# Books to use? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 13, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156 "2003-01-13T10:43:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coolian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Coolian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Coolian)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/1 "2003-01-13T10:43:47Z")
hey pple! i know some Flash, but i wanna unlearn all that i had learned and pick up flash “by the book”! wat’re the best Flash MX books out there for beginners?? Help me out here … thanks! Coolian ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/2 "2003-01-13T11:13:09Z")
I have a book called macromedia FLASH MX creative web animation and interactivity by Derek Franklin so far pretty good =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/3 "2003-01-13T11:18:09Z")
How much ActionScripting would i need to be an expert in Flash? i wanna know the basics thoroughly before expanding into AScript. Is that reasonable? Are there Glash pros out there who don’t know AScript? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/4 "2003-01-13T11:47:24Z")
> How much ActionScripting would i need to be an expert in Flash? hmm… all of it? > i wanna know the basics thoroughly before expanding into AScript. Is that reasonable? absolutely… and prefered > Are there [F]lash pros out there who don’t know AScript? No. Reason: If they dont know actionscript then they’d be illustrator pros, since thats basically what flash is outside of actionscript (minus some tweening and sound options etc). You have your basic flash drawing and organizational concepts, and then you have your scripting. Scripting, and knowing how to use it, makes you a ‘Flash Pro’ (imho). This doesnt mean you cant make some amazing things without being a pro though. Sure the pros can make some wild stuff, but all it takes is a good graphic design sense and some interesting ideas and you can wow anyone with only a limited knowledge of flash. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/5 "2003-01-13T22:09:13Z")
i have Flash Deconstruction from the good people over at Juxt Interactive. its a good book, but if you wanna learn flash from the very basics, try the tutorials that come with flash, then buy a simple book like Flash MX for Dummies or Actionscript for Dummies. i know the titles can be a little disheartening but they’re good books. :trout: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/6 "2003-01-13T22:17:48Z")
Actionscript for Dummies Hmmmm sounds like something i should buy lol, since i only use normal mode in As and they changed alot of script since flash 5 i think im gonna get this book ill post my opinions when i do Grim ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/7 "2003-01-14T06:43:34Z")
actionscript - the defnitive guide by colin moock is the best for actionscript. I have gone thro the first edition… i bet the second edition shld be very good… saw the reivews are nice… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/8 "2003-01-14T09:59:21Z")
> \*Originally posted by texbala \* > \*\*actionscript - the defnitive guide by colin moock is the best for actionscript. I have gone thro the first edition… i bet the second edition shld be very good… saw the reivews are nice… \*\* agreed ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/9 "2003-01-14T17:20:03Z")
Well, should I learn AScript side-by-side with Flash? Would that make things much easier, or would I be killing myself? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/books-to-use/11156/10 "2003-01-14T19:22:02Z")
learn flash first i’d say, the get into the coding. i just bought Flash to the Core by Joshua Davis and it rocks