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 enlarge | Authors: Tim Jones, Allan Rosson, Barry Kelly, David Wolfe
Publisher: friends of ED
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 40737
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1590599128
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.696
EAN: 9781590599129
ASIN: 1590599128
Publication Date: November 19, 2007
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foundation flash the "good book" February 11, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
not only did i read the book cover to cover i went back into the book and downloaded the source files and worked through the tutorials. this book is perfect for organizing and creating flash animation at a professional level which is a key foundation for any up and coming flash animator. this book teaches you industry secrets that are priceless if you are pursuing a flash animation career. thanks guys. the best flash book i have come acrossed in a long time.
josh johnson
 A book for animators looking to use Flash February 8, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is probably best for the reader who has some drawing experience, and preferably, a grasp of animation principlals as well as some Flash experience.
It should be noted, there isn't an over-arching animation project created in this book; However, readers could certainly follow along with their own project as the process is fairly linear, from the planning stages, through effectively using Flash's library and a host of useful plug-in for tasks such as timing and motion tweening. There is a fair bit of coverage of Adobe's After Effects, and the book discuses the pros and cons of doing various tasks in either software.
For Flash animators, two chapters stand out in the 300 pages: There is one chapter on how to properly use Flash's tweening tools so as to avoid the overly-precise look common with generated animations. A second is on 2D effects, covering common special effects like smoke, fire and water.
Learn from the pros January 17, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Since there was no review posted of this book I figured I'd add my bit. This is an independent review - but it isn't entirely impartial. I work at Animax and have had the opportunity to read several of the chapters as part of my training, to work with the authors in a production environment and to see this book in action everyday - these are real world procedures used in a dynamic, award winning and fast growing studio.
The chapters on character setup alone are worth the price of the book in my opinion. Learning these techniques you can maximize usability -and re-usability- of your art assets. You'll find the time spent upfront, preparing characters the Animax way, will speed up your animation production which is a real boon to small independent studios with limited resources, and larger studios looking to better structure their pipeline.
Amazon has an excerpt from the beginning of the book, and the publisher -FriendsofED- has a sample chapter posted on their website. You can use these to get a sense of the quality and depth of coverage of this excellent book.
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