Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Classroom in a Book | 
| Author: Adobe Creative Team
Publisher: Adobe Press
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 7828
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0321499824
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.696
EAN: 9780321499820
ASIN: 0321499824
Publication Date: May 7, 2007
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Product Description
This project-based guide from Adobe will teach readers all they need to know to create engaging interactive content with Flash CS3. Using step-by-step instructions with projects that build on the knowledge learned in each lesson, readers will learn the key elements of the Flash interface, including panels, timelines, and frames. From there, readers will learn how to work with vector and bitmap graphics; create and edit symbols; modify text and add interactivity with ActionScript 3.0; and incorporate animation, music, and sound to their projects. They'll also learn how to prepare and export their finished projects for Web and broadcast. Of course, readers will also learn how to take advantage of the new features of Flash CS3--the streamlined user interface, native support for Photoshop and Illustrator files, revamped drawing tools, new video encoding features, code editing enhancements, and much more. The companion CD provides users with all the sample files they need to complete all of the projects.
Educational instructor notes?created to help teachers plan, organize, and time their lessons?are available for this book (and for other Classroom in a Book titles) at www.peachpit.com/instructorresources.
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 Waste of time and money June 18, 2007
Russ Holland (Minneapolis, MN USA)
38 out of 44 found this review helpful
The lessons in this book are poorly planned and many times in each lesson I was left wondering what to do next, or worse yet, why I was doing something. The lessons take a lot more time than advertised, and many don't get you to the end result. I agree with many of the reviews here - except the one that looks like it was written by the publisher. I can't recommend any other books, but I sure can tell you that this book isn't any way to learn Flash. I bought three of these class room books and the only one worth anything is the photo shop book.
Could have been better written. June 2, 2007
M. Conger (Dallas, Tx)
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
I am a new user of Adobe CS3. I bought this book to help with using Flash. While doing the Lessons, the book leaves out important steps. A 90 minute lesson turns into a full day as you go through the help, search online, trying to figure out the lesson. Actually had to buy another book to supplement this one. Did the Photoshop CS3 and the Dreamweaver CS3 class room in a book. Both are better written, and highly recommend the Photoshop book. Currently working on Illustrator. That book is going good.
 Best place to start if you are new to Flash July 6, 2007
Amy Ross (Atlanta, GA USA)
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was told a couple of months ago at work that we were expanding our custom graphic work for clients to include Flash and that I was the one that was going to have to learn it. I started trying to learn Flash from a couple of the other books that were out there and while they appeared to have a ton of information, it just did not lay the knowledge out in a way that was easy for me to grasp and make my own. At best I made it through a couple of chapters before putting the book down and giving up.
A few years ago I easily learned both PhotoShop and Illustrator from the classroom in a book series. So, I thought I would give this one a try. I loved it. I did not run into any errors like the other reviewers are claiming and since I did not know Flash to begin with I can assure you that I was not filling in any blanks with previous knowledge.
I found this book to be very well written and easy to follow and would highly recommend it to anyone starting out to learn Flash. The projects are great. Since finishing the book a week ago I have been given two Flash projects to do at work. Both line up exactly with projects that are given in the book. Someone clearly spent time thinking about the real world applications of the content.
 nice project based book July 26, 2007
Eternal Student
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I really have no idea what people are talking about when they say that it took them a whole day to complete lesson or that there are tons of mistakes and missing steps in the book. I completed the book in three days(working a couple hours a day). Some lessons even took less time than what they allotted and I never went over the time they said it would take There are some mistakes, which adobe should fix asap(for example on page 171 step one of Using shape tweens to transform an object states to press F7 to insert a keyframe, when you should press F6. and on page 253 there needs to be a comma before the word data in the action script, but you can see that in the following page's screen shot. these were the only mistakes i found), but I found no missing steps(maybe i got a fixed version?). I learned a lot from this book, but it's not going to teach you the whole program. You aren't going to be an expert after reading this book, but it is a good intro to flash. If you purchase this book with the right expectations then I think you will be satisfied. I would have given it a 5 had there not been the two mistakes i found, those should have been caught before they published the book.
Fantastic resource for learning Flash June 18, 2007
S. Ullman (Marin, CA)
9 out of 19 found this review helpful
I have used many tutorial books over the years, and I've dealt with my fair share of books that were clearly rushed to press without adequate proofreading or field testing. This is not one of them. The exercises are well-designed and I did not find any errors. I have no idea what the negative reviewers are talking about -- they're either illiterate or have some vested interest in dissuading people from buying this book. Probably the latter.
You will not be disappointed with this book!
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