Flash CS4 Professional Digital Classroom

EAN:9780470410936 Label:Wiley Author:Fred Gerantabee Binding:Paperback

If your really want to learn Flash CS4, this is the book for you Buy this book. It goes through the different lessons in an easy to read step by step fashion, you will easily be able to follow2009-02-14 Rating 5. One thing I would have liked is longer videos for each one of the chapters. But you can also go to adobe tv to help supplement that one small deficiency. I have seen the author Fred Gerantabee in action, and nobody can translate complex tasks and applications into easily digestible bites than him You can "Get" Flash with this book. This book is helpful to anyone who wants to feel comfortable working in Flash, but also wants to apply what they have learned to their own projects2009-01-20 Rating 5. Last Monday night, I was at Tekserve in NYC for a seminar on Flash and Dreamweaver CS4 Saw the author at a seminar. I have to say that he is a very dynamic speaker and is definitely as knowledgeable as the other reviews say he is2009-01-19 Rating 5. The book itself is very organized and did a good job of acquainting me with the new features of Flash CS4. This series of training books provided my team with the up to date training necessary to stay competitive Good intro to Flash. With quick access to the new features in CS4 we were able to get up to speed quickly and efficiently! I would recommend this series to anyone getting into Adobe's Creative Suite, or professionals that need a brush up of their skills2009-01-15 Rating 5. This book by Fred Gerantabee and the AGI Creative Team is a great book if you are learning Flash or just want to learn how to use the new features in Flash CS4 Pro Project-based Lessons. This book is sectioned into 15 lessons beginning with an introduction to Flash, a touch of ActionScript and ending with advanced animation techniques2009-01-10 Rating 5. If you are a beginner, start each lesson by viewing the matching video tutorial found on the book's DVD. It will familiarize you with the tools and techniques that you will be using in the lesson. Then you will find the step-by-step lessons easier to follow. Besides the video tutorials, the authors included a "putting it all together" section to show how the techniques being discussed work together. Most of the lessons are project-based, which is a good way to learn something new. There are some significant changes to Flash CS4. The authors discuss the new UI, Deco and Spray Brush drawing tools, as well as the new 3D tools, Alignment panel and importing native Photoshop and Illustrator graphics. They also introduce the new animation tools including Motion Presets, Motion Editor and IK tools. After the introduction, the authors give you practice with the drawing tools, text, colors, layers and all the basics for creating objects on the stage. Next, you start a web banner project and prepare for animation by discussing symbols, the Flash Library and how to organize your movie assets. Your next project is an animated ad featuring a worm. You will use the new Deco and Spray Brush tools to create symbols and then use the Bone tool to make the worm posable, in preparation for adding IK and animation. Finally, you are ready to learn Flash's new object-based frame by frame animation with a web banner project. But, the authors also cover the old type of Flash animation, now called Classic Tween. In the advanced animation project, you will add filters, 3D, easing and learn to create your own motion presets. When adding IK in your animations, you learn to use the new Bone and Bind tools, Shape Hints and Armature layers. Most beginner-level books on Flash include an introduction to ActionScript and the authors discuss some of the most common tasks that a beginner might encounter such as programming a button to control the main Timeline. Using a simple animation project, they demonstrate step by step how to control the playback of both the Timeline and individual movie clips. They show the readers how to use both Script Assist and how to code ActionScript. The last projects include background sound, button synced with sound effects and video. The AGI Creative Team teaches classes and authors books on many aspects of creative software. Flash CS4 Professional Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace This book includes 13 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Flash Professional. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions