Flash MX Magic [With CDROM]

by Matthew David

Using a results-oriented approach, this text gives readers the essential projects to immediately get started with Flash X. The CD-Rom includes all the project files necessary to complete each project... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735711607
• ISBN13: 9780735711600
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: New Riders Publishing
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.7" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Add It To Your Library!

If you've mastered the basics of Flash MX and are looking for more, then Flash MX Magic really delivers. Rather than providing tiny chunks of Flash functionality, the book gives you 15 full Flash projects to demonstrate the features of Flash MX. Yep...actual projects you can tinker with, break apart, break entirely, fix again, and eventually create something brand new!The book comes with a CD containing all the FLAs and files you need for each chapter project and the chapters themselves are very easy to read with plenty of illustrations. It's always great to see how other Flash developers handle code, and the authors of this book are really among the best in the business. You'll certainly want a good foundation in Flash ActionScript before diving into this book, but it's definitely one to put on your list. Also, the illustrations make it much more accessible for users who tend to shy away from books that only have lines and lines of code. And let's face it, you can never have too many books on Flash or samples of ActionScript code!

Book for Pros and Learning how to implement the code

I've been using Flash since version 3 and remember buying this particular book for version 4. I buy this particular book because it has specific projects that I can implement now. It speeds up my development time. Do I tweak the code and break it so that I can learn more from it? YES Is this book for an absolute beginner in actionscript? NO This book assumes a certain level of knowledge. If you don't know actionscript and can't recognize the different constructs and where to put them then go find a different book that will teach you that aspect of actionscript. This book is for the pro who wants to work through some projects using MX to quickly get up to speed with AS in Flash MX. Its also for the learner who learns through working through projects. I'm a software trainer and believe me, lots of people learn via working through preexisting projects (I do). You still need to understand the Actionscript constructs before doing this but it complements that by showing you specific examples of actionscript use. Buy this book with another book that will teach you Actionscript like Moock's book or Sham Bhengal's book. Read them together or the AS book then this for specfic examples of implementing code.Congrats, nicely written and to the point for me.

Flash MX Magic worked for me

I am a experienced Flash user and wanted to reduce the learning curve of migrating from Flash 5 to Flash MX. MX Magic provided just enough info for me to accomplish this and still remain productive. It also gave alot of insight into advanced features of Flash. Great book - I highly recommend it.

GREAT SERVICE

WOW!! i got stuck about the 2nd chapter (this isnt uncommon for me). so anyways i emailed the people that night and by the next morning i had an answer to my problem with a picture showing me where i had gone wrong. THATS IMPRESSIVE!!! i honestly was expecting a premade message with "F.A.Q." typed out at the top. well anyways ive finished the book and im extreemly pleased. I deffently reconmmend it any one intrested in learning Flash MXPS : Great job New Riders, and keep up the good work...

Extremely well written book!

Having read a number of other books about Flash I am happy to say that this was the most informative of all.I was very pleased to have a number of different authors put their minds together to showcase what can be accomplished using Macromedias latest and greatest.For someone who is completely new to Flash this may be a bit much to grasp but to truly take advantage of all the new features available I would recommend this as a cornerstone to any Flash user.I will be expecting to see many more good things from these authors in the near future.