Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional

By Fred Gerantabee, Aquent Graphics Institute (AGI)
September 2007
Pages: 456
ISBN 10: 0-596-51058-6 | ISBN 13: 9780596510589
(5) (Average of 1 Customer Reviews)

Description

Written by product experts and trainers who have produced many of Adobe's training titles, Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional is organized into lessons, with easy-to-follow instructions and a Digital Classroom DVD with video tutorials and all of the graphics files needed for the lessons. Covers what's new in Flash CS3, using the drawing tools, modifying graphics, working with symbols and the library, getting started with ActionScript, and more.
Full Description

Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional is like having access to a top-notch team of your very own instructors. Written by product experts and trainers who have produced many of Adobe's training titles, the book takes you step-by-step through the process of learning to use Flash CS3 like a pro.

This full-color book is organized into lessons, with easy-to-follow instructions, tips, examples, and review questions at the end of every lesson. Each lesson is self-contained, so you can go through the entire book sequentially or just focus on individual lessons.

Topics covered include:

What's new in Flash CS3 Professional
Flash CS3 jumpstart
Drawing tools
Modifying and transforming graphics
Working with symbols and the library
ActionScript
Working with video and audio

The DVD that is included with the book includes video tutorials and all of the files you'll need to complete the lessons, from the starting images and elements to the final, completed Flash animations. A free Instructor's Guide is available online.

Featured customer reviews

A Good Book for Self-Learning, September 08 2008
Submitted by emklai [Respond | View]

This is a very good book for self learning. Unfortunately on the DVD that comes with the book, the lesson files do not correspond to the video lessons. It would be helpful if they match. Otherwise a very enjoyable learning experience.

A great starter book, August 17 2008

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Submitted by Anonymous Reader [Respond | View]

I like the book. The writer has done an excellent job explaining the Flash CS3 concepts. The corresponding videos for each new concept helped enhance the understanding. I will for sure look for other books by the same author on Adobe products, specially CS3 Dreamweaver and CS3 Fireworks.

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Media reviews
"What I like about Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional is that it is very easy to read and understand. When you tie it to the videos, it becomes a very powerful learning experience. The book is well organized, the examples are real world examples, and the instruction provides a good working base from which one can really learn Flash CS3."
-- T. Michael Testi, Blogcritics Magazine

"The book as a reference and self-study guide would benefit any ‘Flasher’...As it stands, I recommend every ‘Flasher’ to acquire a copy both for the purposes of learning and teaching Flash CS3, which has now come of age as key authoring tool for animation and graphics on the web."
-- Colm Brazel, MMUG-Dublin Bloggers

"I prefer the "learning by example" process. It's much easier for me to retain procedures if I have to work through them, not just read about them. The books in the Dynamic Learning series provide you with what people like to call "real world projects." I have yet to be able to directly apply any of these projects to my real world, but so be it. The point is that Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional presents the reader with projects, the tools and files necessary to build the project and the instructions to complete the project. After working through a few of these projects, you should be comfortable enough with Flash to break out on your own."
-- Kirk Hiner, AppleLinks

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"The book is well organized, the examples are real world examples, and the instruction provides a good working base from which one can really learn Flash CS3."
--T. Michael Testi, Blogcritics Magazine