9781903450062: Flash 5 Dynamic Content Studio (with CD ROM)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1903450063 ISBN 13: 9781903450062
Publisher: Friends of Ed, 2001

Synopsis

Dynamic content is one of the big futures of Flash. Flash will become the web-standard way of giving users compelling sound-and-vision experiences when they visit data-rich e-commerce, entertainment, and information sites. The book concentrates on the Window's OS, although other server options are covered.

Dynamic content frees web designers from the constraints of static pages, and Flash dynamic content adds life and visual excitement to the dynamic interface. The combination of Flash and dynamic content is the web equivalent of the shift from black and white silent movies to full-color talkies.

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From the Publisher

The Flash Studio series assumes that you already know the basics of Flash. Studio books take you upward from there, all the way to the high plateau of technical excellence and specialization. Along the way, a collective of Flash experts will guide and advise you.

This book assumes that the reader already knows the fundamentals of creating Flash movies, and that they are familiar with the basic relationships between web servers and web clients (browsers). It does not assume any programming knowledge.

This book will outline the importance of dynamic content in the future development of Flash, and demonstrate the best tools for integrating dynamic content using Flash as a front-end. Readers will see how to link Flash movies, via a middleware bridge, through to a back-end datastore (eg of images and text).

Dynamic content generation tools covered will include Flash Action Scripting, Macromedia Generator, Flash Turbine, Swift Generator, and ASP.

By the end of the book, the reader will have a solid understanding of the potentialities and benefits of using dynamic content with Flash, and will be able to choose the best ways of implementing dynamic content solutions in their designs.

In response to disappointment from some Mac-users, Friends of ED would like to stress that this book is strongly orientated around the Windows platform. We hope this book offers a comprehensive and advanced guide to injecting dynamic content into your Flash website. If you have any queries or suggestions please email feedback@friendsofed.com.

About the Author

Darin Beard has been working with Web-based technology for almost a decade. As both a graphic designer and software developer, Darin has a unique perspective on the process of creating Web-based applications. He has experience in technology and software ranging from Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to ASP, ASP.NET, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and VBScript to Macromedia Flash to Microsoft SQL Server. His range of experience is extremely beneficial when working with Flash because he can approach a Flash project from both the graphical (design) and technical (code) perspectives. Clients Darin has worked with include Hillwood, American Medical Response, Canon, American Airlines Center, Fellowship Church, RightNow.org, RenderAid.com, BlueFishTV, and others. Darin currently lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife of 12 years and his three children. He can be reached at darin.beard@sitetoolset.com.

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Publisher
Friends of Ed
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1903450063
ISBN 13 
9781903450062
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
1000