Easy 3D has long been the holy grail for desktop designers, and this book provides an exciting overview of the most wanted 3D effects using Macromedia Flash MX. 3D is a tricky area. The specialist software is expensive, it's complex, you can't deliver it on the web with any great ease, and it's not exactly interactive. This book is for Flash users who want the whole subject sorting out! It is devoted to setting 3D straight, by showing you the simple, powerful, and sometimes downright mind-blowing 3D effects Flash is capable of. Sometimes, as this book shows you, all you need is the right idea, and Flash is capable of delivering some of the most incredible material. Here we look at light and shadow effects, isometric 3D, parallax effects, methods of focusing, plus an innovative slice engine that delivers the most incredible and convincing 3D models! Clear step-by-step instructions show you how to replicate the effects and give you an insight into how you might use them for your own designs. From the Publisher This book is aimed at people who are quite comfortable with Flash MX, and know a little ActionScript. It provides detailed step-by-step tutorials, and boasts complete technical support from the friends of ED website.

This highly visual, colour guide tells readers all they need to know to create interactive graphics and animation fast with Macromedia's affordable, powerful Flash upgrade Flash MX 2004.

Macromedia Flash MX is the world's hottest Web development tool, with more than 500 million users and one million designer/developers. Covers essential information for Flash developers who are developing games, marketing materials, training materials, and more. Shows how to create 3D Flash applications using Flash's built-in tools, plug-ins, Swift 3D, Plazma 3D, Discrete 3D, and other leading products that export to the Flash format * CD-ROM includes scores of examples from the book, plus tryouts of Flash and leading Flash 3D applications

Updated to cover Flash MX, the newest version of Macromedia Flash, ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition is the one book no serious Flash developer should be without.

This beginner's guide offers a series of tutorials on using Flash to create graphics and animation for web sites. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by screenshots are provided for performing such procedures as creating graphic symbols, motion tweening, importing bitmaps, attaching sound to buttons, adding ActionScript to objects and frames, working with text, and applying effects to video. The CD-ROM contains exercise files and a trial version of Flash.Book

Comprehensive book covering all the features of Flash MX

Long the industry standard for creating high-impact interactive Web sites, Macromedia Flash has just gotten a whole lot better--faster, easier, even more powerful--with the release of Flash MX. Whether you're a Flash pro looking to get up to speed quickly on this latest release or a novice eager to tap the power of MX for the first time, the task-based visual approach of this Visual QuickStart Guide is just what you need to make the most out of Flash MX.

Since its introduction in 1996, Macromedia Flash has become the standard for delivering high impact, vector-based graphics to the Web. Flash is deceptively simple at first, yet has great depth and flexibility.Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 5 in 24 Hours offers a clearly written, well-organized introduction to this powerful product, and gives the beginner an overview of the entire package, without becoming too overwhelming.

The Flash 5 Bible is the most comprehensive and exhaustive reference to the greatly expanded interactive and programmatic features of Flash 5. It’s predecessor, the Flash 4 Bible, is widely regarded as the keystone book on the subject of Flash 4, and has been translated into more languages than any other Flash related book.

Flash 5 Magic will show you over a dozen techniques designed to show the considerable power and flexibility of the program. Flash 5 contains further improvements in content creation, interactivity, and portability and this book will show you how to get the most out of your Flash projects.