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Title: Flash 5 Advanced for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickPro Guide (With CD-ROM) by Russell Chun ISBN: 0-201-72624-6 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 29 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (22 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: An Honest Assessment
Comment: Prior to purchasing this book I also bought "Macromedia Flash for Windows and Macintosh Visual Quick start Guide" by Katherine Ulrich. I would give that book a 5 star, and purchased this book feeling it would be of the same mold. But I was wrong.
If I were to be honest I would have to say on the positive side that this book is very good from the standpoint of the topics it covers, its structure, and goals.
However, the reason I would only give this book a 3 star rating is because it is full of errors and is often very unclear. I realize that the writers assume the reader already possesses a clear understanding of Flash and will proceed from there. However that is not the problem, but is rather that in may examples the writers are far from clear on where they are going. And there are many errors. For example, when going through one exercise creating radio buttons one is told to create a "movie-clip" and a short time later told to "select the first button instance", but there is no button, only the movie clip the reader is told to create. The book is full of errors like this.
If the purchaser does not mind spending the necessary time to figure out how the writers have arrived where they end up, and going back to correct numerous directional errors the book does have its merits. In the end it is great in concept, but poorly written.
Rating: 5
Summary: A strong asset for learning advanced flash concepts
Comment: For anyone with a good grasp of the basics of flash, this book is an indispensable stepping stone. Beginning with the concepts of building complexity and working with video and 3d, it goes on to dive into ActionScripting. From communicating with other programs to manipulating data, this book leads you throught in the clear and insightful methods common to the visual quickstart series. Unlike many flash books, this is not just a display of other artists' work but rather a well organized and structured learning tool.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Good Book
Comment: After being intrigued by Macromedia Flash and learning as much as possible via internet and the included tutorials, I felt I had a pretty good grasp of Flash. Still eager to learn more, I found this book and I must say that I couldn't have made a better choice. It was exactly what I needed to get to the next level, and the way the concepts were presented couldn't have been done in a more pleasing way. On a scale of 1 to 10 on Flash advancement, I'd say I went from a 4 to a 7.5. This is a definate keeper.
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Title: Flash 5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (3rd Edition) by Katherine Ulrich ISBN: 0201716143 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 19 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Flash 5 Magic: With ActionScript by Scott Hamlin, David J. Emberton, J. Scott Hamlin ISBN: 0735710236 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 10 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Flash 5! Creative Web Animation (With CD-ROM) by Derek Franklin, Brooks Patton ISBN: 020171969X Publisher: Macromedia Press Pub. Date: 22 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: How To Do Everything with Macromedia Flash¿ 5 by Bonnie Blake ISBN: 0072127147 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 14 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Advanced Flash 5, ActionScript in Action by Dan Livingston ISBN: 0130931276 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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