{"product_id":"9781590591888","title":"Flash MX Studio","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFlash MX Studio\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMcDonald, Connor; Steer, Jon; Turner, Jerome; White, Abe; YardFace, Gerald; Baldwin, Matthew; Webster, Steve; Tudury, David\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlash MX Studio\u003c\/em\u003e takes your raw Flash talent and multiplies its potency by focusing it on real-world web design situations. In the heady days of the late 1990s, designers were trying their hand at anything and everything they could lay their hands on. Now the marketplace is seriously focused, and serious Flash designers have to know exactly what they're doing and why. These days, it's all about functionality over experimentation, justification over style. It's all about maturity. The design must fit the job specs, and this book shows the reader how to fulfill these requirements and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines all the avenues open to professional or aspiring professional Flash MX designers. It takes a look at advanced uses of the new MX features, such as components and the Drawing API, and gives guidance on building whole new structures for animation, Dynamic Content, PHP, ColdFusion MX, XML, video, audio and audiovisual formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever before has so much power been so accessible to the web designer. This book is designed to put that power in your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlash MX Studio\u003c\/em\u003e has been broken into four sections to address the most common needs for the Flash designer. First off, \u003cstrong\u003eJamie McDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e provides five chapters on site presentation and the principles of web design. These opening chapters take a look at how to create slick, professional-level sites, involving Flash MX's new drawing and motion capabilities and interactive techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second section concentrates on ActionScript. Flash's resident coding environment is crucial to master, and taps into Flash's great strength—intuitive and interactive applications. \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Peters\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTodd Yard\u003c\/strong\u003e have buddied up on this section, and examine some of the most advanced ActionScript techniques around. Be warned—this section is not for the faint-hearted!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection three takes a look at Flash MX's greatly improved visual, audio andaudiovisual capabilities. Its three chapters, written by \u003cstrong\u003eJez Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAlex White\u003c\/strong\u003e, concentrate on building a single site aimed at displaying rich media content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final section is devoted to expounding a few myths about dynamic content using Flash. Its four chapters talk about general practice, before focusing in on specific areas, including introductions to PHP and XML, together with a look at Macromedia's brand new ColdFusion MX. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2003-10-15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781590591888\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4302-5166-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 229cm x191cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 500\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44341347582092,"sku":"9781590591888","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781590591888.jpg?v=1771528244","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781590591888","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}