Comments on: Thinking about learning Flash? http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Journalistopia » Visualize your news graphics’ possibilities http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2853 Journalistopia » Visualize your news graphics’ possibilities Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:21:09 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2853 [...] Villalobos on how to use XML and Flash, as well as many more Flash and XML resources at Kirupa and advice from Mindy McAdams. Gowan, getouttahere! Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers [...] [...] Villalobos on how to use XML and Flash, as well as many more Flash and XML resources at Kirupa and advice from Mindy McAdams. Gowan, getouttahere! Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers [...]

]]> By: Danny Sanchez http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2852 Danny Sanchez Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:13:54 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2852 "Maybe you shouldn’t plan to finish that project on deadline, and then rush and gnash your teeth and feel stupid." Ah, I'm having flashbacks of Monday mornings arriving 5 minutes late to class and getting my points docked.... sigh. “Maybe you shouldn’t plan to finish that project on deadline, and then rush and gnash your teeth and feel stupid.”

Ah, I’m having flashbacks of Monday mornings arriving 5 minutes late to class and getting my points docked…. sigh.

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2673 Mindy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:40:58 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2673 One of the best investments you can make is the $15 a month subscription to O'Reilly's <a href="http://safari.oreilly.com/" rel="nofollow">Safari</a> service. You put a couple of the best ActionScript books (such as Moock's) on your shelf, and then you can search the full text easily and fast -- no matter where you are. It is much more efficient than using ActionScript forums. You get the right code very quickly. One of the best investments you can make is the $15 a month subscription to O’Reilly’s Safari service. You put a couple of the best ActionScript books (such as Moock’s) on your shelf, and then you can search the full text easily and fast — no matter where you are. It is much more efficient than using ActionScript forums. You get the right code very quickly.

]]> By: Ehrin http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2669 Ehrin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:45:06 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2669 Your right. It is daunting. I have about 20 community tutorial sites bookmarked for reference. I even have content that I know what I want but getting the actionscript or correct depth placement in the project has made me more than a little crazy. Learning actionscript 2.0 or the new one 3.0 is terrible. I come from an engineering background and I still have a difficult time with advance actionscript. I can only imagine what a photographer would be going through. I actually surprised noone has made a actionscript cheat sheet for photojournalists learning flash. I wouldn't be to hard just stuff like gotoAndplay, movie clip as buttons or listener scripts. Seems like that is all they would need in the simplest of production in flash. Well I hope no one gives up. One day you will get the great feeling of accomplishment when you conquer your first flash hurdle. Good stuff Mindy, Ehrin Your right. It is daunting. I have about 20 community tutorial sites bookmarked for reference. I even have content that I know what I want but getting the actionscript or correct depth placement in the project has made me more than a little crazy. Learning actionscript 2.0 or the new one 3.0 is terrible. I come from an engineering background and I still have a difficult time with advance actionscript. I can only imagine what a photographer would be going through. I actually surprised noone has made a actionscript cheat sheet for photojournalists learning flash. I wouldn’t be to hard just stuff like gotoAndplay, movie clip as buttons or listener scripts. Seems like that is all they would need in the simplest of production in flash. Well I hope no one gives up. One day you will get the great feeling of accomplishment when you conquer your first flash hurdle. Good stuff Mindy,
Ehrin

]]> By: Richard Kendall http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2644 Richard Kendall Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:15:13 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2644 Great advice - like any web/multimedia content, start with good old fashioned paper and a pencil. And never assume just because the software is so advanced that it won't take some hard graft to get that finished product. Great advice - like any web/multimedia content, start with good old fashioned paper and a pencil.

And never assume just because the software is so advanced that it won’t take some hard graft to get that finished product.

]]> By: Kori http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2636 Kori Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:32:16 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2636 Mindy, I couldn't agree more! Mindy, I couldn’t agree more!

]]> By: Innovation in College Media » Blog Archive » McAdams: Set yourself up for success http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2633 Innovation in College Media » Blog Archive » McAdams: Set yourself up for success Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:16:37 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/thinking-about-learning-flash/#comment-2633 [...] McAdams posts some good thoughts on her blog (now with WordPress goodness!) - Thinking about learning Flash: I’m suggesting that you set yourself up to succeed, not fail. And that means maybe you [...] [...] McAdams posts some good thoughts on her blog (now with WordPress goodness!) - Thinking about learning Flash: I’m suggesting that you set yourself up to succeed, not fail. And that means maybe you [...]

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