Course Name

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials

Contact Hours: 10

Course Description

Ranging from casual hobbyists to the most seasoned professionals, our users quickly learn new software applications and broaden their knowledge of programs currently used. Narrated in an entertaining format by industry experts and leading authors, our video-based software training titles are critical tools for anyone wanting to learn tips, techniques, and best practices from the most respected names in the business. Give your website a new look! Now is the time to give it a zap of creativity with animated objects and sound effects. Whether you are a web designer or game developer, you will learn the necessary techniques to get your project rolling. Discover how to design fun, creative, interactive websites through structured and easy to follow lessons. With help from a pro, you`ll be able to expand your knowledge as you learn to utilize all of the amazing techniques with Adobe Flash CS3. The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student.

Outcome

By completing this course you will: Explore the wondrous capabilities of the Pen tool. Discover how to import existing materials from Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. See how easy it is to work with Flash Video, plus create and control animations on the timeline. Create added interest with buttons and interactivity. Learn how to publish your new Flash Site to the web.

Assessment

Project files are included with this course to aid in your learning. There are no exams or tests.

Outline

Part 1 Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED Moving around in the Workspace Using the Basic Drawing Tools Comparing Vector & Bitmap Graphics Selecting Elements on the Stage Using Groups Using Drawing Object Mode Using Layers Using the Transform Tools Lesson 2: USING THE VECTOR DRAWING TOOLS Understanding the Basics of Vectors Creating Curved Lines Combining Corner & Smooth Points Adding, Deleting & Converting Anchor Points Switching between the Pen Tools on the Fly Drawing with the Pen Preview Enabled Using the Free-Form Tools Controlling Strokes & Fills Expanding on Strokes & Fills Modifying Strokes Using the Color Mixer Panel Working with Gradients Creating Symbols Adjusting Symbol Properties Lesson 3: IMPORTING GRAPHICS Importing Bitmaps Compressing Bitmaps What Affects Bitmap Compression Making Movie Clips from Bitmaps Using a Bitmap Fill Importing from Photoshop® Masking Layers Tracing a Bitmap Importing Illustrator® Files Lesson 4: ANIMATING VIA THE TIMELINE Introducing Frame Animation Adding & Removing Frames Adding Keyframes Animating with Keyframes Moving Keyframes Copying & Pasting Keyframes Creating a Motion Tween Setting Tweens Fixing a Bad Tween Applying Tweens Creating a Shape Tween Applying Shape Hints Creating Additional Movie Clips Using a Path in a Tween Lesson 5: WORKING WITH TEXT Installing Fonts Using Grids & Guides Creating a Web Layout from a Photoshop File Importing a Photoshop File into Flash Saving a Template Using the Text Tool Working with Text Properties & Filters Explaining Anti-Alias & Font Settings Animating Text Setting Up the Contact Page Separating Text Characters Animating Letters Looking at the Dynamic Text Field Creating a Scrollbar Final Comments & Credits Part 2 Lesson 1: CREATING INTERACTIVE BUTTONS Creating Buttons Programming Button States Building a Multi-Layer Button Modifying the Color of Other Button States Make Buttons from Movie Clips & Add a Glow Effect Add Actions to the Timeline in the Actions Panel Adding Actions to Buttons in the Behaviors Panel Importing Text from a Photoshop® File Setting Up Website Navigation Loading External SWF Files Creating a SWF File to Load into the Home Movie Adding External Loads to Keyframes Lesson 2: INCLUDING SOUND Introducing Sounds Setting Up Sound Properties Adding Sound to the Timeline Setting Keyframe Sound Properties Using the Sync Settings Adding Sounds to Buttons Controlling Sound Using Behaviors Lesson 3: INCLUDING VIDEO Using the Video Import Wizard Encoding FLV Files Choosing the Controller Skin Using the FLV Components Using the Flash Video Encoder Animating a Movie File Lesson 4: OPTIMIZING & PUBLISHING Preparing to Publish Looking at the Flash Tab in the Publish Settings Adjusting the HTML Settings Finishing Up the Publish Settings Publishing Using Dreamweaver® Posting Your Files on the Server Synchronizing Changes Final Comments & Credits