Flash CS4: The Missing Manual

By Chris Grover
November 2008
Pages: 751
Series: The Missing Manuals
ISBN 10: 0-596-52294-0 | ISBN 13: 9780596522940
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Unlock the power of Flash and bring gorgeous animations to life onscreen. Flash CS4: The Missing Manual includes a complete primer on animation, a guided tour of the program's tools and capabilities, lots of new illustrations, and more details on working with video. Beginners will learn to use the software in no time, and experienced Flash designers will improve their skills.
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Unlock the power of Flash and bring gorgeous animations to life onscreen. It's easy with Flash CS4: The Missing Manual. You'll start creating animations in the first chapter, and will learn to produce effective, well-planned visuals that get your message across. This entertaining new edition includes a complete primer on animation, a guided tour of the program's tools, lots of new illustrations, and more details on working with video. Beginners will learn to use the software in no time, and experienced Flash designers will improve their skills.

Expanded and revised to cover the new version of Flash, every chapter in this book provides step-by-step tutorials to help you:
  • Learn to draw objects, animate them, and integrate your own audio and video files
  • Add interactivity, use special effects, learn morphing, and much more
  • Check your work with the book's online example files and completed animations
  • Discover new Flash toolkits and features such as Frameless Animation
  • Use every timesaving aspect of Flash CS4, such as Library objects and Symbols
  • Learn how to automate your drawings and animations with ActionScript 3.0

With this book, absolutely no programming is necessary to get started with Flash CS4. Flash CS4: The Missing Manual explains in jargon-free English exactly what you need to know to use Flash effectively, while avoiding common pitfalls, right from the start.


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Doin the trick!,  May 25 2009
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When I first got my hands on Flash CS4, I just thought I would dive in and be making dynamic webpages by the end of the day. After about 30 minutes of looking around, I was lost and frustrated!

I picked up 'Flash CS4 : The Missing Manual" at a local book store and it's been an amazing journey! Within just a few short chapters I was designing and animating. Suddenly all of those mysterious buttons, menus and terms made sense.

I recommend this book to ANYONE who is serious about learning Flash CS4. If I can learn, anyone can!

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"Chris Grove has done a wonderful job of presenting Adobe Flash CS4© in a format that starts off basic enough for the newcomer to Flash©...Overall I was very pleased with this book and am happy to add it to my library. "
-- John Waggoner, CIDMAG



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