Re: FLASH: Flash 4 magic

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 06:29 PM 4/20/00 , you wrote:

>I have read mixed reviews about this book from various sources.  I have read

>every thing form it is the best to it pretty much sucks.  Since I do not know

>the credibility of these sources I am turning to all of you for help. I have

>seen through the sites you have all done you do know what you are talking

>about.  So what is your opinion on Flash 4 Magic?  Would Flash Bible be

>better?


Flash4 magic will walk you through a bunch of projects using mostly 

ActionScript to achieve advance Flash4 effects. I have used it mainly to 

get my feet wet with ActionScript and it has been good for that. It is not 

an overview or general introduction to Flash4. In that respect, it is most 

like Hillman Curtis's Flash Web Design, which deconstructs a number of 

projects and gives very basic step-by-step instructions for building them 

yourself. Curtis's book is very much from a design perspective.


The Bible is more of an overview. There are several other books in that 

category. Most advanced Flash developers find these books are not written 

in sufficient depth to add much to their knowledge. But after nearly three 

years of fulltime Flash production, I find there's always a few more things 

to learn about Flash basics, and I have recommended several of the 

"general" Flash books to my students, with the caveat that there are going 

to be times when your questions probably won't be answered by any book and 

you will need to rely on ingenuity, scientific method, or the graces of 

other Flash developers to provide the answers.


Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media

http://www.dartfrogmedia.com



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