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Helps you in building Internet Applications with ActionScript 3. This book includes the ActionScript 3 language variables, datatypes, operators and expressions, functions, object oriented aspects of ActionScript 3, working with XML, dealing with events, handling error events and making your applications fault tolerant. more...

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The book is structured into three parts: Foundation knowledge (general programming theory applied to Flash with short tasks to demonstrate specific concepts), Applied workshop (more involved tasks broken into three parts each--design discussion, the building steps, and analysis with suggestions of variation), and Appendices (which provides a concise listing of some of the more useful elements in ActionScript). The book will begin with foundation knowledge and will build on that with practical workshops. This way, the readers should be able to apply what they learn to future challenges they might encounter. more...

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This is the only book in the After Effects market to focus exclusively on the creation of visual effects, and is a one-stop resource for anyone who wants in-depth explanations that demystify the realm of visual effects and how they were created, thanks to veteran author Mark Christiansen's friendly and accessible style. A thoroughly packed, informative read, this masterful guide focuses on explaining the essential concepts, features, and techniques that are key to creating seamless movie-quality visual effects. Readers will learn how to put After Effects to work to create the shots they need. Users who are comfortable with After Effects will find a helpful review of After Effects fundamentals--managing footage, viewing and editing layers, animating type, and more--so they can learn how to work smarter and more efficiently. Readers of all levels will learn core techniques for effects compositing: color matching, keying, rotoscoping, motion tracking, and emulating the camera. The final section of the book delves into creative explorations, demonstrating actual effects that readers might want to re-create. Readers will also find comprehensive coverage of all that's new in this upgrade. Throughout the book, beautiful full-color examples demonstrate what's possible, while the companion CD offers demos of After Effects CS3, sample footage, and software plug-ins. more...

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This is one of the few books to cover integration and workflow in depth between Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, Acrobat, and Version Cue.; Graphic design firms, ad agencies, and publishing houses typically use a collection of program more...

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The Focal Illustrated dictionary of Telecommunications is an invaluable resource for anyone studying, entering, or already working in the telecommunications industry. * Written by experts with specialist knowledge. * Contains essential data for on-the-job use. * Includes over 6,000 terms, definitions and acronyms. * Has over 350 line drawings. * The most comprehensive reference source of this nature. A Technical Manager for Nortel Networks, Fraidoon Mazda has held various senior technical posts within the electronics and telecommunications industries. He is editor of the Telcommunications Engineer's Reference Book, now in its second edition, and has also edited a series of eight pocketbooks derived from this major work. Since obtaining his PhD from Cambridge University, Dr. Xerxes Mazda has worked at the Science Museum, London, in various research and management positions. He is currently the Associate Curator of Communications. more...

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