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How to Cheat in Flash CS3: The art of design and animation in Adobe Flash CS3
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Manufacturer: Focal Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9780240520582
ISBN: 0240520580
Label: Focal Press
Manufacturer: Focal Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: 2007-08-06
Publisher: Focal Press
Studio: Focal Press
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Summary: The Flash Animator's Cheat Sheet
Comment: One of the most comprehensive flash references I have seen. Being an animator and illustrator for a small interactive company, this book gives you priceless tips and tricks on how to save valuable time and meet those never ending deadlines. Great job Chris. I'm sure all flash animators old and new could benefit from this little gem.
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Summary: Good for learning time line animation
Comment: On the positive side the author is a excellent artist & animator. You will be able to see how high quality animation is put together in Flash. But I agree don't get this book - at least by it self - if you are a complete nube, it doesn't cover the foundation basics. Also it is rather weak on scripting, the author had to go to the bullpen and get a second author to cover the subject, the book only gives the subject the briefest coverage, plus I have found problems - files missing - that are needed to complete the lessons.
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Summary: How to Cheat in Flash CS3
Comment: This book is outstanding. Clear and vast, goes direct to the point: how to make art in the computer.
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Summary: How To Cheat in Adobe Flash CS3,Indispensable. A Critical Review.
Comment: How To Cheat in Adobe Flash CS3, Indispensable. A Critical Review.
I love this book for both what it teaches and the way the book is presented as a quick and fun way to master the software Flash (CS3).
How To Cheat...Flash, is the third of 3 essential books I've bought and am highly recommending for learning, advancing in Adobe Creative Suite 3. The first, the foundation book, CS3 For Dummies, is the essential resource book for learning what CS3 can do. Dummies differs from the more practical books of How to Cheat and the Adobe Illustrator CS3, WOW! book, in that it's function is only to layout all of the tools and how the tools are used in the Adobe CS3 Premium set. That's it. This is where books specifically for the use of showing real world examples are for and How To Cheat in Flash CS3 is phenomenal at it.
To say that an entire production suite that enables one to create artwork. Create animation. Repair photos. Design brochures. Create and publish websites--all of this is possible (and more with this Design Suite.), but there is a steep learning curve with all of the applications, if you're fully interested in doing really amazing work: this is why all three books are essential.
If you want to learn how do animation, whether in Flash or a similar program, this book is for you. It is as much a book about taking illustrations and converting them to computer illustrations and then to animated figures as it is about learning how the Flash software can take your ideas and make them a reality.
As I mentioned in my review of the Wow book for Illustrator CS3, How to Cheat... should be considered an addendum to Dummies. It is fully illustrated (the illustrations are worth the price alone!) and it also includes a fully-stocked cd room that accompanies the text. This book differs in style from the others in that author, Chris Georgenes, takes your basic illustrations and demonstrates basic routines. Then, Georgenes, builds on those elementary to more advanced projects. But, these projects are very attractive to the eyes and fun to read.
For graphic designers, illustrators, film animators, YouTube enthusiasts, marketing managers, web developers, novice website builders, this software and this book are indispensable.
Strongly recommended.
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Summary: Great book & instructions
Comment: I found this book to be extremely helpful. The clear layout of the book along with the illustrations & instructions make this an excellent resource for any current or aspring Flash Designer. The bonus of having most of the examples on CD were a plus too. I will have this book with me at all times when I design in Flash. I've already applied some of the techniques I've learned & I consider them part of my design repertoire.
However, I wouldn't recommend this book for beginners. It is definitely tailored to the graphic & design professional (which I am). The author presumes some prior knowledge of Flash, so in my opinion beginners would not benefit from this. This is a concept & technique book & not a book on how to operate & use Flash and the author clearly notes this in his forward notation.
Love this book!
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Frustrated by the overwhelming nature of Flash?
Want to get up to speed with the program fast so you can concentrate on your animation?
Need to solve problems quickly to get work done to time and to budget?
Then 'How to Cheat in Flash' is for you!
This book is different from the rest because it shows you, step by step, how to work from the problem to the solution when creating Flash animations, from the viewpoint of an animator who has been commissioned to create a job and is working to a deadline.
It is task orientated; every example shows real life commercial work. So, it's not so much a case of 'what does this filter/tool/option do?', as 'this is the task I've been set - how do I achieve it?' The solution may involve a variety of tools and techniques; it may take many steps to complete, or only a few. The free CD-Rom includes all the files you need to put your skills into practice as you read, and much more!
It's an accessible (conversational in style), practical book and CD package which also provides artistic inspiration, a goldmine of timesaving practical tips, tricks and step-by-step workthroughs. You will wonder how you survived without it.
* Successful, bestselling How to Cheat coverage now available for Flash
* Learn a myriad of tips and tricks based on real life working methods to help you work faster and more efficiently with Flash
* Work from the problem to the solution, gaining the best possible results from Flash
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