Flash MX Design for TV and Video

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Summary: You Get Your Money's Worth
Review: An excellent Flash book. It goes through every aspect of the production process, from writing the script to exporting to videotape. It tells you how to prepare your Flash animations the right way, and provides information on the correct project size, frame rate, title & action safe guides, etc. for broadcast. This information is invaluable if you ever intend to submit your Flash animation to a festival or studio, and you have to export your movie out to videotape. I also found the interviews with seasoned Flash animators to be very insightful. You will not regret buying this book.

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Summary: You Get Your Money's Worth
Review: An excellent Flash book. It goes through every aspect of the production process, from writing the script to exporting to videotape. It tells you how to prepare your Flash animations the right way, and provides information on the correct project size, frame rate, title & action safe guides, etc. for broadcast. This information is invaluable if you ever intend to submit your Flash animation to a festival or studio, and you have to export your movie out to videotape. I also found the interviews with seasoned Flash animators to be very insightful. You will not regret buying this book.

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Summary: A superb Resource
Review: For those of us who are slaves to Flash animation this book is an indispensable recourse. If you want to view you work not only on your tiny computer monitor but on your 50 inch plasma screen then you should reserve a space in your bookcase for this little gem; measurements (w220mm x h253mm x d20mm).

It goes through various approaches and methods of getting your animation from the Flash format to a broadcast quality product.

With interviews with leaders in the field of Flash animation, the book breaks down in easy steps the professionals methodology when working on Flash projects. It is insightful, an easy read and, for those who know the program well, will prove a valuable recourse.

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Summary: FlashTV! highly recommends this book!
Review: If you're a traditional animator or a web-based flash animator (all levels), "Flash MX Design for TV and Video" IS the definitive guide to taking your flash animation to video, television and DVD. Not only is this book chock full of animation techniques, it also explores working with sound, flash video capabilities and limitations, visual storytelling and cross-purposing, the process of designing your project with a variety of delivery options in mind. This book is a must-have for every serious Flash Animator seeking to take their flash stories to the next level. We are proud to recommend it to our FlashTV members.

Nicholas Da Silva, ...

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Summary: Accidental Double Entry for a good book
Review: If your a forward thinking Flash animator or designer, then you really, really owe it to yourself to pick this book up.
Its just a matter of time before more content shifts from work stations to the living room.
Janet Galore and Todd Kelsey write in a clear matter of fact style that reads efforlessly but doesn't skimp on the needed details to produce Broadcast Quality animation. This book is laden with terrific artwork and screen shots to guide the designer or animator in everystep towards making the transition from the Web to Television.
While this book will not teach you how to be a better animator or designer, It Will instantly broaden the stage greatly for the experienced and give the new Flash User even more of a reason to get better.

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Summary: MacIntosh & plugins needed to get full use of this book
Review: In order to use the examples in this book you will need a MacIntosh. You will also have buy quite a number of third-party plugins. If you own a Mac and have money for plugins than this is a very helpful book.

But look elsewhere if you only have a Windows computer and want to use only Flash for video work.



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Summary: Essential Reference for theNext Wave of Flash
Review: Its just a mater time before more quality content shifts from the workstations to the living rooms of the world. This is the definitive guide on bridging Flash content for the Web to Television. A truly indespensible reference for any Flash professional wanting to make the transition.
Janet Galore and Todd Kelsey lay it all out clearly and write in an easy to read style that doesn't skimp on details. The entire book is laden with terrific artwork and helpful screen grabs that support the text. Very undaunting for the visually inclined.
The sections on video exporting, and postproduction effects was particularly eye opening. this section alone cleared a lot uncertainty for me.
While this book won't make the reader a better Flash animator/designer, it most definately will make any level Animator or designer a more informed artist. It will open a lot of doors personaly and in the hands of a talented, creative person, change the ever evolving face of the Flash community indelibly.

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Summary: very helpful
Review: this book is a good reference if you are serious about the subject. "working with digital puppets" section is quite scary but more or less helpful. through out the process there are more than one applications involved from bigin to finish. if you are experience with flash and some other video editing softwares this book is a good buy.

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Summary: very helpful
Review: this book is a good reference if you are serious about the subject. "working with digital puppets" section is quite scary but more or less helpful. through out the process there are more than one applications involved from bigin to finish. if you are experience with flash and some other video editing softwares this book is a good buy.