Best Book to learn from?

**RaptorArts** · 28 January 2007, 03:28 AM

I just got Macromedia Flash 8 from a thrift store and it doesnt have any papers or book. I really want to make a dynamic interactive website and right now mine is just so old looking its pathetic. So can sombody tell me what the best book is out there?

I looked on ebay and at amazon. Is this a good book?
http://www.amazon.com/Master-VISUALL...e=UTF8&s=books

I am an artist in sculpting not computers so im a total idiot at such things even thoug I did manage to build up my web site from bare bones and operate its every function in html script. Took me forever to learn what i needed to get the page to where it is now.

I also aquired dreamweaver 8 recently hence the blue link buttons on the top of the site.

What I want from this is to get my site to function without "FRAMES" ick... search engines hate frames. I want ambient sound in the background with that speaker icon to toggle it off and on. I want a pleasant look and function easy image access and loading, animated buttons, etc. pretty much the works.

Heres some sites ive seen that have flash work done on them.
http://www.stanwinstonstudio.com/home.html "nice layout"
http://www.sw-digital.com/ "love the movie embed in this one"
http://www.stanwinstoncreatures.com/indexFlash.html "nice layout and design"
http://kazeghostwarrior.com/flash/index.htm "very pleasant music and site"

And if you have others list them below so i have more ideas.

My site DESPERATELY needs help! Not to mention me lol

**haakoo** · 30 January 2007, 10:33 PM

Don't know if thats a good book to study flash from,there to many in stores,
Maybe start with a simple beginnersbook to know what's everything about
I'm using SwishMax,also a Flash authoring program with some lesser capabilities,but you can build complete flash sites with it,including actionscripting.

For more inspration on flashsites
http:www.thefwa.com
go to catagory > uncheck all > check only photography+personal/portfolio
(This will make the adsites dissapear)

Gr,Hans

**RaptorArts** · 31 January 2007, 06:37 PM

Ohh cool! thanks for posting that. My mind is now totaly blown away at all the possible choices, styles animations etc.

**Availor** · 31 January 2007, 08:44 PM

RaptorArts, since you've disabled your PM option I could not send you a private message.

Sorry for the infraction given, I mistakenly took you for a spam bot. Shoudl've been more careful.

Anyhow, I apologize for the incident.

P.S. I like the sculptures

**Riftvalley** · 02 February 2007, 01:09 PM

Hi,
There are dozens of helpful Flash sites try http://www.flashkit.com/ for loads of bits and pieces or for serious training send an email to Craig at LearnFlash.com [craig@learnflash.com]. They send out free Flash exercises every week that are very useful.

Best book, I reckon, is Sams Flash 8 in 24 Hours ISBN 0-672-32754-6

Martin

**RaptorArts** · 11 February 2007, 06:04 AM

My PM function is dissabled? Ill fix that now sorry about that

Im a member of that flash site email thing. I get craig's emails regularly now

It really REALLY helps!

**Availor** · 11 February 2007, 09:27 AM

You can download free video tutorials from http://learnflash.com/wp/, I've compiled a list of some interesting lessons. See HERE.

**Intbel** · 11 February 2007, 12:05 PM

"Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash MX"

ISBN: 0-672-32371-0

£21.99 UK
$46.99 Canada.
$29.99 U.S.A.

Five hundred and forty-eight pages.

**RaptorArts** · 16 February 2007, 03:15 AM

Im slow at learning this program but am geting there. I was wondering if theres a tutorial out there somewhere that teaches how to do an eyeball or compas script. IE. move your cursor and the eyeball in the center of the page folows it. Something a little creepy lookin