The Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Bundle is the fastest, easiest way to master all the professional features of Dreamweaver MX 2004, Flash MX 2004 and Fireworks MX 2004. Work alongside the instructors using the included media files, and learn how to make the most of your interactive media applications.

This 3-CD-ROM set contains over 30 hours of comprehensive training!

Includes:   

• Learning Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004
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• Learning Macromedia Flash MX 2004
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• Learning Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004
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Learning Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 with Garo Green is a workshop that includes movie-based tutorials and all the exercise files needed to follow along at your own pace. This product is intended for the beginner or the existing Dreamweaver user who wants to get up to speed with MX 2004. You’ll find hours of tips and techniques designed to help you understand how to use the feature-rich tools of Dreamweaver MX 2004. These tutorials cover issues such as accessibility, CSS, site management, rollovers, forms, frames, how to get your site online, and much more!

Learning Flash MX 2004 with Shane Rebenschied is a workshop of movie based tutorials developed for beginning Flash users. The exercises walk you through the essential features of the authoring tool including drawing tools, importing bitmaps and vectors, animation, masking, working with Symbols, ActionScripting basics, music and sound effects, video, the deconstruction of a complete Flash site, and much more! Learning Macromedia Flash MX 2004 does not cover the more advanced topics and features found in Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional. However, all of the topics covered in this title can be applied to both versions of Macromedia Flash MX 2004.

Introduction

1. The Interface

2. Drawing and Color

3. Animation Basics

4. Frame-by-Frame Animation

5. Shape Tweening

6. Libraries, Symbols, and Instances

7. Motion Tweening

8. Timeline Effects

9. Masking

10. Type

11. Bitmaps

12. Buttons

13. Movie Clips

14. ActionScripting Basics

15. Sound

16. Video

17. Publishing

18. Deconstructing

19. Accessibility

20. Templates

Conclusion

Learning Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 with Abigail Rudner is a movie-based tutorial designed for novice and intermediate Fireworks users who want to design and export static as well as interactive web graphics. Solid, clear, creative, and easy-to-follow instructions cover both the design and the interactive code development features offered by Fireworks MX 2004. This tutorial begins with an overview of the Fireworks MX 2004 interface and quickly advances to cover topics such as working with and creating vector and bitmap image content, animation, optimization, interactivity and exporting methods, as well as Dreamweaver integration. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Introduction
- welcome
 
Getting Started
- the interface

Drawing Tools
- vector vs. bitmap
- basic shapes
- vector drawing
- modifying points
- bitmap drawing

Color, Strokes and Fills
- fill properties
- fill textures
- fill patterns
- fill gradients
- web dither fill
- stroke settings
- creating custom strokes

Typography
- typography
- importing type
- text on a path
- converting text to paths

Working with Pixels
- editing pixels
- copying and pasting pixels
- selecting by color

Masking
- vector masks
- bitmap masks
- masking with text

Align and Transforming Objects
- the align panel
- the modify panel
- scale, skew and distort

Optimization, Exporting and Slicing
- GIF vs. JPEG
- GIF - web safe palette
- GIF - transparency
- GIF - alpha transparency
- JPEG - optimization
- slicing
- HTML slicing
- single slice
 
Image Maps
- image maps

Effects and Filters
- effects vs. filters
- using effects
- using styles

Animation
- frame-by-frame
- duplicating and reversing
- tweens
- symbols
- importing

Rollovers
- simple
- exporting
- complex
- button symbols
- multiple event
- rollovers and image maps
- pop-up menus
 
Dreamweaver Integration
- images
- library items
- quick export
- build a simple site

Conclusion
- goodbye

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