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	Diane Cipollo BellaOnline's Flash Editor

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Reviews of Flash related software, books and other products categorized by subject.

ActionScript 3.0 for Adobe Flash CS3 Professional by Todd Perkins
As Flash gets more robust, the challenge of teaching Flash gets more complicated. However, ActionScript 3.0 for Adobe Flash CS3 Professional by Todd Perkins will not disappoint you.

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional On Demand by Andy Anderson and Steve Johnson
This book by Andy Anderson and Steve Johnson is a quick reference guide that covers the new Flash CS3. The format makes it a great how-to source.

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Training Book by Rich Shupe
The video tutorials and reference guide does not cover Flash basics as thoroughly as most books. However, it is a great way for the beginner to become familiar with Flash via a visual presentation before tackling the Flash manual.

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional What's New Review
Flash is the most popular software for drawing, animation and creating interactive content. We have all waited with anticipation for this latest release of Flash CS3 Professional. Let´s take a look at some of what´s new.

Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns by Joey Lott and Danny Patterson
This book by Joey Lott and Danny Patterson will take you through the steps for building flexible and adaptive applications.

Book Review - Creating a Web Site with Flash - Visual QuickProject Guide
This book will not teach you everything about Flash, but it will take you step-by-step through the process of making a web site with Flash. You will become familiar with most of the basic Flash tools and the Flash workspace.

Book Review - Creating A Web Site With Flash 8 - Visual QuickProject by David Morris
This book won't teach you everything about Adobe(R) Macromedia(R) Flash but it does teach you the basic techniques needed to create a website with Flash 8. David Morris uses easy instructions with large supporting screen shots.

Book Review – Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Beyond the Basics Hands-on Training by S Rebenschied
The author, Shane Rebenschied, takes a modular approach to Flash and ActionScript. When you have finished the book, you will have mastered some of the intermediate level Flash features.

Flash CS3 Professional Advanced for Windows and Macintosh, Visual QuickPro Guide by Russell Chun
Once you start writing your own ActionScript code, you can move up to creating more complex animation, dynamic interaction and server-side programming. This book by Russel Chun will give you the foundation you need to master advance Flash design and development.

Foundation ActionScript 3 with Flash CS3 and Flex
In this book, Steve Webster, Todd Yard and Sean McSharry go one step further and help the readers to extend their ActionScript skills for both Flash and Flex.

Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers – Book Review
The approach taken by Tom Green and David Stiller in this book is to teach Flash CS3 from a designer's point of view. The authors have made a great effort to use fun and interesting examples for each topic-based chapter to make learning Flash almost painless for the designer and artist.

How to Wow with Flash by Colin Smith
This book by Colin Smith shares with you his Flash secrets in sixty of the best examples of Flash effects. But do not panic if you are not familiar with Flash ActionScript. Believe it or not, Smith keeps the ActionScript to a minimum.

Product Review - Macromedia Studio and Flash MX 2004
For many years, Macromedia Flash has been the industry standard for creating motion graphics, interactive web content and desktop applications. When most people think of Flash they think of the motion graphics character animation that you find in ecards and digital games. But there is no limit

Review of Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Classroom in a Book
The first thing you will notice about this book is that it is project-based. Each chapter contains a lesson that covers certain Flash techniques, concepts or features and, along the way, introduces you to what is new in Flash CS3.

Review of Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation
One of the biggest questions that is answered in Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation is when to use Flash and how to use it most efficiently. The next question is what tasks are beyond Flash´s capabilities and when to turn to another software such as After Effects.