Flash MX Design for TV and Video

By Todd Kelsey and Janet Galore

* Includes perspectives from both traditional broadcast animators and seasoned Flash animators. * Provides information on pitfalls to avoid and where to find additional resources on Flash, animation, and television production. * Packed with tips, techniques, and case studies from shops on the cutting edge of Flash development. * Companion Website includes dynamic examples from the book and links to the hottest broadcast Flash animation created by third parties.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764536818
• ISBN13: 9780764536816
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

The most informative Book for Flash on TV

This book has helped me a lot for the TV commercial to be created in Flash..I thank the author of the book for this wonderfull help..

You Get Your Money's Worth

An excellent Flash book. It goes through every aspect of the production process, from writing the script to exporting to videotape. It tells you how to prepare your Flash animations the right way, and provides information on the correct project size, frame rate, title & action safe guides, etc. for broadcast. This information is invaluable if you ever intend to submit your Flash animation to a festival or studio, and you have to export your movie out to videotape. I also found the interviews with seasoned Flash animators to be very insightful. You will not regret buying this book.

FlashTV! highly recommends this book!

If you're a traditional animator or a web-based flash animator (all levels), "Flash MX Design for TV and Video" IS the definitive guide to taking your flash animation to video, television and DVD. Not only is this book chock full of animation techniques, it also explores working with sound, flash video capabilities and limitations, visual storytelling and cross-purposing, the process of designing your project with a variety of delivery options in mind. This book is a must-have for every serious Flash Animator seeking to take their flash stories to the next level. We are proud to recommend it to our FlashTV members.Nicholas Da Silva, ...

Essential Reference for theNext Wave of Flash

Its just a mater time before more quality content shifts from the workstations to the living rooms of the world. This is the definitive guide on bridging Flash content for the Web to Television. A truly indespensible reference for any Flash professional wanting to make the transition. Janet Galore and Todd Kelsey lay it all out clearly and write in an easy to read style that doesn't skimp on details. The entire book is laden with terrific artwork and helpful screen grabs that support the text. Very undaunting for the visually inclined.The sections on video exporting, and postproduction effects was particularly eye opening. this section alone cleared a lot uncertainty for me.While this book won't make the reader a better Flash animator/designer, it most definately will make any level Animator or designer a more informed artist. It will open a lot of doors personaly and in the hands of a talented, creative person, change the ever evolving face of the Flash community indelibly.

very helpful

this book is a good reference if you are serious about the subject. "working with digital puppets" section is quite scary but more or less helpful. through out the process there are more than one applications involved from bigin to finish. if you are experience with flash and some other video editing softwares this book is a good buy.