Where could i learn shockwave programing easy & fast?

[AngryMouse]

Where is the best website to learn Shockwave programing, Also what is the best Paint software Photoshop, Fireworks or Paint Shop Pro ?

[cybereaper]

Books provided me ZERO help with Shock or Flash - I had to take full advantage of kirupa.com - excellent online tutorials. Between this forum and theirs, I pretty much am learning everything I need to know-
Good luck :)

[whackaxe]

woudln't say PAINT program, but GRFX program is Photoshop. if your new to grfx, it may be alittle hard to grasp, so PSP is good for begginers

[mindlessLemming]

Shockwave: The program you need to learn is Macromedia Director (prefer. MX or 2004).
'Lingo', the programming language used in Director, is very simple. In fact, if you've ever done any other languages, you may find it confusingly simple as it uses verbose language. Words like "the" are liberally sprinkled through the code, and much of it reads like jilted sentances.
I strongly recommend you don't start learning this and Flash at the same time, as I did. The languages and program interfaces are so totally different yet closely related that it can be very frustrating.
I really hated it when I first started, but the help files are quite decent, so eventually I've started to get a handle on it.

[cybereaper]

I wish I had learned Java first. I had been out too long. Had I known the intense language of Java and its full capabilities, flash would've been a walk in the park. I agree with Mindless, easier to start with one or the other. Flash was simple enough for a majority of the basics, I had to switch into learning Java to begin performing even more advanced techniques. :thumbsup:
Graphics progs: I own the entire Adobe suite, and it rules. I also own PSP, and it rules. Reasons: I am not as up on all the advanced techniques available in Adobe, and I'm taking time to learn them one by one so I can really enhance my work. Till then, PSP provides me an intermediate way to still do some fun work. I say try 'em both, bounce back and forth with a trial and see what's more comfy - depends on what you already know.