Flash 8

3 Sessions –

9 Hours of Interactive Training

Macromedia's Flash is the professional standard for designers and developers who create rich Internet content and applications. In LearnKey's Flash 8 course, expert instructor Andy Anderson begins by introducing you to the Flash 8 environment and moves step-by-step to advanced topics like animation, movies and effects. You'll learn how to use Flash 8 to combine ActionScripting, sound, images, text and video clips to create interactive projects like sales presentations, user interfaces and e-learning applications. At the conclusion of this course, you'll understand how to use Flash 8 and its tools to build a wide variety of media-rich applications.

Benefits

Step-by-step topics help you easily understand and use this powerful application.

Enhance employment opportunities and earning potential with in-demand Internet development knowledge.

Refer back to time-saving tips and tricks to sharply enhance your efficiency.

About The Author

Andy Anderson is owner and senior designer of One-of-a-Kind Productions, Inc., and has been a digital designer for more than ten years. He has published several books on graphic and Web design tools and techniques, including the best-selling 1001 Adobe Photoshop Tips. A university professor and former director of a four-state school system, Andy also lectures at conferences in North America and Europe. His clients include the U.S. federal government, Boeing, New Horizons, Disneyland, and other Fortune 100 companies.

Session 1

Section A: Flash 8 Introduction
· Flash Usage
· What's New?
· Installation
· Application Overview
· Preference Settings

Section B: Creating a Flash Movie
· Stage and Work Area
· Testing a Movie

Section C: Saving
· Save and Compact
· Save Options

Section D: Working in a Vector World
· Vector/Raster Comparison
· Converting Raster to Vector

Section E: Drawing Objects
· Stroke Object
· Fill Object
· Shape Tools
· Pencil Tool
· Paint Brush Tool

Section F: Modifying Objects
· Changing Colors of Objects
· Color Mixer
· Gradient Features

Section G: Importing and Manipulating Images
· Importing
· Export File Formats
· Working with Selections
· Transform Tool

Section H: Numeric Image Control
· Info Panel
· Transform Panel

Section I: Layers and Timelines
· Timelines
· Layers
· Building a Timeline

Section J: Frame-By-Frame Animation
· Neon Sign
· Gear Box
· Animation Settings

Session 2

Section A: Creating a Motion Tween
· Motion Tweening
· Motion Tween Creation
· Guide Layers
· Frames and Frame Rate
· Easing

Section B: Creating a Shape Tween
· Shape Tweening Concepts
· Shape Hinting
· Morphing Type
· Alpha Mask

Section C: Dynamic Flash Animation
· Project Layout
· Edit Multiple Frames

Section D: The Library
· The Flash Library
· Library Behaviors
· Using the Library
· Library Images

Section E: Raster Images
· The World of Raster
· PNG-8
· JPEG/GIF
· PNG-24
· Publishing

Section F: Audio
· Working with Sound
· Movie Clips
· Stream Sync
· Button Setup
· Audio Efficiency
· Audio Options

Section G: Movie Clips
· Movie Clip Symbols
· Creating a Movie Clip
· Adding Features
· Multiple Applications

Session 3

Section A: Components, Behaviors, and Effects
· Working with Components
· Text Input Fields
· Component Inspector Panel
· Behavior Intro
· Movie Clip Behavior
· Audio Behavior
· Web Page Behavior
· Timeline Effects

Section B: Creating Buttons
· Buttons
· Basic Button
· Animated Button
· Hit State Button
· Actions

Section C: Controlling a Movie Clip
· Create the Clip
· Play and Stop Controls
· Rewind Control

Section D: Visual Presentations
· Template Presentation
· Adding Audio
· Scratch Presentation
· Scenes

Section E: Video
· Video Tips
· Inserting Video
· Component Inspector
· Video Encoding

Section F: Masks
· Simple Mask
· Animated Mask
· Video Mask
· Text/Type Mask
· Animating Images Behind Masks

Section G: Publishing
· Publish Settings
· JPEG Quality Option
· Test Movie Options
· Pre-Loader
· Publish Formats

Section H: ActionScripting
· ActionScript Overview
· ActionScript Example
· ActionScript with No Trace Action
· Changing the Cursor
· Analog Clock