Keith Peters—Actionscript Animation
I just got this great book in the mail yesterday. For anyone who likes experimental Flash, or who would like to learn about how they can make the cool stuff they see on everyone else's websites, this book is practically a must-have. It covers everything from basic trig to some advanced 3d techniques. I am loving it.
Keith Peters, author and creator of BIT-101, does a great job of simplifying mathematical concepts that usually scare the crap out of most of us. He also does really well in explaining the relationship of real-world trigonometry to Flash's coordinate system and why. He gives good code examples and coaches you through animation concepts to help you feel comfortable with some pretty cool effects. It's the best-selling Actionscript book for 2006, and eveyone I've read seems to really like it too.
posted by Tanner and Lora Sharp @ 7/21/2006 10:03:00 AM
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Yeah i make you right Cahlan, top book. I love all the quick reference code snippets, highly recommended.
I've pretty much brought all the recent FOE publications and there's only one duff one AdvancED Flash Interface Design. This is more about design and doesn't really teach you much at all.
My number 1 recomendation is: Flash Application Design Solutions: The Flash Usability Handbook.
One of the best books i've ever purchased...and i got da lot.
Also worth a look Foundation Flash and ASP.NET and for a real indepth look at the V2 component architecture AdvancED ActionScript Components: Mastering the Macromedia Component Architecture.
Go read, learn and be happy.
Doug
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