Beginner attempting to learn flash, suggestions?

[dxkj]

I was thinking of just going through all the tutorials (I already went through the lessons) But I thought I'd ask for opinions before i spent all that time. Im a CS major, know a bit about web design, php, sql, etc but this is my first time messing around with flash.


thanks

 

[DaveSimmons]

Get The Flash xx Bible by Robert Reinhardt & Jon Lentz. At least in Flash 5 it's much better than the lousy tutorials packaged with Flash.

Flash is an interesting tool to pick up, since it's currently a better cross-platform langauge than java in some situations, mostly because a much higher perecentage of users have the plugin installed than an up-to-date JVM. Your app is also a single, self-contained file that can include images and music files that runs without an install step.

The programming model is weird though, it's oriented towards movie frames amd movie clips rather than windows.

 

[slag]

Give up. Its too hard and you're already needing help before you even started.

Go find something better to do like cross stick or paint by number.

 

[phatj]

It's not very tough, dont listen to slag, especially if you are in CS, you shouldnt have much of a problem. The packaged tutorials in flash suck. Once you become more and more acquainted, though, the Actionscript Library becomes quite helpful (F1).

I got started a year or two back. I'd say the best way to start is by going to Flashkit and checking out their tutorials, and most importantly, their forums (or "boards"). Their forum is really busy (almost as busy as atot!)

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: slag
Give up. Its too hard and you're already needing help before you even started.

Go find something better to do like cross stick or paint by number.

Umm, thanks for the flame moron If i actually thought you could comprehend normal human speech I would insult you more.

 

[OulOat]

Flash, the graphics part of it, is easy to learn. However, Actionscript is hard. Moreso, it's hard to get it working right. I really suggest this book. Easy to read, and teachs you the basics of Actionscripts through common tasks. Once I grasped that, I just search the library/api that comes with flash for help with more complex commands, and if I'm really stuck, there is always google.