games to a whole new level. It has never been easier to get right down to the pixel level and manipulate things at blazing speeds, making previously impossible games a breeze to make. So get to your computer, insert the CD-ROM, and prepare to begin your journey into the world of Flash Professional 8 game development. About The Author Glen Rhodes (Toronto, Ontario) has been developing games professionally for 12 years. He has created Flash games for clients like Disney, MTV, and Nickelodeon. He has also written and co-authored a number of successful titles on Flash MX. Glen is the CTO of Toronto-based company, CRASH!MEDIA. |
Macromedia Flash 8 Advanced for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide (Visual Quickpro Guide)by Russell Chun and H. Paul Robertson List Price: $34.99 Available from Amazon $23.09 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description As a professional Flash developer, nobody knows more about Flash 8 than you or at least they better not! To make sure they don't, you need this task-based guide. By applying the popular Visual QuickStart format--easy, step-by-step instructions and loads of visual aids--to more complex topics, this guide offers the quickest, easiest way to get up to speed on the advanced Flash features that can make or break a project. You'll find straight-ahead, concise explanations of all the animation, navigation, and interactivity techniques you'll need to master to create dynamic Web sites with Flash. You'll also find complete coverage of all that's new in Flash 8. By emphasizing methodology and problem solving over features inventories and long, techie discussions, this guide teaches Flash the way you use it--dynamically, interactively, and to get a job done! About The Author Russell Chun is a medical illustrator, writer, and teacher. He’s the author of this book’s previous editions, including Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide. He develops instructional media for Benjamin Cummings, an educational science publisher. He has written numerous magazine articles on Flash, and he teaches Flash at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. Paul Robertson develops web applications and writes and teaches workshops on Flash and web development for Indiana University. He is a Macromedia Certified Flash Developer and holds a Master's degree in Instructional Systems Technology. |
Macromedia Flash 8 @work: Projects and Techniques to Get the Job Done (@Work)by Phillip Kerman List Price: $34.99 Available from Amazon $23.09 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Phillip Kerman's Macromedia Flash 8 @work: Projects and Techniques to Get the Job Done approaches learning from a different perspective than the typical book on a web graphics application. Rather than simply describing how to use each feature of a product, Macromedia Flash 8 @work introduces key tools in a single chapter and then moves on to what you really want to know -- how to use Macromedia Flash to complete the projects you're likely to face every day on the job. You'll get step-by-step coverage of how to complete 10 common projects chosen by a panel of Flash users. Plus, tips, tricks, and notes will provide you with the information you need to apply what you learn on these projects to others you'll undoubtedly be asked to create at work. About The Author Phillip Kerman is an accomplished trainer, conducting training all around the world. He is a frequent speaker at the annual Macromedia User Conference. Author of Sams Teach Yourself Flash in 24 Hours and ActionScripting in Flash MX, Phillip is lauded as teaching very effectively in his books.
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