Live Motion f/x and Design Book

Adobe LiveMotion is fast becoming a powerful force in Web design and animation, and Adobe LiveMotion F/X and Design offers insight, instruction, and inspiration for the creative Web designer.LiveMotion isn't really like any one Adobe tool; it is an amalgam of several. It borrows heavily from After Effects, and has features like Illustrator and tools similar to those found in Photoshop. So LiveMotion has a lot more depth than many people think, and this book is designed to show some of it.Starting with a detailed overview of how LiveMotion works and the philosophies behind it, the book quickly moves into the how-tos of creating special 3-D effects, textures, and backgrounds; an outstanding section on creating rollover items like menus using JavaScript and Flash features; using LiveMotion to build entire HTML page layouts; and on to such topics as LiveMotion animation basics, SWF animation basics, object behaviours, and on to using mattes and textures.The CD-ROM is full of textures, styles, shapes, image mattes and templates, all ready for use. There are also plenty of demo programs--including LiveMotion, Photoshop and Illustrator--plus, of course, the project and graphic files from the chapters in the book.All told, this book offers inspiration and information that goes beyond what you normally get in manuals. A generous number of screen shots, a packed CD-ROM, and clearly written text make it solid value. --Mike CaputoRead More