Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Hands-On Training (ISBN 0321509838)

product review:
Required text for a class. It is OK so far for the most part I guess. This is a totally new subject for me so I dont know what to compare it with. It is similar to other tutorial books I have used. What I find exasperating about this book is the author constantly telling you "...you will learn more about that in chapter XX..." or "...more about that later..." It isnt like it happens once in a while it is like several times on every page. Now that I am into chapter 8, the author has added "...you learned about that in chapter 4..." or "chapter 6" or... What keeps me going and not throwing the book across the room and dropping the class is that the subject matter is quite fascinating.

Step By Step Rewards:
As a teacher in Multimedia/Art at Ventura College, CA, I review and use many books as reference. Flash CS3 Professional by Todd Perkins is a step by step tutorial to a total creation ending. The fact that this "Hands on Training" under the auspices of lynda.com/ Peachpit Press is accompanied by lynda.com training videos, makes a coordinated package for the individual learner or a classroom environment. Each chapter is illustrated with examples and tips, a valuable reference for Flash enthusiasts, animators and web developers alike. Too bad the books fall apart!

Great book for starters:
If you are a web developer with some code experience this book is for you, the samples here are easy to follow and can give you a great start up with flash. This is a good book if you are planning to dept into flash

Awesome Book:
I LOVE THE WAY THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED. I HAVE AN ONLINE CLASS THAT USES THIS BOOK AND BECASUE I CANT MEET MY TEACHER FACE TO FACE I NEED A BOOK THAT CAN TEACH ME STEP BY STEP. THIS BOOK IS IT.

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional by Todd Perkins:
This book offeres all the step by step instructions which i found very helpful for doing home works. I got pleasure for discovering a mis-step or two in the instructions. When I got stuck, that's when i really going extra hard to go back and forth to pull my self out of a jam, and I learned more in doing so.