Macromedia's Flash 5.0 is one of the most dynamic and powerful design applications for interactive web-based animation. No doubt, the technology has given birth to a new generation of internet designers. This book reveals readers all the tips and techniques so that they can start designing quickly. Both old and new features are covered in the book. New features include: improved interface design, new creative tools, and action scripts for interactivity.

Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0 provides an exciting environment for creating and managing web pages and web sites. Fiaz Hussain gives a quick, but effective, introduction to the various key components and tools making up the development studio. Using a hands-on approach, with plenty of animated illustrations, Essential Dreamweaver 4.0 fast
- shows the simple and valuable steps necessary to design, develop, evaluate and publish a web site;
- explains the essential components of building a web-site, through hand-coding HTML or JavaScript, or via the Visual Editor, or by means...

Macromedia Director 8.5 provides an exciting environment for composing interactive, attractive and media rich movies suitable for the web. Starting with an introduction to the development environment, Fiaz Hussain presents a quick and effective guide to the powerful components that make up Macromedia Director 8.5.

Using a hands-on approach, with plenty of illustrations, Essential Director 8.5 fast
- Introduces the panels, windows and tools required for producing attractive and informative movies
- Explains the role of casts and sprites in making appealing...