About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherApress L. P.

ISBN-101590592212

ISBN-139781590592212

eBay Product ID (ePID)6026854

Product Key Features

Number of PagesVIII, 272 Pages

Publication NameFlash 3d Cheats Most Wanted

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectComputer Graphics, Software Development & Engineering / General

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorJosh Dura, Brian Monnone, James Dean Palmer, Aral Balkan, Anthony Eden

Subject AreaComputers

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsFrom the reviews: "Every desktop designer would love to uncover the secret to easy 3D, and if this book isn't it, it comes pretty close." - Design Graphics "This book is really well done, it has a nice and clear layout and I found every chapter very well explained. ... Highly recommended to everyone interested in the subject." - gotoAndPlay() "The book is really well done, it has a nice and clear layout and I found every chapter very well explained and clear. The promise of revealing all the 3D Flash tricks is widely fulfilled and I think every intermediate to advanced Flash developer will enjoy it. Also the many color pictures and diagrams that you will find will greatly help you in better understanding the concepts being explained. ... Highly recommended to everyone interested in the subject." (Lapo, gotoAndPlay, May, 2004) "Flash 3D Cheats Most Wanted is ... clear and concise, offering you a simple yet informative introduction to the fundamentals of creating 3D graphics, buttons and so on in Macromedia's application." (Computer Arts, December, 2003)

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentIntroduction to Flash 3D.- Light and Shadow.- Scaling for 3D.- Isometric 3D.- Focus and Depth of Field.- Parallax Scrolling.- Text Effects in 3D Space.- Drawing API and Math for 3D.- 3D Slice Engine.- Departure Lounge: Using Flash with specific 3D software.

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

Synopsis"Flash 3D Cheats Most Wanted" is the latest title in the Most Wanted series of Friends of ED. The Most Wanted series dictates that each of the chapters is completely standalone, delivering as many finished examples as possible - the chapters are themed by tools and theory, but the content is driven by aesthetics, i.e. "how cool is the effect?" Each chapter is packed full of the most wanted tips, tricks, and techniques to demonstrate exactly how to achieve stunning, professional 3D art for the Web. Because of the very nature of the subject, there is a gradual increase of complexity per chapter. This is not, however, a tutorial book from start to finish - it's an inspiring sample of all the very best techniques that professional Web 3D designers are using today. "Flash 3D Cheats Most Wanted" will appeal to any professional or aspiring 3D artists, web designers, and online games developers., Those who are quite comfortable with Flash MX and know a little ActionScript, will enjoy this book. It provides detailed step-by-step tutorials, and boasts complete technical support from the friends of ED website., Digital 3D is a tricky area - and until the day someone makes 3D TV commercially viable, it's going to remain a tricky area. What is 3D? Can you genuinely render 3D on a flat screen? Do you have to spend a year's wages to get a dedicated piece of 3D software? Do you have to conjure up a bunch of complex math techniques to make the grade? Is anyone going to answer these interminable questions? Well, listen: we're not out to work ourselves into the ground here. We want 3D and we want it fast, and we want to use Flash to get it. In a series of clear and concise demonstrations, this book shows you exactly what can be achieved in Web 3D. Some of the most cunning designers around have put their heads together to present these: the most wanted 3D cheats in Flash. This book will show you that you can: * Lie your way into 3D with simple drawing techniques * Cheat a 3D interface with cunning use of light and shadow * Fool Flash into thinking it can render genuine 3D, and con the Internet into delivering it for us in double-quick time * Hoodwink visitors into thinking theyre witnessing focus and depth of field * Improve your depth of deception with an innovative slice engine to create convincing 3D objects * Trick users into thinking they're moving through a 3D space

LC Classification NumberT385