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Title: Flash 4 Magic (WITH CD-ROM) by David J. Emberton, J. Scott Hamlin, David Emberton ISBN: 0-7357-0949-1 Publisher: Macmillan Computer Pub Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Textbook Binding List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (73 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Only for Advanced Programmers
Comment: The examples in this book are outstanding. So are the graphics. The problem is, you cannot take the examples and learn from them unless you are already an advanced programmer or a mathematician. I have been using Flash for over 2 years, so I am at least intermediate in my knowledge, but I was confounded by the book and frustrated because I hoped for something more. Advanced Flash uses 3D grahics, duplicating Move Clips, and advanced Action Scripts [algebraic functions for plotting, e.g.]. The examples give you the algebraic scripts, but the book doesn't explain how or why they work, so for someone who is a novice in this area, like me, I could not apply the examples to my own sites. In other words, I could cut and paste the code, but I didn't actually learn how to do it for myself. By contrast, I'm told by friends who are already programmers, they've learned a lot from the examples. So if you know ASP, PHP, or C, you can probably use the book to great effect. If you don't, I would learn to program first before buying this book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not for beginners
Comment: This book is basically a compilation of fancy projects, most of which are useful, but with instructions that aren't very comprehensive. The introduction says that both advanced and new users can get a lot out of this book, but that's not true if you're latter. Beginners will find themselves following the book's VERY lean instructions without a clue as to why or what they are doing. Sure it gives you an idea of what is possible in Flash, but so can just browsing the internet for Flash oriented sites... and that won't cost you 45 dollars.
Rating: 4
Summary: Examples of what's possible with imagination: anything
Comment: This book is really a set of examples of what can be done with flash and imagination. Once you look through the book you'll first be amazed by what can be done and then inspired to realize that you can do almost anything you can imagine using flash as a tool.
The instructions are very terse, but don't read this book for instructions on how to build the examples shown, read this book to see what can be done. Building the examples is of little value because they've already been done. Building your own dreams with ideas from the book is the point.
The book is expensive,... for the size. The explanation is that every page contains color graphics showing what the project looks like and demonstrating the results. This is an expensive printing process, it looks good but price is the significant negative for this book. In the twenty dollar range this would have been a 5 star book; if you are particularly price conscious you might want to reduce it to 3 stars.
A sample of amazing, great looking, flash projects to ignite your imagination.
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Title: Flash 4 Bible by Robert Reinhardt, Jon Warren Lentz ISBN: 0764533568 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Flash 4! Creative Web Animation (3rd Edition) by Derek Franklin, Brooks Patton ISBN: 0201354705 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub. Date: 09 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Flash 4 for Windows and Macintosh Visual Quickstart Guide by Katherine Ulrich ISBN: 020135473X Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub. Date: 15 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
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Title: Flash MX Magic (3rd Edition) by Matthew David, Mark Baltzegar, Veronique Brossier, Jim Caldwell, John Dalziel, Aria Danika, Robert M. Hall, Andreas Heim, Jason Krogh, 2Advanced Studios ISBN: 0735711607 Publisher: New Riders Publishing Pub. Date: 11 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Flash 5 Magic: With ActionScript by David J. Emberton, J. Scott Hamlin, Matthew David ISBN: 0735710236 Publisher: New Riders Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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