Re: FLASH: Flash book

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David Gary wrote:


> From my personal experience, I have about a grand worth of 3D and graphics

> books on my shelfs

> and 90% of them collect dust. Even though I dont discourage buying "how to"

> books, the only ones

> Ive personally found helpful are the ones that have plenty of tutorials. Step

> by step is the best way

> (for me) to learn quickly. I learned a great deal of 3D MAX this way. Also if

> there are hands on classes in the

> area, I will spend a couple hundred dollars to get hands on training a couple

> of nights.


A better way is to find and use tutorials published on CDs. For example, for $200

you can get 11 hours of relevant training (11 hours of tutorial movies), and you

can reuse the lessons time and time again. Check out http://www.webSavant.com ,

for example.


> I havent personally seen Ken's new book,


Book: archaic form of communication. Pre-Hypertext era.


> but I also dont know who Ken is. I think Ive seen him on the list a couple of

> times promoting his book. If Ken has some really killer Flash work and Im

> missing it let me know, but personally I wouldnt buy any book that didnt show me

> cuttin edge techniques.


This email list is plenty o' cuttin' edge for me.


> If your a beginner and this book has step by step tutorials then it might be

> worth a look. Recently, I found some of the new graphics magazines


Please provide names of mags and issue info.


> to have more 3D tutorials than most of my 3D 5inch $70 books.


As I've implied, books are static, though they needn't be. Consider Peachpit

Press' companion Web sites for some of their books (esp. QuickStart Guides (HTML,

Liz Castro), for example).


> Ive seen some great online tutorials, but you have to search through alot of

> crap first to find the good stuff.


Wouldn't have to if we (Erik?) amass a list, with comments.


> Sometimes its just more efficient to have a book in front of you.


But only for a coupla hours ...


Ken Sherwood



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