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Course Description

With exciting animation effects and an intuitive user interface, Flash is the most productive animation package available. Particularly with the latest versions, the integration with Illustrator and Photoshop makes Flash better than ever.

This course will introduce you to the essential techniques used to create vector based animation for use in any Multimedia application and on the Web.

What you will learn

During the 2 day Flash Essentials course, the following topics are covered.

  • - Working with Graphics
  • - Creating & Editing Symbols
  • - Adding Animation
  • - Articulated Motion & Morphing
  • - Creating Interactive Navigation
  • - Working with Sound & Video
  • - Using Components
  • - Loading & Controlling Flash Content
  • - Publishing Flash Documents

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe Flash Essentials Course Outline

The Flash workspace

  • - Working with the Library Panel
  • - Understanding the Timeline
  • - Organising Layers in a Timeline
  • - The Property Inspector & Tools Panel
  • - Previewing Your Movie
  • - Publishing Your Movie
  • - Finding Resources for Using Flash

Working with Graphics

  • - Understanding Strokes and Fills
  • - Creating Rectangles, Ovals & Curves
  • - Using a Gradient Fill
  • - Making Selections
  • - Making Patterns
  • - Creating Transparencies
  • - Creating and Editing Text

Creating & Editing Symbols

  • - Importing Illustrator Files
  • - Creating Symbols
  • - Importing Photoshop Files
  • - Editing and Managing Symbols
  • - Changing the Size and Position of Instances
  • - Changing the Color Effect of Instances
  • - Understanding Blend Effects
  • - Applying Filters for Special Effects
  • - Positioning in 3D Space

Adding Animation

  • - Understanding the Project File
  • - Animating Position
  • - Changing the Pacing and Timing
  • - Animating Transparency & Filters
  • - Animating Transformations
  • - Changing the Path of the Motion
  • - Swapping Tween Targets
  • - Creating Nested Animations
  • - Using the Motion Editor, Easing
  • - Animating 3D Motion
  • - Previewing the Animation

 

Articulated Motion and Morphing

  • - Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics
  • - Constraining Joints
  • - Inverse Kinematics with Shapes
  • - Armature Options
  • - Morphing with Shape Tweens
  • - Using Shape Hints

Creating Interactive Navigation

  • - About Interactive Movies
  • - Designing a Layout
  • - Creating Buttons
  • - Understanding ActionScript 3.0
  • - Adding a Stop Action
  • - Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
  • - Creating Destination Keyframes
  • - Playing Animation at the Destination
  • - Animated Buttons

Working with Sound and Video

  • - Understanding Flash Video
  • - Using the Adobe Media Encoder
  • - Understanding Encoding Options
  • - Playback of External Video
  • - Working with Video and Transparency
  • - Embedding Flash Video

Using Components

  • - About Components
  • - Adding a Text Component
  • - Using Components to Create Interactivity

Loading & Controlling Flash Content

  • - Loading External Content
  • - Removing External Content
  • - Controlling Movie Clips
  • - Creating Masks

Publishing Flash Documents

  • - Testing a Flash Document
  • - Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler
  • - Adding Metadata
  • - Publishing a Movie for the Web
  • - Alternative Publishing Options
SYDNEY September October November December January
Flash CS5 / CS4
Flash Banners - 7 8 2 10
Flash Essentials - 7 & 8 8 & 9 2 & 3 10 & 11
Flash Catalyst - - 3 & 4 - -
ActionScript 3.0 for Flash - 11 & 12 23 & 24 - -
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Flash CS5 / CS4
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Flash Catalyst - - Please Call - -
ActionScript 3.0 for Flash - - Please Call - -
BRISBANE September October November December January
Flash CS5 / CS4
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