Computer Animation, Web Graphics, Web Site Design, Flash

Flash 5! Creative Web Animation

Name: Flash 5! Creative Web Animation
Author: Derek Franklin
ISBN: 9780201719697

by Derek Franklin, Brooks Patton

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Overview

Flash 5! Creative Web Animation is the latest update to one of our best-selling Macromedia Flash titles. It first provides a foundation and basic knowledge of Flash and its many features and tools, then leads users through interactive tutorials and sample demos. Chapters cover such topics as drawing, sound, the library, animation, interactivity, testing, and publishing your work. Authors Franklin and Patton offer additional information on how to make the development process flow easier and more efficiently.

Synopsis

Flash 5! Creative Web Animation is the latest update to one of Peachpit's best-selling Macromedia Flash titles. It first provides a foundation and basic knowledge of Flash and its many features and tools, then leads users through interactive tutorials and sample demos. Chapters cover such topics as drawing, sound, the library, animation, interactivity, testing, and publishing your work. Authors Derek Franklin and Brooks Patton offer additional information on how to make the development process flow easier and more efficiently. The companion CD-ROM provides QuickTime tutorials, source files and interactive lessons for the book, as well as other Macromedia product demos.

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This book/CD-ROM package shows how to create Flash movies for the Web. Gives step-by-step instructions for basics of the software's features and tools, then moves on to interactive tutorials, sample demos, and a training tour of Web animation. The CD-ROM contains QuickTime movie tutorials, exercise files, and a trial version of Flash 5. Franklin is a web design consultant. Patton is president and CEO of a multimedia and Web development firm. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author, Derek Franklin

Derek Franklin is chief development officer of Crazy Raven Productions, and as such is required to thoroughly understand current technologies to push them to the limit. Derek discovered the Web, his niche, in 1995 and never looked back. When not working or sleeping in front of the computer, he enjoys playing music, reading, and dreaming about Tahiti.

Brooks Patton is the president and CEO of Crazy Raven Productions Inc., a leading multimedia and Web development firm with offices in Anchorage, Alaska, Indianapolis, and Dallas. With more than a decade of experience in network engineering, Brooks founded Crazy Raven Productions four years ago to focus on Web technologies and multimedia. On the rare occassions that Brooks is allowed out of his office, he enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing, and being somewhere warm.

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From Barnes & Noble

Macromedia's official Flash 5 introductory guide isn't just authoritative, it's a pleasure to learn from. It's organized around how you'll actually use Flash -- first, planning your movie, then creating its individual elements, organizing your components into a finished whole, testing, and finally, distribution. You'll find practical guidance on topics including animation, ActionScript interactivity, timelines, tweening, and tradeoffs that make the most of limited bandwidtdh. The CD-ROM includes more than 40 great QuickTime tutorial videos, source files, and a complete trial version of Flash 5.