Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source - Softcover

Bardzell, Shaowen; Bardzell, Jeffrey; Flynn, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321336208 ISBN 13: 9780321336200

Publisher: Macromedia Press, 2006

Synopsis

Learn by doing! Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source provides a comprehensive, working introduction to the most powerful Web design and development suite available. Starting from the ground up, you’ll build two Web sites. In the first half of the book, you’ll combine the strengths of Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver to create an attractive, yet maintainable site. In the second half of the book, you’ll focus on building a powerful and dynamic user experience by combining Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute, FlashPaper, and ColdFusion. The enclosed CD-ROM contains all the files you need to complete the projects, plus completed files for you to compare with your results and use as models for future projects.

You learn how to:

• Optimize graphics in Fireworks, balancing quality and file size
• Design in a standards-compliant, all XHTML-CSS workflow
• Insert and format text, images, and CSS layers in Dreamweaver
• Master multimedia concepts, such as timelines, libraries, and file architecture
• Create Flash animations, using frame-by-frame and tweened animation techniques
• Create functional buttons using Flash symbols and ActionScript
• Integrate video into Flash projects
• Use ColdFusion to display live database data on a Web page
• Send data in and out of Flash movies to server scripts and databases
• Leverage the power of Contribute to maintain, distribute, and control Web content and FlashPaper to create, share, distribute, and use documents in a secure, universal format
  

About this title

About the Author

Shaowen Bardzell, Ph.D. currently is Visiting Assistant Professor of sport communications and sport informatics in the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University, specializing in digital media and virtual communities. She has published on application development and multimedia authoring for Macromedia Press and Wiley, including being the co-author of the previous edition, Macromedia Studio MX 2004: Training from the Source.

Jeffrey Bardzell, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Indiana University School of Informatics Human-Computer Interaction Design program, focusing in the areas of new media and design criticism. He has developed many courses and authored numerous books on Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and ColdFusion, including Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 with ASP, ColdFusion, and PHP: Training from the Source, as well as co-authoring the previous edition.

Bob Flynn is the technology director for the System and Accounting Graduate Programs at the Kelley School of Business, the manager of the Indiana University Macromedia User Group, and webmaster for Bloomingfoods Cooperative Grocery. This is his first book with Macromedia Press.

• Optimize graphics in Fireworks, balancing quality and file size
• Design in a standards-compliant, all XHTML-CSS workflow
• Insert and format text, images, and CSS layers in Dreamweaver
• Master multimedia concepts, such as timelines, libraries, and file architecture
• Create Flash animations, using frame-by-frame and tweened animation techniques
• Create functional buttons using Flash symbols and ActionScript
• Integrate video into Flash projects
• Use ColdFusion to display live database data on a Web page
• Send data in and out of Flash movies to server scripts and databases
• Leverage the power of Contribute to maintain, distribute, and control Web content and FlashPaper to create, share, distribute, and use documents in a secure, universal format
  

Edition details

• Publisher: Macromedia Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321336208
• ISBN 13: 9780321336200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560