Additional Information and Resources

MacWorld Flash 5 Bible by Robert Reinhardt & Jon Warren Lentz;

Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc; ISBN: 0764535153; Bk&Cd-Rom edition (February 15, 2001); Paperback: 1300 pages

Visual Quickstart Guide to Flash 5 by Katherine Ulrich;

Publisher: Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0201716143; 1st edition (October 20, 2000); Paperback: 523 pages

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 5 in 24 Hours by Phillip Kerman;

Publisher: Sams; ISBN: 067231892X; (November 17, 2000); Paperback: 587 pages

Macromedia Flash 5: Training from the Source by Chrissy Rey;

Publisher: Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0201729318; Book & CD-Rom edition (June 14, 2001); Paperback: 336 pages

Foundation Flash 5 by Sham Bhangal, Amanda Farr, & Patrick Rey;

Publisher: Friends of Ed; ISBN: 1903450314; 1st edition (November 2000); Perfect Paperback: 625 pages

Please be aware that with the release of Flash MX, most of these publications either have been or will soon be updated to reflect the changes in the latest version.

Online Resources

Flash Product information
http://www.macromedia.com/
http://www.flash.com/

Independent Online Flash Resources
http://www.flashplanet.com/
http://www.flashkit.com/

Finished Flash Examples
http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/showcase/scripts/
showcase_cs_listing_by_query.jsp?product=Flash (link dead)

Online User Forums (Look under the “Community” option)
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/

Flash Movies (Web Elements & Complete Short Films)
NOTE: The Flash movies that are available for viewing at these sites are not rated. Some of their content may not be suitable for all ages:

http://www.flashplanet.com/
http://www.flashkit.com/