Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8

Macromedia Studio 8 users, look no further! Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio MX is the ultimate comprehensive reference book for users of Macromedia's suite of web design and development tools. Updated to include all new features of the new release, you will focus on the integration of the suite of software programs. This will assit you in enhancing your productivity by choosing the correct tool or combination of tools for each and every task you are out to complete.

The book includes in-depth coverage of wireframing web sites and creating vector-based art with Freehand; creating and editing graphics with Fireworks; using Flash to create useful interfaces and exceptional animations; working with ActionScript; using ColdFusion to generate reports and serve as a back-end for dynamic web sites; building data-driven Web sites with Dreamweaver; and truly integrating the elements of the suite into a productive workflow. A series of exercises at the end of each chapter will provide you with experience in using each of the applications in tandem to create a web site.

Sean Nicholson is a web developer and system administrator at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He has worked with Dreamweaver since its early incarnations and has published extensively on Dreamweaver implementations. A contributor to the previous edition of Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio MX 2004, Sean uses the Macromedia Studio components on a daily basis in his work and his private contract work.