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Can't get my brain around it!

Posted by keith Ingersoll on June 29, 2007 at 1:11am
So far I have spent approx. 2 months playing and watching the tutorials that accompany the software package. I usually follow with AS open. I feel like I need a hard copy manual for AS3.5 as so far I can't get my brain around it. I can see the power of this software and it makes it doubly frustrating. Any leads as to where to look? I really need analogies for clarification.

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  • Thorrific June 29, 2007 at 4:03am
    I watched all the video tutorials and I also printed out the manual and read the whole thing, it was very helpful when I had a question about something, and it also gave me new ideas to try out.
  • Donna Kuhn June 29, 2007 at 4:30am
    i also found tutorials on the web helpful, i googled them. i put sa aside for awhile because i was getting overwhelmed. what are you trying to do that you can't do? everything?! i hope not.
  • Synthetik June 29, 2007 at 10:26am
    Some people print out the pdf manuals and put them in a ring binder notebook or get them bound at someplace like Kinkos.

    What in particular are you having trouble grasping? Hopefully we can try to address some of those questions here on the forum and it's also good feedback for things to improve when we release new documentation in the future.
  • NewJack Rasputin June 29, 2007 at 1:07pm
    every time i figure out something i need to do - i actually write out a cheat sheet.
    with a program like SSA - so specific and complicated - there are bound to be some processes you forget - untill after the first 1500 times you do them. so i make quick shorthand version for handy reference.
    ironically, as soon as i write it down i usually never forget it anyway...... But.....
  • Paul Perlow July 2, 2007 at 5:20am
    Sometimes I will make a screen shot of the layers palette. Labeling the steps on the layers helps as well as keeping a notebook. But by far the most effective approach for me has been to choose one small style or technique to build on slowly and keep on repeating it until I have a handle on it. Then I go back and slowly experiment and add new brushes and techniques to that. Then it isn't so overwelming. Periodically I go back to the tutorial disk as a refresher and to build my vocabulary. The main thing is just to have fun and allow whatever comes to happen. Eventually you will get a better sense and understanding of the software.
  • keith Ingersoll July 2, 2007 at 11:49pm
    Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. I am now ready to plunge into again!
    Missing the fact that there was an electronic manual was the really big block...........
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