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Summary: Very Good Book
Review: 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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Summary: Very Good Book
Review: 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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Summary: A strong asset for learning advanced flash concepts
Review: 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.
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Summary: Good read, great reference
Review: Good read, great referenceI'm not sure that advanced is the proper word to describe this book, but none the less its a great tool for any flash designer to have for a quick reference to ActionScript fundamentals and a few animation techniques. This book is great at telling you how to do something, but not so great at explaining why things work the way they do! Its your typical QuickPro Guide, which is all some designers need! For detailed explanations about objects, Arrays, and functions turn to Moock's book!
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Summary: fantastic flash 5 actionscript guide
Review: I am not a large fan of the Quick Start guides and have been reluctant to try the Quick Pro series. But on a friends recommendation I picked it up. Boy was i surpised. This book is well written, and "not" a beginners book. Too many books promoted as intermediate are more beginner than intermediate but this one is quite helpful. The writing is concise and easy to understand and follow. I picked up more than enough tips in this book to justify the cost
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Summary: The best book ever written on advanced Flash techniques.
Review: I bought this book a number of years ago, when I was struggling with creating effective animations, and Actionscript really intimidated me. Right now I'm enjoying a productive career doing professional Flash work, and I wouldn't be as proficient at Flash if it weren't for this book. I'm the kind of person who likes to develop my own skills and techniques instead of 'formulaically' imposing someone else's techniques into my work. This book is perfect! It doesn't waste any time on 'How to draw a circle!', and gets straight to teaching the critical foundation skills of making good Flash. Don't worry though, it isn't one of those 'Bibles', but at the same time it isn't about creating one big project through the course of the book.
In my opinion, this book is the perfect balance between reference and teaching. It gives you the solid skills and techniques on how to lay down advanced flash, which fully eliminates the mystery of things, so you can then expand on these techniques with your own innovation. What's best, I keep coming back to -this- one book, even in these days of Studio MX 2004 Pro, for an effective reference manual. At the time of writing this review, I'm working on an interactive skeletal system for my animations, and paged to the section on angles and math to help me create proper rotating limbs. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to become a Flash master!
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Summary: The best intermediate book there is.
Review: I have over a half dozen other flash design and reference books and I find myself turning to this one more often than not and it never fails. The examples are sorta weak, but the code and dialog is easy to follow. If you know some flash and want to expand you knowledge. This is hands down the book to buy.
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Summary: Excellent, Recommended!!
Review: If you know how to use the very basic tools in flash, like drawing, animating, and tweening, then get this book! This book teaches you more than most other books do about the advanced features in flash. If you are totally new to flash, then i would recommend reading "Macromedia Flash For Windows and Macintosh 5 Visual Quickstart Guide" The author of this book does leave out some detail while explaining different tutorials, but it's usually very simple things, because he assumes you have a basic knowledge of Flash. Overall, this is one of the best flash books out there. When you're done reading this book, I would recommend reading "Foundation Actionscript" for an even deeper knowledge of the powerful Actionscript language in Flash.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This book covers the various areas of creating key flash elements for your web pages that require actionscript. A great book for anyone who is trying to learn some of the more advanced features of Flash 5.
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Summary: Tastier than a Scooby Snack.
Review: This book is sweet like Jelly and Smooth like Peanut Butter. Oh it also covers alot of the more advanced topics of flash and hands down is the best book in a great Series of books. It is tastier than a Scooby Snack.
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