How to Cheat in Flash CS3: The art of design and animation in Adobe Flash CS3 | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Georgenes
Publisher: Focal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 7714
Media: Paperback
Pages: 280
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0240520580
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9780240520582
Publication Date: August 6, 2007
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Product Description
Frustrated by the overwhelming nature of Flash?
Want to get up to speed with the program fast so you can concentrate on your animation?
Need to solve problems quickly to get work done to time and to budget?
Then 'How to Cheat in Flash' is for you!
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!
It's an accessible (conversational in style), practical book and CD package which also provides artistic inspiration, a goldmine of timesaving practical tips, tricks and step-by-step workthroughs. You will wonder how you survived without it.
* Successful, bestselling How to Cheat coverage now available for Flash
* Learn a myriad of tips and tricks based on real life working methods to help you work faster and more efficiently with Flash
* Work from the problem to the solution, gaining the best possible results from Flash
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 Not just for beginners. A great resource for professional Flash users, as well! August 28, 2007
Jackie Watson (Marblehead, MA USA)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I don't care how many years anyone works in digital art, there are always new things to learn. This book is like looking over Chris' shoulder and having a peek at how he streamlines his work flow. I've been using Flash for about 10 years and I was surprised to find many tricks I've never known about. Usually experts never share too many of their secrets and I can't believe how much Chris gives away! And he writes so clearly, explaining each step, why and how, all along the way. I'm also enjoying the interludes... parts of the book where Chris shares some life-changing moments from his professional and personal life as an artist. Not too often do you find a "How To" book that almost feels like having a mentor take you by the hand and walk you through the steps. I sure wish I had this book when I first started flash...
I'm going to keep an eye out for other titles from this author in the future! He has already saved me tons of time.
Best flash book for creating your own cartoons! August 23, 2007
G.G.
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book has everything, I mean everything about drawing and animating cartoons. It covers walk cycles, lip sync, bitmap animation, you name it, it's in this book. This book has just the right number of pages and is a great bargain! Much cheaper than going to animation school, flash cartoon workshops, buying flash cartoon tutorials online or buying flash cartoon tutorials on cdrom. Best investment I've made for learning about cartoons. I have other how to flash cartooning books and this one is the best!
Awesome practical book August 31, 2007
brayo (Chicago, IL, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I first come across Chris' work by accident while searching for some tutorials on flash cartoon animation. I grew to love his tutorials featured in the Adobe(previously Macromedia) site and his personal keyframer.com site. He has this straight forward practical approach to building an animation. As the saying goes, "There are many ways to kill a cat". Chris, shows you the most efficient approach to working with Flash. I was therefore simply overjoyed to learn he was publishing a book.
Well, I finally got my copy, and this was worth the wait. Chris takes a tutorial based approach to everything you need to animate cartoons in Flash. This along with "Flash Cartoon Animation: Learn from the Pros" prove to be an invaluable resource(believe me, they are very few books out there that do the topic justice) on the topic in my opinion.
Chris, avoids getting into the nitty grity stuff on how to work with Flash and dives straight into the topic of how to animate cartoons in Flash. I was surprised by the rich color in the pages given the price of the book!
Perhaps my favorite part of the book is the tons of resources on the CD, everything from the sample source files which will help drive the lessons home and the free/trial softwares and Flash extensions that will help save time.
So two thumbs way up on this one!!
Loved it October 10, 2007
L. Moss
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The cheats in this book are wonderful. I love his teaching style. Found a tut online from him and I have been hooked every since. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants several ways to use flash. You do need some working knowledge of the software but newbies are still welcome.
I own it, and its mine... August 31, 2007
Mashooq Hussain (Karachi, Pakistan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
i am one of the biggest fans of Chris Georgenes, only because of his style of work and attitude. I pre-ordered this book, and i thank God to actually have it. This book is One of the most valuable resources to me, as it has everything that you would ever need to become a known-seasoned professiona digimator. Right from the first page to its end you will start experiencing a speciall kind of magic in your hands, you just want to get started on the computer and make fun animations. This book covers every expert level technique, that essentially you will have to have. Chris is a great instructor and a great talented individual and Adobe should be proud to have him on their ship.
I wish it should be only me to have this book ;) ...
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