Product Description

∗ 50 cool techniques that will take your Flash animations to the next level. Includes topics such as Simulating a 3D Cube, Creating an Explosion, Building Letters from an Images, Making Mono Clips Sound Like Stereo, Creating a 3D Morph, Triggering Speech Bubbles, Building a User–response Form, Putting a Flash Movie onto a PDA.
∗ Covers the latest Flash "X" release. Most of these effects can also be created with Flash 5.
∗ 50 step–by–step methods to make your Flash 5 and Flash "X" animations more impressive, engaging, effective, and fun. Includes a 32–page full–color insert highlighting the most dramatic visual tricks.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #617912 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-27
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 292 pages

Review
“…inspires you to push yourself using the techniques within…well–written, detailed and accessible…”(Practical Web Projects, August 2003)

Synopsis
50 cool techniques that will take your Flash animations to the next level. Includes topics such as Simulating a 3D Cube, Creating an Explosion, Building Letters from an Images, Making Mono Clips Sound Like Stereo, Creating a 3D Morph, Triggering Speech Bubbles, Building a User-response Form, Putting a Flash Movie onto a PDA. Covers the latest Flash "X" release. Most of these effects can also be created with Flash 5. 50 step-by-step methods to make your Flash 5 and Flash "X" animations more impressive, engaging, effective, and fun. Includes a 32-page full-color insert highlighting the most dramatic visual tricks.

From the Back Cover
If you’re a Web designer, Macromedia Flash can help you create interactive effects that’ll reel in site visitors–and keep them coming back for more. Using lots of example movies, clear step–by–step instructions, and 32 pages of vivid color illustrations, Gurdy Leete and Ellen Finkelstein walk you through 50 of today’s coolest, fastest, "stickiest" Flash techniques, from amazing 2D and 3D animations and text effects to astonishing user interfaces and mini–applications.

Your Easy Guide to Macromedia Flash MX Tricks and Techniques

• Create talking cartoon heads, image morphs, and other attention–grabbing animations
• Go 3D with a rotating logo or globe
• Make text come alive with warping, swarming dots, and other effects
• Amaze viewers with interactive effects like scrolling panoramas and draggable masks
• Enhance the user experience with mouse trails, animated buttons, preloaders, and other interface techniques
• Build applications for news tickers, music keyboards, MP3 players, and more

CD–ROM includes example Adobe Photoshop Elements tryout version, Macromedia Flash MX trial version and more

Customer Reviews

Some good effects, but not very dynamic
The effects in here are good on screen, but you get the impression they're done 'long hand' rather than dynamically, which could save time. The dots flying in to make a word is a good example. A bit long-winded, but easy. Therefore it's a good book for beginners to intermediate users of Flash who want nice effects right now, without having to learn lots of code first.

There is some Actionscript in the book, of course, but generally the projects aren't that code-heavy. The title word 'techniques' suggested to me that it would be a bit more techy than it was.

Staright to the point book, but not for beginners.
This is a straight to the point book, no beating around the bush. it takes you right to how to create stuning Flash effects as well as using actionscript.
The chapters on Form validation, and 3D Book user interface were superb. I recommend this book for those who know basic Flash but not advanced users.You'll find a huge amount of materials to add to your website if you have one.

Staright to the point book, but not for beginners.
This is a straight to the point book, no beating around the bush. it takes you right to how to create stuning Flash effects as well as using actionscript.
The chapters on Form validation, and 3D Book user interface were superb. I recommend this book for those who know basic Flash but not advanced users.You'll find a huge amount of materials to add to your website if you have one.