Macromedia Flash 5

Course Outline:

Introduction to Flash 5

• What is Flash
• Digital Image Types: Vector & Bitmap
• Internet Image Standards
• Plug-ins: Extending the Capability of Web-Browsing
• Production Issues

The Flash Environment

• The Flash Workspace
• Customizing the Flash Workspace
• Preferences

Flash Fundamentals: The Drawing Tools

• Shapes in Flash
• Shape Fundamentals
• The Line Tool
• The Pen Tool
• The Oval Tool
• The Rectangle Tool
• The Pencil Tool
• The Brush Tool
• The Ink Bottle Tool
• The Paint Bucket Tool
• The Dropper Tool
• The Eraser Tool
• The Zoom Tool
• The Hand Tool

Flash Fundamentals: Color

• Color in Flash
• Creating Custom Colors and Gradients
• Using the Default, No Color, and Swap Controls
• Managing Color Sets

Flash Fundamentals: Using Text

• Typographic Terminology
• The Text Tool
• The Character Panel
• The Paragraph Panel
• The Text Options
• Dynamic Text
• Input Text
• Using Text Block Handles
• The Grouped State

Flash Fundamentals: Using Selections

• Selection Tools
• The Lasso Tool
• The Arrow Tool
• Modifying Shapes with the Arrow Tool
• Using Shapes to Create Other Shapes
• Grouping Shapes
• Using the Subselect Tool
• Changing Color with Selections

Flash Fundamentals: Symbols

• Symbols
• The Instance
• The Library
• Using Instances
• Instance Properties
• Another Great advantage of Symbols

Using External Image Media

• Bitmaps in Flash
• Importing Bitmaps into Flash
• Editing Bitmaps
• Using Bitmaps as Fills
• Converting Bitmaps to Shapes (Vectors)
• Importing Vector Images

Flash Fundamentals: Animation Overview

• Animation Basics
• Narrative Concepts
• Perspective
• Camera Movement
• Editing

Flash Fundamentals: Using Timeline

• The Timeline
• Creating Animations with the Timeline
• Movie Properties
• Frame-by- Frame Animation

Flash Fundamentals: Motion Tweening

• Motion Tweening
• Using Guides
• Using Edit Multiple Frames
• Using Rotation in Motion Tweening

Flash Fundamentals: Shape Tweening

• Shape Tweening
• Blend Type
• Using Shape Hints
• Removing Shape Hints

Flash Fundamentals: Using Mask in Animations

• Mask in Animation
• Using Mask in Flash

Flash Fundamentals: Animated Symbols

• Animated Symbols
• Creating Animated Symbols
• The Align Panel
• Viewing Animated Instances
• Advanced Animation: The Parent/Child Method
• Editing Symbols on the Main State
• Symbol Behavior: Graphic or Movie Clip

Flash Fundamentals: Buttons

• Designing a Button: Button States
• Planning the Button
• Creating a Button
• The Button Timeline

Flash Fundamentals: Interactivity with ActionScript

• ActionScript: The Flash Programming Language
• Frame Actions and Timeline
• Using Object Actions: Buttons
• The Go To Action
• Interactive Structure Review

Controlling Timelines with ActionScript

• Using Multiple Movie Clip Instances
• Sequencing: Using Multiple Timelines
• Object Oriented Programming
• Objects in Flash
• Object Hierarchy
• Sequencing Animation with ActionScript
• Controlling Movie Clips with Buttons
• The multiple Timeline Advantage

Interactivity: Linking to HTML

• The Get URL Action
• Path to the Web File
• Linking to Email

Using Sound

• Sound in Animation
• Importing Sound
• Setting Compression
• Using Sound in Flash
• The Sound Panel
• The Flash Sound Library

Creating Preloaders

• The Preloader
• Preloader ActionScript

Publishing Flash Movies

• Publishing a Flash Movie
• Publishing to the Internet
• Flash
• HTML
• Publishing to the Internet
• Using DreamWeaver to Publish
• Using Adobe’s Go Live to Publish

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Flash MX Beginning

Course Outline:

The Flash Environment

• What is Flash?
• The Flash Work Environment

Drawing and Painting

• Vector vs. Raster Graphics
• Basic Drawing and Painting Tools
• Creating Custom Colors, Gradients, and Line Styles

Manipulating Objects

• Selecting Objects
• Object Interaction
• Transforming and Grouping Objects
• Bitmap Images

Working with Text

• Text Blocks
• Converting Text into Shapes

Multiple Layers in a Movie

• Creating and Managing Multiple Layers
• Mask Layers
• Aligning Objects

Creating Animation

• Frame-by-Frame Animation
• Shape-Tweened Animation
• Motion-Tweened Animation
• Guide Layers
• Mask Animations

Publishing Your Flash Movie

• Selecting Your Publishing Settings
• Previewing and Publishing Files

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