Recommended Training CD's for Flash? (newbie!)

[mistercitizen]

(newbie alert!!!)

Hi,

Just wondering if any of you guys have ever used training CD's to help you get started in flash?

Maybe I'm lazy, but I have found this method to be a fast way to learn a new program

Could you please recommend some, or even some which are not so good.

Thanks again!

 

[mistercitizen]

Any ideas anyone?

 

[pixl8r]

Flash comes with some great tutorials, many more are available online at sites like

http://www.flashkit.com,

http://www.kirupa.com,

http://www.actionscript.org.

Otherwise visit your friendly neighborhood bookstore and pick up a book or two that is appropriate to your skill level. There are a ton of those as well (and most all of them come with a CD of some sort).

If you want guided tutorials you might try somewhere like

http://www.lynda.com.

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[mistercitizen]

Thanks for those tips and links. Will do.

Flash seems like a pretty steep learning curve when compared to other programs (illust. photshop, InDesign etc)

 

[pixl8r]

Nah.. I think basic Flash is very easy to learn. The toolsets are almost exactly the same as those found in illustrator and photoshop.

Advanced Flash has a bit more of a learning curve.

Funny really... I've never heard anyone accuse Adobe of having a low learning curve!

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[janet24]

What about the tutorials in the help menu of flash. You just have to read through it. It's a pain, but it's the only way. Once you know the program pretty well, you'll never be able to go back do it so if you're new this is the time.