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For any professional designer or developer working in the world of web technologies or multimedia, Flash is the must-have application, and knowing how to use it effectively is vital. Add in ActionScript 3.0, and Flash becomes an even more powerful tool for the development of high-performance web applications.
The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 with ActionScript introduces and explores the possibilities available to you through using Flash CS4. You will learn the aspects basics of Flash’s working environment and, using a step-by-step approach, work through the features of Flash and ActionScript needed to quickly achieve results. From navigating the interface to using graphic tools to write scripts and troubleshoot, you’ll master all of the of deploying highly interactive applications with rich audio, video, and animation. Read more.
Flash CS4 Professional Bible

A completely revised and updated edition of the all-time bestselling Flash title
- Written by two of the world’s leading Flash experts, this comprehensive reference provides you with undocumented techniques, tips, and tricks on the CS4 release of Flash, the popular tool that allows you to create animations and build interactive Web sites
- In-depth coverage on more than one thousand pages includes something for everyone—whether you’re a Web novice or an accomplished Web professional—this resource will be your guide to the inner workings and capabilities of Flash CS4
- Two of the world’s leading Flash experts offer more coverage than any other book on the market
- The accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, addons, plugins, shareware, templates, and examples
Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation

Whether you are an experienced Flash designer or developer looking for a guide to doing animation in Flash, or a novice to Flash who is looking for an effective way to create and distribute animations, this book will prove invaluable to you. Covering every aspect of Flash animation, the book is a fast-paced yet thorough review of the Flash animation process. Written by the Emmy-Award winning team at ANIMAX, this book not only reveals the step-by-step process followed by one of today’s leading Flash animation studios, it gives you valuable tips and tricks to take your Flash animation to the next level. Read more.
Flash CS4: The Missing Manual

Unlock the power of Flash and bring gorgeous animations to life onscreen. Flash CS4: The Missing Manual includes a complete primer on animation, a guided tour of the program’s tools and capabilities, lots of new illustrations, and more details on working with video. Beginners will learn to use the software in no time, and experienced Flash designers will improve their skills.
Adobe Flash CS4 Professional on Demand

What you need, when you need it!
Need answers quickly? Adobe Flash CS4 Professional on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.
The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 AIR Development

We all know what a great tool Flash is for creating dynamic, engaging web content, and Adobe’s latest CS4 release just makes it even better. Among the great new features is the ability to take all the power of Flash for the Web and put in on the desktop using AIR. AIR capability is built right into the Flash CS4 IDE, which means you can start writing desktop applications right away. Read more.
How to Cheat in Flash CS3

This book is different from the rest because it shows you, step by step, how to work from the problem to the solution when creating Flash animations, from the viewpoint of an animator who has been commissioned to create a job and is working to a deadline.
It is task orientated; every example shows real life commercial work. So, it’s not so much a case of ‘what does this filter/tool/option do?’, as ‘this is the task I’ve been set - how do I achieve it?’ The solution may involve a variety of tools and techniques; it may take many steps to complete, or only a few. The free CD-Rom includes all the files you need to put your skills into practice as you read, and much more! Read more.
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Rafiq Elmansy, founder of Bee Design Studio, is an experienced Adobe multimedia graphic and web designer since 1999. His background is in fine art and sculpture. He uses Adobe products to create graphics and animations for desktop applications, cartoons, games, web sites, e-learning courses, and mobile and Pocket PC applications (http://www.beedesignstudio.com). He is an Adobe Flash CS3 Certified, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Certified, and the founder of the first Adobe User Group in Egypt. Rafiq is also an Adobe community expert, Adobe contributor writer at Adobe Developer Center and Designer Center, writes Adobe exam preparation questions for ucertify.com and communitymx.com guest writer. Rafiq is also sharing articles, reviews for software and books through his Graphic Mania Network (http://www.graphicmania.net).
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