RE: FLASH: How does Flash 4 Magic compares to Flash Web Design? vs. Flash 4 Bible

[Jason Bouwmeester]

Helen,


I have all three hehe call me a sucker! Anyways, they are all different, I

won't go over F4M or FWD as I did this already. You are right, there are

things in F4B that aren't in the other ones. F4B seems to be more of an

entire overview of every aspect of the program (heck it's 800 pages!) and

from the sections I have looked at it does it well. All in all, I'm glad I

spent the money on all 3 books... they all have something a little different

to add that the others don't.


HTH,

Jason


-----Original Message-----

From: Helen Triolo [

designeri-technica [dot] com (mailto:designeri-technica [dot] com)

]

Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 9:41 AM

To:

flasherchinwag [dot] com

Subject: Re: FLASH: How does Flash 4 Magic compares to Flash Web Design?



Haven't seen much about the Flash 4 Bible on the list yet.  Anyone spent

any time with it?  I looked through it at a bookstore over the weekend

and thought it had some great-looking stuff on video and audio that I

didn't see in either F4M or Hillman's book.  Also an actionscript

reference with a list of all the functions, if I remember correctly. 

And a good blurb by Colin on setting up a Flash movie to handle

actionscript in a logical way.  Didn't want to spring for a 5th addition

to my burgeoning collection yet, but would be glad to hear what other

useful things I might've missed in my quick glossing over.


Regards,

Helen


Jason Bouwmeester wrote:

> 

> I'd agree with David. Just picked up Hillman's book last night. Looking

> through it, it is very much so about design, although he does a good job

in

> disecting the projects available. One thing it lacked was a CD... but...

hey

> can't win them all!

> 

> Flash 4 Magic was very much Actionscript oriented and is a great resource

> for that, the code and stuff on the CD is well worth the cost of the books

> itself.

> 

> Both books cost the same. So dollar for dollar it's all about what you are

> looking for. If you are looking moreso for hardcore Actionscripting, get

> Flash 4 Magic, if you are looking for hints, inspirations about design,

then

> get Flash Web Design. If money is a constraint, I'd tend to lean towards

> Flash 4 Magic, but that is just my opinion... David is right, these two

> books are on different ends of the spectrum, and they are both very

> complementary.

> 

> HTH,

> Jason

> 

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: David Jacobs [DavidJSkywalker [dot] com (mailto:DavidJSkywalker [dot] com)]

> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 4:44 PM

>

To: 'flasherchinwag [dot] com'

> Subject: RE: FLASH: How does Flash 4 Magic compares to Flash Web Design?

> 

> Get both. Hillman's is all about design. Magic focuses on hard-core action

> scripting. They are the two best books out right now, but on different

ends

> of the spectrum. They are complementary.

> 

> David Jacobs

> Web Developer

> Skywalker Communications

> http://www.skywalker.com

> http://www.itverge.com

> 

> Phone: 636.272.8025 x167

> 

> > -----Original Message-----

>

> From: John L. Groff [SMTP:jlgroffworld [dot] std [dot] com]

> > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 5:20 PM

>

> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Subject:      FLASH: How does Flash 4 Magic compares to Flash Web

Design?

> >

> > I am planning on getting Flash Web Design by Hillman Curtis - looks like

a

> >

> > great book but I was also thinking about Flash 4 Magic.  I am wondering

if

> >

> > they would compliment each other in some way or are they basically the

> > same

> > thing?  I know they both include rather extensive and more advanced

> > tutorials.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.


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