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Recommend a Book?

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  • 20-05-2003 6:25pm
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    woolymammoth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭


    i've been thinking about learning Flash in my spare time, maybe
    over the summer. now, i know there are loads of sites with
    tutorials/examples... but i'd like to get a book aswell.

    so, can anyone recommend some good books on Flash?
    preferably something personal experience has told you is a good
    one. is there much or any difference in Flash 5 or Flash MX??

    thanks in advance guys.

    anto.


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    Sir Random
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Sir Random


    The Flash bible is reputedly very good for beginners/experienced users:
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764536567/104-1983461-5179940?vi=glance

    Flash5 vs FlashMX
    The main differences are:
    1. MX allows you to write ActionScript (Flash's internal language) in a more open, notepad style environment. Scripting in Flash5 is more cumbersome as you can't cutn'paste more than one line of code at a time.

    2. MX allows you to import images/avi on the fly whereas F5 movies have the images embedded which increases file size.

    Having said all that, I still use F5 for small projects.


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    woolymammoth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭woolymammoth


    cheers dude, methinks i'll definitely have a look at that one :cool:


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    Dr. Dre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Dr. Dre


    I have found the "Sams teach yourself......." very good. Have used them for Photoshop 7, Dreamweaver MX, Flash Mx and Actionscript.


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