Adobe Flash CS3 hands on training class in Los Angeles

Introduction

• introduction
• file types
• bitmaps vs. vectors

The Interface

• the interface

Drawing and Color

• drawing with the pencil
• modifying lines
• drawing with the pen
• the oval and rectangle tools
• free transform tool
• envelope modifier
• the brush tool
• using the mixer
• adding custom colors to color palette
• importing color palettes
• working with multiple objects
• grouping objects

Animation Basics

• the timeline
• movie properties
• frames vs. keyframes
• deleting, copying, and reversing frames
• the frame rate
• testing movies

Frame-by-Frame Animation

• frame-by-frame vector animation

Shape Tweening

• shape tweening
• shape hinting
• shape tweening text
• edit multiple frames
• animating gradients

Libraries, Symbols, and Instances

• creating graphic symbols
• alternate methods to create symbols
• editing symbols
• editing symbol instances
• working with the library

Motion Tweening

• basic motion tweening
• tweening effects
• edit multiple frames
• motion guides
• motion guide extras
• motion tweening text

Masking

• masking
• animated masks

Type

• text fields overview
• character panel
• paragraph options
• text fields explained
• device fonts
• scrolling text

Bitmaps

• importing and compressing
• bitmap sequence
• bitmap fills
• breaking apart bitmaps
• trace bitmap

Buttons

• button types
• basic button
• rollover button
• invisible button
• adding actionscripting to buttons

Movie Clips

• what are movie clips
• modifying movie clip instances
• animated rollover button
• animated masks using movie clips

ActionScripting Basics

• actions window
• time-based vs user-based actions
• stop and play
• stop on frame
• slide show
• getURL
• creating a popup menu
• controlling movie clips (with)
• what are scenes
• what are preloaders
• building a simple preloader
• preloader resources
• what is loadmovie
• loading a .swf
• loading a .jpg

Sound

• importing sounds
• the sound panel
• music on/off button
• buttons with sounds

Publishing

• publishing content
• creating a projector
• FS commands
• the bandwidth profiler

Integration

• fireworks
• freehand
• dreamweaver
• video
• illustrator
• transparent bitmaps

Templates

• using the built-in templates