Flash CS3: The Missing Manual
On June - 14 - 20105 COMMENTS
- ISBN13: 9780596510442
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Flash CS3, the latest version of the premier tool for creating web animations and interactive web sites, can be intimidating to learn. This entertaining reference tutorial provides a reader-friendly animation primer and a guided tour of all the program’s tools and capabilities. Beginners will learn to use the software in no time, and experienced users will quickly take their skills to the next level. The book gives Flash users of all levels hands-on instructions to … More >>
there are better products that this one and i am really diassapointed that i spent the money to buy it. the content was written from a point of view like dummies for flash. more dissapointing were the graphics used within the lessons. my third grade son can create better art, and it distracts from the points that are being made to the point that you can’t take it seriously. i bought the flash and dreamweaver versions of “missing manuals” and i wish i could get my money back. spend yours somewhere else.
chris davis
Rating: 2 / 5
I have been looking at books to help me with CS3 and I came across this books by Misssing manual, they are great, inside they have lots of tips and ideals that can help you in your studies of CS 3 or CS4 these are very good if you want to step up your knowlage of the subject
Rating: 4 / 5
i would never have finished my final in digital art without this book. I chose to often thumb through other books (how to cheat in flash) but i often came to this book with specific answers, the answers were easy to find and very detailed. I would recommend this to others
Rating: 4 / 5
I borrowed Flash CS3 The Missing Manual from the LA Flash club hoping that it would teach me Flash in a new and more effective way than I was used to. I have read several other Missing Manual tutorial books and have never been disappointed, so I was excited to see if the Flash Missing Manual would meet my high expectations.
The book does a good job of laying out the lessons in a way that is both logical and functional. For example one of the first topics covered is “Creating Simple Drawings”, a natural lead in to the next chapter “Animating Your Drawings”. While this might seem like the obvious thing to do I have encountered several other books whose lessons seem almost independent of each other and require new files to be created with every lesson. The Missing Manual builds up on each lesson leaving me with a sense of accomplishment and a series of steps that is easy to follow. In the back of the book there is also a very useful “Menu by Menu” layout of almost every Menu and command available to you. This serves as a great quick reference guide when you don’t need all the extra information contained in the lessons themselves.
My only gripe with the book is the black and white images and code used throughout the book. While it is not a deal breaker, color code and images would have helped in some instances where I had to take extra time to look and figure out exactly what was going on.
Overall this is one of the best resources that I have found for learning flash, and even when I am finished reading through it it will serve as a great quick reference guide in a pinch.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is geared towards those who have never used Flash. If you are familiar with any other version of Flash, this manual will just tell you what you already know. This manual doesn’t go into AS3 or anything complicated. As a 5-year Flash veteran. this manual wasn’t really what I needed, but great for an intro-level designer!!!
Rating: 4 / 5