Just because the Acadiana Adobe User Group is taking its summer vacation and not meeting in August, doesn't mean we quit giving things away!

We have in hand a fantastic new book from Focal Press, Flash + After Effects by Chris Jackson.

This is a beautifully printed book crammed with full-color illustrations and detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to use Flash and After Effects to enliven animations for video and the web. Detailed Action Script is provided, and a rich assortment of screen shots lets you see exactly what you are looking for. You'll learn how to add motion graphics and visual effects, fuse 3D depth into 2D animation and prepare Flash animation for broadcast.

Our copy of this book will be given away free! Here's the way it works: the book will be reserved for the first person to email flashbook [at] jamesedmunds [dot] com with "Book" in the subject line and your name in the body. The winner can claim it at the next meeting of the Acadiana Adobe User Group on Sept. 23, 2008. Should that winner not be present at the meeting, the book will be raffled amongst those in attendance.

UPDATE: We do have a winner and look forward to seeing her at the meeting on Sept. 23!

Our meeting on Sept. 23, 2008 will be held at 6 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA. On that evening, Ray Camden and James Edmunds will present on YouTube and video APIs, including callback routines. Also, Karen Willingham will give us a brief look at a new search engine. And, your mere presence gets you chances to win an Adobe CS3 suite in our December drawing, and there are giveaways at every gathering. Light refreshments will be served.

So, flood that mailbox and hope you're first for this terrific book, and we'll see you in September!