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Introduction to Flash CS3 Professional
$895
2 days
9:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM
 

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Introduction to Flash CS3 Professional
Introduction
Intro to Adobe Flash CS3 Professional is an introductory course that provides designers and developers new to the Flash environment the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich Flash content. Students will produce a wide variety of projects using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound. Simple user interactions are added using built in ActionScript 3 behaviors and Script Assist. In addition to teaching essentials, the course focuses on teaching best practices for creating Flash content.

 

 

Workshop Outline
Course Outline

Getting Started

  • Prerequisites
  • Copy the lesson files
  • Additional resources
  • Adobe certification

Getting Acquainted
Creating a Logo with Flash CS3

  • Setting up for the project
  • Starting Flash
  • Opening a file
  • Getting to know the work area
  • The Library panel
  • The Property inspector
  • The Tools panel
  • Undo
  • Previewing your movie
  • Publishing your movie
  • Using Flash Help

Working with Graphics
Sparkling Wine Logo Project

  • Setting up for the project
  • Creating rectangles
  • Using a gradient fill
  • Making selections
  • Drawing ovals
  • Creating a simple animation
  • Working with lines
  • Manipulating objects
  • Masking objects
  • Testing a movie

Symbols
DVD Interface Project

  • Setting up for the project
  • Importing Illustrator files
  • About Symbols
  • Converting objects to symbols
  • Importing bitmap images
  • Adding bitmaps to a moveclip symbol
  • Working with buttons
  • Adding transparency

Working with Text
Cellphone Animation Project

  • Setting up for the project
  • Layers in a timeline
  • Placing assets on layers
  • Using tweens
  • Creating text
  • Mask animation effects
  • Motion Tweens

Adding Animation
Space Alien Project

  • About animation
  • Setting up for the project
  • Animating a movieclip symbol
  • Nested symbols
  • Using a mask to animate a symbol
  • Moving objects across the stage
  • Adding sound
  • Using a stop action
  • Animating titles
  • Morphing objects
  • Fading objects
  • Motion on a path

Creating Interactive Files
Photo Gallery Project

  • Setting up for the project
  • About interactive files
  • Designing the layout
  • Creating buttons
  • Activating buttons
  • Putting it together

ActionScript 3 Basics
A Movie Website

  • Setting up for the project
  • Working with ActionScript 3
  • Conditional statements
  • Adding a stop action
  • Using variables
  • Using Dynamic Data
  • Working with events
  • Creating event handlers

Using Components
Geology Lookup Project

  • Setting up for the project
  • About components
  • Textarea component
  • Using components to create interactivity
  • Creating our Project

Working with Sound and Video
Wildlife Preservation Project

  • Setting up for the project
  • Creating sound buttons
  • Creating movie thumbnail buttons
  • Extending the timeline
  • Flash video
  • Video and Alpha channels

Loading and Optiming Flash Content
Water bottler Revisited

  • Setting up for the project
  • About preloaders
  • Gather the preloader elements
  • Loading a movie
  • Animating the preloader
  • Changing the visibility of movieclips
  • Caching bitmaps

Publishing Flash Documents
Space Alien Revisited

  • Review of the project
  • Testing a Flash document
  • Adding metadata
  • Publishing a movie for the web
  • Alternative publishing options

 

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