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Flash Training in Chicago by Training Connection

2. Flash ActionScript 3 - $1495 (2 days - instructor-led)

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Flash CS3 Fundamentals ($1195)

Flash Fundamentals is a 3 day introductory course for people new to the Flash environment. You will learn to build rich interactive Flash animations and websites incorporating text, graphics, animations, video and sounds. This is the most comprehensive Flash introductory course available.

What you will learn

• Create a new Flash Movie
• Create artwork using Flash drawing tools
• Importing artwork and photos
• Learn animation techniques
• Add cool interactivity using ActionScript
• Add Sounds and Videos to your animations
• Publishing for Web and CD

Outline

Getting Started

• Why Use Flash CS3?
• What's New in Flash CS3?
• File Types Associated with Flash
• Caution: Player Required

Understanding the Interface

• The Document Window
• The Timeline
• The Layer Controls
• The Edit Bar
• The Toolbar
• The Panels
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Using the Drawing and Color Tools

• Drawing Tools Defined
• Lines, Strokes, and Fills Defined
• Drawing with the Pencil Tool
• Using the Oval and Rectangle Tools
• Using the Brush Tool
• Modifying Strokes and Fills
• Understanding the Flash Drawing Models
• The Merge and Object Drawing Models
• Grouping Objects
• Creating Gradients
• Drawing with the Pen Tool
• Modifying Paths

Animation Basics

• The Timeline
• Document Properties
• Understanding Keyframes and Frames
• Frame-by-Frame Animation with Keyframes
• What Is the Frame Rate?
• Recommended Frame Rates
• Inserting and Deleting Frames
• Copying and Reversing Frames
• Using Onion Skinning
• Testing Movies

Shape Tweening

• What Is Shape Tweening?
• Shape Tweening
• Using Shape Hints
• Creating Multiple Shape Tweens
• Understanding Layer Properties

Symbols and Instances

• The Symbol and Instance Structure
• Symbol Naming Conventions
• Important Timeline Vocabulary Terms
• Creating Graphic Symbols and instances
• Editing Symbols and Instances
• Animating Graphic Symbols

Filters and Blend Modes

• What Are Blend Modes?
• Working with Blend Modes
• Working with Filters
• Colorizing a Grayscale Image

Motion Tweening and Timeline Effects

• Shape Tweening vs. Motion Tweening
• Understanding Basic Motion Tweening
• Using Tweening Effects
• Editing Multiple Frames
• Using a Motion Guide
• Using the Custom Ease Controls
• Animating Text
• Using Timeline Effect Assistants
• Animating with the Blur Filter
• Animating with the Drop Shadow Filter

Working with Bitmaps

• Understanding the Benefits of Bitmaps
• Compression in Flash
• Importing and Compressing Bitmaps
• Importing Bitmap Sequences
• Converting Bitmaps to Vectors
• Using Basic Masking
• Using Animated Masks
• Animating Bitmaps

Buttons

• Button States
• Button Types
• Creating Rollover Buttons
• Adding Sound to Buttons
• Creating Invisible Buttons

Movie Clips

• What Is a Movie Clip?
• Creating a Movie Clip
• Animated Graphic Symbols vs. Movie Clip Symbols
• Creating an Animated Rollover Button
• Putting an Animated Rollover Button into Action

ActionScript Basics and Behaviors

• The Behaviors Panel
• The Actions Panel Defined
• Controlling the Main Timeline
• Interactivity and Actions
• Mouse, Keyboard, Movie Clip, and Timeline Events
• Controlling Movie Clips
• What Is Dot Syntax?
• Using the goto Action
• Using the Go to Web Page Behavior
• Targeting Scenes
• What Are Frame Labels, and Why Use Them?
• Creating a Pop-Up Menu
• What Is loadMovieNum?
• Loading Movies

Working with Text

• Text Field Types
• Creating, Modifying, and Formatting Text
• Working with Static Text and Device Fonts
• Using Small Type and Aliased Text
• Loading Text into Dynamic Text Fields
• Working with Dynamic Text and HTML
• Working with Input Text

Sound

• Importing Sounds
• Compressing Sound
• Creating Background Sound with Sound Effects
• Modifying Sound Settings
• Controlling Sound with On/Off Buttons
• Compression Settings for Narration
• Synchronizing Sound to Narration Cues
• Controlling Animation and Sound with Stop/Play Buttons
• Adding Volume Control

Components and Forms

• What Are Components?
• Working with Components
• Creating a Form
• Configuring Components
• Modifying Component Themes
• Using the Macromedia Flash Exchange

Video

• Importing Video into Flash
• On2 VP6 and Sorenson Spark Video Compression
• Flash Professional 8 Video Features
• Macromedia Flash Video (FLV)
• Importing Video
• Controlling Video with stop and go Actions
• Controlling Video by Targeting Frame Labels
• Editing Video
• Using the Flash 8 Video Encoder

Publishing and Exporting

• What Types of Content Can Flash 8 Publish?
• Using Flash 8 with HTML
• Creating Projectors
• Modifying Projectors with FSCommands
• To Publish or to Export?
• Exporting Image Files
• More About the Publish Settings
• Flash, HTML, GIF, JPEG, and PNG Settings
• Projector File Settings
• QuickTime Settings
• Saving Publishing Profiles
• Optimizing Movies

Putting It All Together

• Understanding the Big Picture
• Examining the Scenes
• Managing and Examining Layers
• Organizing and Investigating the Library
• Using the Movie Explorer
• Building a Preloader
• The Bandwidth Profiler
• Printing from the Project File and the Macromedia Flash Player
• Exporting Scenes
• Creating Draggable Movies

Integration

• Importing Vector Files
• Importing Fireworks Content
• Integrating with Dreamweaver 8
• Importing Illustrator Content
• Importing Photoshop Content
• Creating Accessible Content

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