Flash Cs3: The Missing Manual

by E.A. Vander Veer, Chris Grover

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 help them master: Special effects Morphing Adding audio and video Introducing interactivity And much more With Flash CS3: The Missing Manual you'll be able to turn an idea into a Flash animation, tutorial, or movie. This book will help you create online tutorials, training materials and full-blown presentations. It also teaches design principles throughout and helps you avoid elements that can distract or annoy an audience.

This is the first new release of Flash since Adobe bought Macromedia, which means that it's the first version that will integrate easily with other Adobe products. It's a whole new ballgame when it comes to Flash, and Flash CS3: The Missing Manual offers you complete and objective coverage. It's the perfect companion to this powerful software.

536 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 24, 2007

Reviews

[Lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I looked over a number of different flash books before settling on this one. This one seemed to be the most straight forward and helpful. Also having lots of screen shots (i didn't see much of this with the flash for dummies). If I had read it straight through it may very well have answered all my needs. I didn't quite have time to do that, so I skimmed here and there. I got a lot out of the book but still needed the help of some youtube tutorials in order to do things that we a little less typical flash uses. I recommend this book if you are having trouble with flash.