Adobe Flash CS4/CS5:
Mastering the Essentials
We provide you with the right training solutions to help you learn Adobe Flash CS4/CS5 for creating rich content and applications. Check our schedule for class dates and prices for Flash CS4/CS5 training in Dallas, Texas or call us for private training at your site.
Adobe Flash CS4/CS5: Level 1 Essentials provides students with no prior Flash experience the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich media containing animation, sound, and video. This course is for people new to Flash that want to use it to build rich media applications that effectively use animation, sound, and video.
Topics covered in this three-day class are:
Animation Basics
- Using the Flash Workspace
- Understanding the Document Library
- Using Symbols and Instances
- Understanding Main Stage vs. Symbol Workspace
- Using 2 Basic Rules of Flash
- Working with Timeline Layers
- Using the New Object animation model
- Animating with Motion Tweening
- Inserting Automatic Keyframes
- Differentiating Object Keyframes / Property Keyframes
- Modifying Tween Spans
Motion Paths
- Transforming Motion Paths
- Creating Custom Motion Paths
- Orient to Path as Keyframes Sequences
- Trading Tween Targets on Animations
Inverse Kinematics
- Using the Bone Tool
- Creating & Removing Poses
- Constraining Rotation
- Enabling XY Translation Constraints
- Enabling Speed Constraints
Content & Drawing Tools Overview
- Explaining Various Selection methods & tools
- Comparing Detailed drawing vs. Natural drawing tools
- Exploring Merge, Object, and Primitive Drawing Modes
- Customizing Ink Bottle and Strokes
- Using the Spray Brush Tool
- Using the Deco Tool
Flash Color Controls
- Working with Color / Gradients / Transparency
- Using the Gradient Transform Tool
- Introducing Kuler Online and the Kuler panel
- Working with Swatches & Palettes
- Understanding Locked Fills
- Using Bitmap Fills
Shape Tweening/Morphing
- Tweening Basic Shapes
- Applying Shape Hints
- Morphing Complex Shapes
- Animating Gradients with Shape Tweens
ActionScript
- ActionScript 3 introduced – player compatibility
- Frame Scripts vs. Object Scripts
- Writing Custom Functions
- Working with Listeners
- Using the Actions Panel
- Writing both Frame and Object scripts
MovieClips Explained
- Compare Graphic animation to MC animation
- Changing instance behavior vs symbol behavior
- Working with MovieClips
Buttons Symbols
- Defining Button States
- Explaining Default hit
- Creating Buttons
- Embedding Button Sounds
- Using Text as Buttons
Controlling the Timeline with ActionScript 3
- Working with Frame Labels
- Importing Illustrator files
- Additional ActionScript practice
Importing Photoshop & Illustrator Files
- Photoshop Considerations & Setup for Flash
- Importing Options for Animation
- Animating PSD Layers
- Illustrator Setup and Symbol Creation
Masking in Flash
- Masking to reveal animations
- Animating Masks as Symbols
- Masks in MovieClips
Publishing Flash Content
- Understanding Formats
- Detecting the Flash Player
- Using Projectors
Flash Video
- Understanding Streaming vs Progressive Delivery
- Importing and Video Formats
- Using Adobe Media Encoder CS4/CS5
- Using the FLVPlayback Component
- Adjusting Component Parameters
prerequisites:
- Basic computer and mouse skills. Some familiarity with graphic concepts such as: grouping, layers, strokes & fills would be extremely helpful.
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what students say:
- If all of your trainers are like Tom, you have an A-1 staff. Truly an experienced and professional individual, really knows his stuff. I enjoyed coming to both my Flash classes.
- Tom was a very good instructor and made a hard product easy to learn. Loved the rug story! He was very knowledgeable in Flash.
- Excellent lessons, and a thorough professor. Material was well planned and executed. I know more about Flash than I ever thought possible and hope to continue advancing my skill on my own. Thank you and Good Night!
- Tom was a wonderful instructor. He was helpful, interesting, and always willing to answer questions. I would love to take classes from him in the future and will refer others to him.
- This class was EXCELLENT! I take 1-2 classes a year from different places, but this was the first from Digitrain. This class was the best and least expensive of any I have had. I will definitely be back for Level II.
- I was impressed with the individual attention that Tom gave to each student. I know that I demanded quite a bit of information from him personally, and it seemed that he delivered the same for each student. Tom went over and above to meet my specific needs. He also exhibited excellent memory/retention of the issues I brought up and addressed pertinent ones with the entire class. I really appreciate that in an instructor. When the class curriculum is flexible enough to address individual techniques and special interests, it shows that the instructor is intent on meeting the student's needs...not simply following a standard curriculum.
