Generator and Flash Demystified - Softcover

Torrone, Phillip; Wiggins, Chris; Chambers, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201725843 ISBN 13: 9780201725841

Publisher: Peachpit Pr, 2001

Synopsis

This guide provides instruction for delivering Macromedia Flash content using Generator. It documents all the Generator commands and features, beginning with the basics, and explains how to integrate content using languages such as ASP, Cold Fusion, PHP, JSP, and Java. It explains the use of drag-and-drop techniques within the Flash authoring environment to create interactive graphics, charts, tables, and animations. An accompanying CD-ROM includes templates, tutorials, and demos. Torrone is a software engineer; Wiggins is a digital media designer; and Chambers is a Web applications architect. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author

Phillip Torrone is director of New Media for Braincraft, an award winning Web media and design firm in New York City, whose clients include AT&T, Compaq, UPS, and Lucent Technologies. From creating the first 100% flash-based online bank to creating Flash-enabled cell phones, devices, and automobiles, Phillip is considered an industry leader for Macromedia's Flash product.

Chris Wiggins, Creative Director at Braincraft, has been designing in Flash since Flash 2, and has been designing in multimedia for 6 years.

Mike Chambers in an expert in creating Web applications using Flash and Generator. He has recently been working on expanding Generator's functionality through the Generator SDK, creating and releasing more than ten new objects. He also has extensive experience programming with Java, JSP, ASP, PHP, and Cold Fusion. He created and maintains a Generator resource site at markme.

From the Back Cover

If you’re a professional who uses Macromedia Flash to design or develop Web content, chances are Macromedia Generator should be part of your tool kit, if it isn’t already. Generator and Flash Demystified is a must-have reference that gives designers and developers alike everything they need to produce and deliver dynamically generated Flash movies using Generator. Whether you need to automate daily news updates for a large Flash site, deliver secure, personalized bank account information within a dynamic Flash interface, or send real-time content to Palm devices or Web-based phones, Generator and Flash Demystified takes you on a hands-on tour of the hottest data-driven solution for Flash content. This official guide to Generator shows you how to integrate content using languages such as ASP, Cold Fusion, PHP, JSP, and Java and gives you all the information you’ll need on the latest maintenance release of Generator. The accompanying CD contains demos, tutorials, and sample templates you can use to produce your own work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0201725843
• ISBN 13: 9780201725841
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 480