LiveMotion for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Every feature of LiveMotion is covered (some better than others), from an introduction to the interface and all of its palettes to animation basics, creating and using objects, using layers, using text, creating rollovers, using behaviors that are linked to objects, and exporting your work for inclusion on a Web site.

With the use of a simple two-column format, the tools, palettes, and features are explained in a balanced presentation that is half text and half illustration. Because animation is LiveMotion's forte, it gets more coverage than any other feature. Animation basics, using the timeline, working with keyframes, and adding sound are introduced in chapter 13, "Animation," while chapter 14, "More Animation," takes on advanced concepts, like animating layers, reshaping objects, animating text, using motion paths, and using rollovers. It would've been nice to see a larger section on using behaviors (chapter 15, "Behaviors," is only about 13 pages long), but that's a minor shortcoming in an otherwise valuable book. --Mike Caputo

Product Description
Adobe is unveiling a powerful new animation tool that will complete a suite of software used by Web designers and other dynamic graphics professionals. A familiar Adobe interface introduces users to features and utilities that will change the way they use Adobe applications for Web design. Best selling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas, masters of the Visual QuickStart Guide format, use the proven method of teaching with clear tasks, hundreds of screenshots, and dazzling illustrations to introduce the features of Adobe's new LiveMotion software.