Fast Track to Flash CS5
Flash is the most advanced authoring environment for creating rich, interactive content for digital, web, and mobile platforms. Designers and developers will learn to build dynamic rich media applications that use animation, sound and video.
Quick Facts
Duration: 2 Days
Class Size: 10
Level: Beginner
Times: 9.00am to 5.00pm approx
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About the course
This is a 2 day 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 ActionScript behaviours and the Script Assist functionality. In addition to the basics, the course focuses on teaching best practices for creating Flash content.
Who should do this course?
The course is designed for people new to Flash that want to use it to build rich media applications that effectively use animation, sound and video.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for attending this course; however participants are expected to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system.
Course Units
- Unit 1: Getting Acquainted
- - Starting Flash and Opening a File
- - Getting to Know the Workspace
- - Working with the Library Panel
- - Understanding the Timeline
- - Organising Layers in a Timeline
- - Using the Properties Inspector
- - Using the Tools Panel
- - Undoing Steps in Flash
- - Previewing Your Movie
- - Publishing Your Movie
- - Saving Your Movie
- - Finding Resources for Using Flash
- - Checking for Updates
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- Unit 2: Working with Graphics
- - Understanding Strokes and Fills
- - Creating Shapes
- - Making Selections
- - Editing Shapes
- - Using Gradient and Bitmap Fills
- - Making Patterns and Decorations
- - Creating Curves
- - Creating Transparencies
- - Creating and Editing Text
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- Unit 3: Creating and Editing Symbols
- - Creating Symbols
- - Editing and managing Symbols
- - Changing the Size and Position of Instances
- - Changing the Colour Effect of Instances
- - Understanding Blend Effects
- - Applying Filters for Special Effects
- - Positioning in 3D Space
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- Unit 4: Adding Animation
- - Understanding the Project File
- - Animating Position
- - Changing the Pacing and Timing
- - Animating Transparency
- - Animating Filters
- - Animating Transformations
- - Changing the Path of the Motion
- - Swapping Tween Targets
- - Creating Nested Animations
- - Using the Motion Editor
- - Easing
- - Animating 3D Motion
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- Unit 5: Articulated Motion and Morphing
- - Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics
- - Constraining Joints
- - Inverse Kinematics with Shapes
- - Armature Options
- - Morphing with Shape Tweens
- - Using Shape Hints
- - Simulating Physics with Inverse Kinematics
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- Unit 6: Creating Interactive Navigation
- - Creating Buttons
- - Understanding ActionScript 3.0
- - Preparing the Timeline
- - Adding a Stop Action
- - Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
- - Creating Destination Keyframes
- - Creating a Home Button
- - Playing Animation at the Destination
- - Animated Buttons
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- Unit 7: Using Text
- - Understanding TLF Text
- - Adding Simple Text
- - Adding Multiple Columns
- - Wrapping Text
- - Hyperlinking Text
- - Creating User-input Text
- - Loading External Text
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- Unit 8: Working with Sound and Video
- - Using Sounds
- - Understanding Flash Video
- - Playback of External Video
- - Working with Video and Transparency
- - Embedding Flash Video
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- Unit 9: Loading and Controlling Flash Content
- - Loading External Content
- - Removing External Content
- - Controlling Movie Clips
- - Creating Masks
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- Unit 10: Publishing Flash Documents
- - Testing a Flash Document
- - Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler
- - Adding Metadata
- - Publishing a Movie for the Web
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Upcoming Courses
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Sydney
Level 11, 32 Walker Street
North Sydney
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- Date:
- 06-07 Feb 12
- 05-06 Mar 12
- 04-05 Apr 12
- 07-08 May 12
- 12-13 Jun 12
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Melbourne
Level 12, 379 Collins Street
Melbourne
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- Date:
- 06-07 Feb 12
- 26-27 Mar 12
- 23-24 May 12
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Brisbane
C/- Support Technology, Level 6, 371 Queen Street
Brisbane
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- Date:
- 15-16 Mar 12
- 10-11 May 12
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Canberra
C/O Atlas Business Services, 21 Barry Drive
Turner
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Date: upon demand
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Adelaide
C/- Mindfull Computer & Seminar, Level 4, 74 Pirie Street
Adelaide
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Date: upon demand
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Perth
C/- Lansen Consulting Pty Ltd, Level 1, 484 Albany Highway
Victoria Park
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Date: upon demand
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Quick Facts
Duration: 2 Days
Class Size: 10
Level: Beginner
Times: 9.00am to 5.00pm approx
