Macromedia Flash MX Unleashed

I needed to learn Flash MX and had the resources to buy only one book. I'm glad I picked up this one. Not only does it cover more topics on Flash than I could hope to learn, but the example and the exercises are easy to understand and follow. If you're in the same boat as me and need to learn Flash by yourself than this book can be your own personal teacher.

I have read multiple Flash books, and none of them compare to Unleashed. This book offers information as basic as the drawing tools and as complex as Flash remoting.The layout of this book is great making exercises and examples easy to find and are written clearly that lead down a path of success. The knowledge of these writers is clearly very deep and they share this knowledge is an easy to understand manner that can make anyone a full-blown professional Flash developer. Looking at past reviews, the web site seems to be complete to me, in fact I had a question and both Todd and Matt (the authors) responded to me personally. If you're going to spend your hard earned money on a Flash book, you can't go wrong with Flash MX Unleashed.

I picked up this book about three weeks ago, and I can put it down. The exercises and examples in this book are written clearly, and in a way that makes sense.It covers everything from drawing in Flash, to animation, to ActionScript, to advanced database integration. The authors clearly are masters of Flash, with all the information and knowledge in this book, it's one of the best values in Flash books.I've watched some of the QuickTime movies on the companion web site, and they're awesome. If you're confused about a topic, these are the best way to get a clear understanding of the difficult topics. A+++Unleashed breaks down all concepts, and makes total sense. I've used Flash 4 briefly, and now need to start working with MX for work. This book as been a tremendous help, and I would encourage anyone looking to learn Flash to pick up this book.

This is a great book filled with no-nonsense information. What I like about this Unleashed book in comparison to other series is it doesn't fill space about other topics other than Flash. The step-by-step examples in this book are killer, if you need to learn ActionScript than this is the book!...If you're new to Flash I would still consider this because some of the earlier chapters lay a great foundation - and if you're more advanced there's some great web-app features in this book, including a game chapter.As with every book, there are a few draw backs. I was disappointed to see the drawing API wasn't covered and I wish it came with a CD-ROM instead of a web site. Still worthy of 5 stars due to the strong content in the rest of the book.

I just got this book a few days ago and I wanted to write a review. I've only worked in depth with a couple of chapters and skimmed through the rest, but this book is top-notch. It offers great coverage on the subject of Flash, including the new MX features. Sams did a great job of putting this book together. This book really acts as a great learning tool as well as a solid reference, so you get the best of both worlds in a single book.