Reviewing Animation and Effects with Macromedia Flash MX 2004 (Reviewed by: Rafiq R. Elmansy)

In her book, Animation and Effects with Macromedia Flash MX 2004, Jen DeHaan covered the animation effects techniques in Flash MX 2004.

Jen started her book with a fast introduction to Flash MX 2004, and then she moved on to the animation techniques in Flash, motion tweening, shape tweening and frame by frame animation.

Also, she did not miss to mention the animation using action script. And in the end of the book, she included useful appendixes about publishing SWF, time line effects and keyboard shortcuts.

However, this book is a good reference for intermediate designers and developers that want to get a solid background on the animation in Flash MX 2004.

Reviewed by: Rafiq R. Elmansy

Product Details:

Book title: Animation and Effects with Macromedia Flash MX 2004

Author: Jen DeHaan

Publisher: Macromedia Press

ISBN: 032130344X

Reviewing Adobe Photoshop CS2 Class Room in a Book (Reviewed by: Rafiq R. Elmansy)

Are you a digital photographer, graphic designer or a professional graphic design that eager to be an Adobe Certified Expert? So, you have to read this book. Adobe Photoshop CS2 Class Room in a Book is the official training book for Adobe Systems and the official training source for the Adobe Certified Expert exam.

This book provides a how-to training guide for Adobe Photoshop CS2, and covers all the features in this magnificent program starting with the working area and program anatomy, going through the photo editing features and other program features.

Also, it covers the new features in Adobe Photoshop CS2 like smart object, vanishing point and camera RAW technique that provides enhanced capabilities for image editing for digital photographers.

Adobe Photoshop Class Room in a Book is the best practice book for all who work with Adobe Photoshop CS2, whether digital photographers or graphic designs.

Product Details:
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Class Room in a Book
Publisher: Adobe Press
ISBN: 0321321847

Reviewing Adobe Creative Suite 2 Class Room in a Book (Reviewed by: Rafiq R. Elmansy)

Adobe Creative Suite 2 Class Room in a Book is part of the official training series for Adobe products. This book provides various training projects that cover different fields of the graphic design.

These fields are covered using the application included in the Adobe Creative Suite as following:

• Image editing with Adobe Photoshop CS2.
• Drawing and illustrating with Adobe Illustrator CS2.
• Page layout with Adobe InDesign CS2.
• Web design with GoLive CS2.
• Client reviews and printout with Adobe Acrobat 0.7 Professional and Adobe Reader
• File Sharing with Adobe Version Cue CS2.
• Organizing assets with Adobe Bridge.

If you got a project that needs different graphic contents such as web pages and printouts, this book will provide you a complete solution of how to implement the Adobe CS2 applications to manage and work in your project.

These series is also the official training for the Adobe Certified Expert exam.

Although this book is not a helping guide for Adobe applications, but it provides a how-to steps that complete your knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite application with practice and training.

Product Details:
Adobe Creative Suite 2 Class Room in a Book
Publisher: Adobe Press
ISBN: 0321349822