Adobe Flash CS4 - Introduction to Rich Content Creation — A 2-day course

Synopsis

Adobe Flash: Rich Content Creation 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 an engaging interface using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound. Simple user interactions are added using built in ActionScript behaviors and Script Assist. In addition to teaching essentials, the course focuses on teaching best practices for creating Flash content.

Course Objectives

This Adobe Flash training course will enable delegates to:

Create an Adobe Flash Document
Set up a Adobe Flash document
Import and create graphics
Use Adobe Flash drawing tools
Create and use symbols
Produce Motion and Shape animations
Import Sound and Video
Use Scipt Assist and Behaviors to add simple interactivity
Publish an Adobe Flash Document in one of several formats

Suitable for

This course is for beginners; designers and developers new to Flash who want to learn the interface and commonly used features

Course Prerequisites

To gain the most from this class, students should:

Be familiar with Windows or Mac OS X.
Be familiar with the web and its terminology

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

London — £495 (+VAT)

15–16 Apr 2010
13–14 May 2010
24–25 May 2010
10–11 Jun 2010

Birmingham — £495 (+VAT)

29–30 Apr 2010
24–25 Jun 2010

Manchester — £495 (+VAT)

15–16 Apr 2010
24–25 May 2010
24–25 Jun 2010

Newcastle — £495 (+VAT)

29–30 Apr 2010

Glasgow — £495 (+VAT)

8–9 Apr 2010
10–11 Jun 2010

Course Contents

Introducing the Course

Understanding the course format
Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
Looking at the course outline

Adobe Flash New Features

New user interface
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator integration
New drawing tools
Actionscript 3.0
Actionscript 3.0 Animation
Actionscript 3.0 Debugger
Flash Video Technology
UI componenets
Adobe Device Central

Creating and Importing Graphic Assets

Working with different graphic formats
Importing bitmap graphics
Importing vector graphics
Working with layers and layer folders
Using the drawing tools
Using object and merge drawing
Working with the Color panels
Creating and using Graphic symbols
Using the Library panel

Using Text Effectively

Using the Text tool
Adding and formatting static text
Changing font rendering methods
Adding input text fields
Embedding fonts in input text fields
Using font best practices

Creating Animations

Working with the Timeline
Using keyframes, blank keyframes, and frames
Creating motion tweens
Creating shape tweens
Creating transition effects
Using animation best practices

Adding ActionScript with Script Assist and Behaviors

Using Script Assist
Adding actions to a frame
Creating and using Button symbols
Adding behaviors to a button
Loading external SWFs

Using Moving Clips

Creating and using Movie Clip symbols
Organizing a Movie Clip Timeline
Using actions to control a Timeline
Using frame labels
Responding to user interactions

Adding Sound and Video

Importing sound
Changing sound properties
Adding sound to a Timeline
Embedding video in a Timeline
Using the FLVPlayback component

Publishing Flash Documents

Using different publishing formats
Using publishing profiles
Adding Flash Player detection
Publishing for deployment

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