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"Flash 4! Creative Web Animation"
by Brooks Patton and Derek Franklin
If you've struggled with Flash 4, especially some of the more complicated scripting, you'll want to check out "Flash 4! Creative Web Animation." The authors have drawn from their experience advising Flash users through a newsgroup and present a painstakingly thorough set of lessons and QuickTime video tutorials that come as close as possible to replicating the indelible learning process one usually only gets in "on-the-job training." Read more

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"Premiere 5.1 for Macintosh and Windows"
by Anthony Bolante
The Visual QuickStart series makes it easy to jump in and start working with a program, and this edition, "Premiere 5.1 for Macintosh and Windows," for getting up to speed with Premiere is no exception to this excellent series. In less time than it takes to watch your first 30-second spot, you'll be editing, titling, wiping, and dissolving your way around Premiere like a pro. But give yourself more time than that--there is a lot to learn from this little book. Read more

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WHAT'S HOT?
At the top of this month's Graphics bestseller list are three popular Press Classroom in a Book titles that cover Photoshop 5.5, Premiere 5, and Acrobat 4.0.

"Adobe Photoshop 5.5 Classroom in a Book, Special Web Edition"
by Adobe Creative Team
Awed by the new version of Photoshop that comes with impressive bells and whistles like the art history brush and the magnetic eraser? "Adobe Photoshop 5.5 Classroom in a Book," a cross between a manual and a tutorial, will have beginners as well as experienced users up and running in just a few hours, wielding this powerful and user-friendly tool for creating complex images for print and the Web. Read more

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"Adobe Premiere 5 Classroom in a Book"
by Adobe Creative Team
If you've set out to master Premiere 5 and don't know where to begin, get this thorough, well-illustrated book. The "Adobe Premiere 5 Classroom in a Book" guides you through everything from basic interfaces to the process of assembling complex movies, and features step-by-step instruction and project files on a companion CD-ROM. Each chapter also includes review questions and answers as well as an "exploring on your own" section. Read more

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"Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Classroom in a Book"
by Adobe Creative Team
If you'd like to learn in depth how to use Adobe Acrobat--and you prefer plenty of hands-on guidance--you'll enjoy this installment in the well-regarded "Classroom in a Book" series. "Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Classroom in a Book" shows both Windows and Macintosh users how to go from beginner to qualified PDF (portable document file) publisher without needless hassle. You work along with the step-by-step projects and come to a thorough understanding of Acrobat's various features. Read more

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RECOMMENDED READING: "THE FILMMAKER'S HANDBOOK"
"The Filmmaker's Handbook"
by Steven Ascher, et al.
If film has a language, "The Filmmaker's Handbook" is your translation guide, dictionary, and phrase book. In over 600 pages, 18 chapters, and nine appendices, the authors detail virtually everything you need to know about filmmaking. There is probably more information here than anyone needs to know, from which lens to choose all the way through final editing and sound mixing. But too much information is not a bad thing. This is the kind of book that a blossoming filmmaker will grow into. Read more

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ALMOST PUBLISHED
Graphics guides that have garnered the most pre-orders from Amazon.com customers--before they've even been published.

"3D Studio Max R3 Bible"
by Kelly Murdock
Publication date: January 2000
Learn to create advanced 3-D models using splines, polygons, lofts, NURBS, patches, and meshes with Kelly Murdock's instructions and 100+ tutorials in "3D Studio Max R3 Bible." Along with a CD-ROM filled with textures, models, and scenes, advanced portions of the book include coverage of MaxScript and Network Rendering. Read more

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"Digital Compositing in Depth"
by Doug Kelly
Publication date: January 2000
Doug Kelly, author of "Character Animation in Depth" and "LightWave 3D 5 Character Animation f/x," combines digital compositing techniques and theories in "Digital Compositing in Depth." Loaded with industry trade secrets and advice from the pros, users will find the text's step-by-step tutorials and troubleshooting tips very handy. Read more

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FEATURED REVIEWS: "FIREWORKS 2 BIBLE"
"Fireworks 2 Bible"
by Joseph W. Lowery
Macromedia Fireworks 2 is one of the most flexible graphic design and manipulation programs for the Web. The "Fireworks 2 Bible" is a definitive title that offers a one-stop tutorial and reference to the product. While the book focuses on the features of Fireworks, it also offers introductions to key topics for those new to the technical issues of dishing up graphics on the Net. For example, the chapter "Managing Color" begins with a concise and easy-to-read description of the color palette compatibility issues you'll run into and offers nice tips like compensating for Macintosh and PC gamma levels. Read more

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