Binding: Paperback ISBN: 1590593065 Publisher: friends of ED Publication Date: December 08, 2003 Number Of Pages: 350 Editorial Review:
Product Description: Macromedias Fireworks MX 2004 enables you to design, optimize, and add basic interactivity to your graphics and is mainly used for designing and optimizing web graphics, then exporting them to website creation programs like Dreamweaver or Flash. With extensive tools for editing bitmap and vector graphics, Fireworks makes collaborative site design much quicker with improved integration of the Studio products. Graphics in Flash or Dreamweaver libraries can be quickly edited in Fireworks and instantly updated throughout your website. Extra photo-editing tools, Auto Shapes, Live Effects animation, and additional anti-aliasing options provide more creative scope and developers can extend Fireworks image-editing capabilities into Dreamweaver. Summary of Contents Chapter 1: Web Graphics and the Fireworks Interface Chapter 2: Creating Content Tools and Colors Chapter 3: Object Properties Chapter 4: Object Behavior: Interactivity Chapter 5: Optimization and Exporting Chapter 6: Animation Chapter 7: Working with Vectors Chapter 8: Spectacular Text Effects Chapter 9: Retouching and Enhancing Color Chapter 10: Creating Interfaces Chapter 11: Extensibility and Automation Chapter 12: Integrating Fireworks MX 2004 with Dreamweaver MX 2004 Hero Project 1: Web page layout with Fireworks and Dreamweaver Hero Project 2: Media player interface
Customer Reviews
Rating: - Macromedia Fireworks book
The book arrived quickly and in great shape. Thank you. I haven't finished it yet, but is proving to be a big help in developing my website.
Rating: - This is a great resource
The authors do a great job introducing Fireworks MX 2004 to new users. They take readers on a thorough tour of the features and tools sets available in Fireworks. Experienced readers can also learn from this book as it talks about more advanced topics and even highlights the Fireworks Exchange by Macromedia which is one of the most powerful assets available to Fireworks users. If you want to learn Fireworks MX 2004, this is the book for you.
Rating: - What a great resource to insert creative ideas to websites
This book really helped me out with learning how to implement creative thoughts/ideas into a working navigation system. When read, it sounds like the authors are right there walking you through each and every step you need to understand and master FireworksMX 2004. As you read through the book, you'll find a lot of helpful tips that are in each section. I almost liked reading the tips rather than focusing on the main sections. Be sure to work through the tutorials, I picked up a lot of tidbits that ... Read More
