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Summary: Well-thought out book!
Review: I expected a long and drawn out training with this book, but instead got lots of highly rewarding information on how best to to utilize this complex software.If you just bought Macromedia Studio, this book is a ideal companion to get you started!
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Summary: Good addition to the library
Review: If you've worked through Dreamweaver MX2004 from the Source, and have purchased Studio MX2004, this is an excellent introduction to begin learning how best to make use of each product and make them work together. I wouldn't recommend it if you are a beginner to Dreamweaver, however.
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Summary: Great Intro to Studio MX Development Process
Review: Studio MX 2004: Training From the Source provides a fast-paced tour of Studio MX 2004. With 3-4 chapters each on Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Flash, and ColdFusion, the book doesn't dwell on any application very long. This means, of course, that one should not expect to have mastery over all these programs just by reading the book, because some of these programs have a lot of uses and features.
What the book does accomplish is provide a fast, yet substantive introduction to how these tools can be integrated together into a smart workflow. That is, rather than simply trying to show you how to use each of these programs in isolation, this book shows you how to leverage the programs' capabilities as a suite. It totally changed my approach to how I design web sites.
Another area in which it is particularly strong is its clarity across highly diverse topics. The book ranges from Fireworks and Freehand (which are design-centered) to Flash and ColdFusion (which require programming). I had some experience with graphic design before coming to this but no experience with code. But thanks to this book, I learned how to write my first programming code in ActionScript and then ColdFusion, and even though I can't say I'm a great programmer, I at least understood it and it worked!
I highly recommend this book for those who want to get up to speed with Studio MX 2004 as a whole quickly and smartly. You may still need additional books to get greater depth on individual programs (I bought the Flash and Dreamweaver Training From the Source books as well), but it all starts with this book. It's more than a tour of the Studio: it's an introduction to the Studio's development paradigm.
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Summary: word "training" misleading
Review: This book is a good introdcution to the studio as a whole. But not very helpful if you want to be more than a beginner. You learn a few tricks, but you don't learn how powerful the programs actaully are. I bought this book in the hopes of learning fireworks very detailedly, and also have a source to learn the other programs when it was more convenient. Instead, I am back on Amazon (5 days later) ordering a book just on Fireworks, and expect to do the same when I want to get more intimate with the other programs. Terence Stephens
www.ondemand-design.com
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Summary: Not a good training manual
Review: This book is too inconsistent to be of any real use in my opinion, riddled with discrepancies throughout the manual to the point of total confusion when compared with actual Suite MX 2004 applications.
I Honestly found myself in the middle like a referee between this manual's errors and my MX suite where the book indicates steps that the application cannot perform because it's not stated correctly, it does not indicates where thing are located clear.
I got more useful applicable information from the programs tutorial section than this book which is riddled with miscalculated steps in the process, this books is not a good source for learning this powerful Studio MX Suite 2004 and how to integrate them together. Try Eric Hunley's book instead.
Stay away from buying this book, instead spend the money on a nice dinner for your significant other, you'll find more satisfaction in that then trying to follow this mess of instructions. Good Luck.
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