Macromedia Studio MX Five-in-One Suite

Author: Cao Liguo
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Macromedia bundled five software products together for sale, which was absolutely not a "buy one, get one free" discount in the marketplace, but rather a combination of these five software products that allowed users to complete website design from start to finish. The standard web design process is: Freehand (web) → Fireworks (web layout) → Dreamweaver (web editing) → ColdFusion (web programming). The standard interactive animation design process is: Freehand (animation) → Flash (animation design) → ColdFusion (communication programming using FlashRemoting and ColdFusion). The comprehensive use of software is the main feature of this book. The book introduces the relationships between each software in the StudioMX package and the collaborative development methods between the software. Since Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash are relatively easy to learn, there are many books that explain these three software products. However, explaining Freehand involves many aspects of graphic design, and ColdFusion is a novel and unique web programming language, so many books that cover the StudioMX package do not include these topics. When the author completed the manuscript, no other books had yet been published that comprehensively explained these five software products. This book provides a detailed introduction to the process of developing a website using the StudioMX package. The content is divided into six parts, with the first five parts primarily focusing on the design and production process of a large-scale website, explaining website design, production, and publication from different perspectives. It elaborates on the functions and usage of DreamweaverMX, FlashMX, FireworksMX, Freehand10, and ColdFusionMX. Essentially, the first chapter of each part introduces the features and main functions of the relevant software, followed by subsequent chapters that detail the process and analysis of creating website examples. The sixth part uses two creative workflows in StudioMX to create web programs and FlashMX animations separately. Through studying this book, readers can not only understand the basic functions of each software in the StudioMX package but also directly follow the step-by-step instructions to ultimately create a beautiful and complete website. This book is suitable for people of all levels involved in web and website design and production, as well as for use as a textbook in web design and production training classes.