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Title: Macromedia Flash MX: The Complete Reference by Brian Underdahl ISBN: 0-07-213486-0 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 08 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.34 (29 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Fluff for beginners
Comment: If you are new to Flash, and multimedia authoring in general, this book is an adequate, easy to understand introduction to Flash MX.
However, if you have any experience in multimedia authoring, using previous versions of Flash, web programing, etc., you will be very disappointed, so don't buy this book. The title 'The Complete Reference' is a total misnomer. This book is neither a reference ( it's a feature by feature tutorial/description ) nor is it complete ( it glides over ActiveScript, and practically skips video altogether).
The author has won awards for writing beginner oriented computer how to books, and this shows in his easy to understand prose. Unfortunately, one gets the impression that the author is neither a designer nor a programmer. The use of incorrect technical terminology in some places is disconcerting at the best, and totally misleading at the worst. There is even an aside where the author inadvertently, perhaps through ignorance, takes the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) to task on the features of the core standard upon which Active Script is based. One imagines the author might be better off sticking to books on word processing and spreadsheets in the future, which has been his forte in the past.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Flash MX 2004 Book for both Beginners and Advanced
Comment: The first thing I liked about this book were the notes and tips in each chapter. Someone could just read the notes and tips and get some pretty good applicable tips on Flash MX. The book begins with the beginner in mind. I found the chapters on sound and video extremely helpful. I too have not read the Actionscript part yet, but know it will help me understand object programming using Actionscript 2.0 better than I do currently! Thanks for a great book!
Rating: 2
Summary: For basic edition of Flash MX 2004 ONLY
Comment: This book does not attempt to cover the full edition of Flash MX 2004. If you have the professional version of Flash DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! The book is titled "The Complete Reference" for Macromedia Flash MX 2004 but "Complete" it is not. The book is only 700 pages. I should have purchased the "Bible" series for this application. Osborne books are pretty much hit or miss... and you don't know until you try to look something up.
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Title: ActionScript: The Complete Reference by William B. Sanders ISBN: 0072226439 Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 25 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Dreamweaver MX: The Complete Reference by Ray West, Tom Muck ISBN: 0072195142 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 24 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Fireworks(R) MX: The Complete Reference by Doug Sahlin ISBN: 0072224568 Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 29 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Macromedia Flash MX: A Beginner's Guide by Brian Underdahl ISBN: 0072222662 Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 22 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash MX in 24 Hours by Philip Kerman ISBN: 0672323710 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 22 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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