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Hello. Anyone know a good refresher tutorial or book?

topic posted Sun, September 18, 2005 - 3:25 PM by  Anna
Hi everybody.

My name is Anna and I just started an Actionscript class at (Sf) City College. I took two Flash classes about a year ago and but haven't had my own computer or Flash to practice on for about a year....I am excited to start again, but rusty and my class if for folks who really know Flash and I'm falling behind.

Does anyone know a good online tutorial to get me up to speed or a good book to get? (Maybe a book on the cheaper side as I am a bit short on funds?) I'm forgetting basic stuff like key frames, but I know that I was really into it and just need a refresher.

Thanks!!

Anna
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  • Masha
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    Re: Hello. Anyone know a good refresher tutorial or book?

    Mon, September 19, 2005 - 9:59 AM
    you can always go to flashkit.com and go through different tutorials there. (flashkit.com/tutorials/). one thing about tutorials though - most of them are very specific to one thing. so the best thing is to create a project for yourself (i.e. make a small website) that would involve all the things that you want to learn. and keep working on it, and when you get stuck search for a specific tutorial.

    also Flash has some lessons and tutorials in the help folder i think. try those as well.

    sorry can't recommend any good books - haven't found one myself.

    how's the AS class? is it worth taking? i was thinking of doing it myself.

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    • Anna
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      Re: Hello. Anyone know a good refresher tutorial or book?

      Tue, September 20, 2005 - 10:45 PM
      Thanks Masha.

      Another person in my class suggested flashkit too. I'll have to check it out. It seems like a good class. It's online which is nice bacause I'm pretty busy, but I do miss the one-on-one aspect of an in person class. The instructor seems knowledgeable and pretty nice.

      It'd CS183b at City College.

      Anna
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        Re: Hello. Anyone know a good refresher tutorial or book?

        Wed, September 28, 2005 - 11:26 AM
        Hi there..
        Check out Kirupa.com if you haven't. That site helped me a lot. :) Good luck with your class!

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        • meghan
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          Re: Hello. Anyone know a good refresher tutorial or book?

          Sun, November 6, 2005 - 11:43 PM
          is lynda.com still making tutorial books? i always found them to be easy to go through and learn... i'm such a visual learner, all the pix helped a ton... i basically learned flash and dreamweaver in a weekend (on vhs no less!) ... back when it was flash 4 and dreamweaver ultradev 4 though.

          anyway, i've been working in flash mx for so long (and so used to the actions palette there) that when i was pretty much forced to use 8, i had to learn actionscript as i go. ...i have a rush project for a client that's due in a day... so all weekend its been flash 8, actionscripting, stupid scrollpane (is a pain) and won't work... can't figure out this thing! aaaah, i'll make a click scroll instead... tee hee!

          thank goodness that's the best way i learn. i learn pretty much on the fly. and now i think i should also take an actionscripting class. good luck with that!
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