Re: FLASH: Flash 4 bible review-lengthy

[Dorian Nisinson]

Thanks Kevin, I think. As a clarification, this book has reminded me

that my name makes people think I am male, at least some people, and I

am female. I thought it would look funny to have an addition to my sig

file that says- "female person writing this" or some such silliness. 

	 Just to add a bit. My tutorial in the Flash Bible explores the new

menu items added to the Modify/Curves menu. Soften, expand, lines to

fills, etc. 


Enjoy


Dorian


Kevin Jackson wrote:

> 

> So does it look any good?

> 

> Since it said look... I'll try to help with the caveat that I haven't

> started through it yet.

> 

> It's the size of the standard Bible's so it's more extensive. It is rated

> Beginner to Advanced so it has a sizable amount of information for the

> beginner. (The first 192 pages are what should have been in the Flash manual

> but we've been over that before.) One of the things they focus on are

> keyboard shortcuts in the text which is good. On page 120, there's a nice

> section on OnLine resources and I was amazed to find there were a few which

> I had not previously bookmared.

> 

> One of the first nice tutorials is on making square outlines by our own

> Dorian Nisinson. (Dorian has had a sex change to get into the book) She'll

> know what I mean.

> 

> Part III of the book goes into Sound Planning. Some great information there

> for those without a sound background. This is followed by a nice section on

> Actions and then Tell Targets with a nice tutorial by Colin. Chapter 15 is

> on Action Script. As with Flash 4 Magic and Creative Web Animation this is

> probably where most of us will want to delve into and it looks quite good.

> Next is a section on Generator which I haven't had the luxury of toying with

> yet.

> 

> The book then goes into using Flash with other programs. There appears to be

> numerous helpful areas to check out here including: Photoshop, Freehand,

> Streamline.

> 

> The following chapter deals with external audio applications then 3D (which

> appears fairly thorough)

> 

> Next is a section on Quicktime again it appears fairly thorough. This is

> followed by Creating Full Motion Video with Flash which again appears to

> cover all the bases.

> 

> Next chapter is on Broadcast Quality cartoons. Again looks good. Includes an

> illustration of the basic phonemes (mouth shapes for various letters)

> 

> Final section is on displaying and publishing and is again what the manual

> should have been.

> 

> Excellent book. All three of these are.

> 

> Kevin Jackson

> Triskelian Design

>

kjacksontriskelian [dot] com

> 

> The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you

> settled for.  Maureen Dowd

> 



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