Description:
Adobe LiveMotion is fast becoming a powerful force in Web design and animation, and Adobe LiveMotion f/x & Design offers insight, instruction, and inspiration for the creative Web designer. LiveMotion really isn't like any one Adobe tool; it's an amalgam of several. It borrows heavily from After Effects, and has features like Illustrator and tools that are similar to those that are found in Photoshop. So, LiveMotion has a lot more depth than many people think, and this book is designed to show some of it. Starting with a detailed overview of how LiveMotion works and the philosophies behind it, the book quickly moves into the how-tos of creating special 3-D effects, textures, and backgrounds (chapter 2); an outstanding section on creating rollover items like menus by using JavaScript and Flash features (chapter 4); using LiveMotion to build entire HTML page layouts (chapter 5); and continues with such topics as LiveMotion animation basics, SWF animation basics, object behaviors, and using mattes and textures. The CD-ROM is full of textures, styles, shapes, image mattes, and templates, all of which are ready for use. There also are plenty of demo programs--including LiveMotion, Photoshop, and Illustrator--plus, of course, the project and graphic files from the chapters in the book. All told, this book offers inspiration and information that goes beyond what you normally get in manuals. A generous number of screen shots, a packed CD-ROM, and clearly written text make it a solid value. --Mike Caputo
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