Macromedia Studio 8

Provides an introduction to a Web design and development suite. This book helps build two Web sites. It combines the strengths of Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver to create a maintainable site. It also focusses on building a dynamic user experience by combining Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute, FlashPaper, and ColdFusion.

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Learn by doing! Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source provides a comprehensive, working introduction to the most powerful Web design and development suite available. Starting from the ground up, you’ll build two Web sites. In the first half of the book, you’ll combine the strengths of Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver to create an attractive, yet maintainable site. In the second half of the book, you’ll focus on building a powerful and dynamic user experience by combining Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute, FlashPaper, and ColdFusion. The enclosed CD-ROM contains all the files you need to complete the projects, plus completed files for you to compare with your results and use as models for future projects.

You learn how to:


Optimize graphics in Fireworks, balancing quality and file size
Design in a standards-compliant, all XHTML-CSS workflow
Insert and format text, images, and CSS layers in Dreamweaver
Master multimedia concepts, such as timelines, libraries, and file architecture
Create Flash animations, using frame-by-frame and tweened animation techniques
Create functional buttons using Flash symbols and ActionScript
Integrate video into Flash projects
Use ColdFusion to display live database data on a Web page
Send data in and out of Flash movies to server scripts and databases
Leverage the power of Contribute to maintain, distribute, and control Web content and FlashPaper to create, share, distribute, and use documents in a secure, universal format