Flash CS4 Fundamentals
Cost:
$595.00 (Online
Class
- Lodestone Live)
$795.00
(Lodestone Training Center)
Time: 10 AM - 4:30 PM EST
Length: 2 day class
Type: Instructor-led
Course Description:
Flash CS4 Fundamentals 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.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Create and import graphic assets
- Create animations
- Add ActionScript with script assist and behaviors
- Use movie clips
- Add sound and video
Target Audience:
This course is for beginners: designers and developers new to Flash who want to learn the interface and commonly used features. 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.
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Learning the Interface
- Creating new documents
- Setting document preferences
- Navigating the stage
- Working with the timeline
- Using the Motion Editor
- Using the Properties Inspector
- Working with Panels
- Managing Workspaces
- Examining the tools
- Using the Library Panel
- Reference resources
Unit 2: Drawing in Flash
- Vector vs Raster graphics
- Working with the selection tools
- Merged drawing mode
- Object drawing mode
- Transforming artwork
- Transforming fills
- The Pencil Tool
- The Brush Tool
- The Eraser Tool
- The Pen Tool
- Managing color in Flash
- Using Kuler
- Working with bitmap fills
- Masking
Unit 3: Managing Assets
- Importing images in Flash
- Editing imported images
- Tracing bitmaps
- Organizing libraries
- Photoshop Integration
- Illustrator Integration
Unit 4: Working with Symbols
- Examining symbols
- Creating symbols
- Converting artwork to symbols
- Symbol types
- Graphic Symbols
- Movie Clips
- Buttons
- Editing Symbols
- Working with Symbol Instances
- Applying filters and blend modes
Unit 5: Working with Text
- Text basics
- Understanding device fonts
- Types of text fields
- Static text
- Input text
- Dynamic text
- Formatting options
- Working with Antialiasing
- Animating text
Unit 6: Animation Basics
- Examining the timeline
- Using onion skinning
- Frame-by-Frame animation
- Shape tweens
- Using shape hints
- Motion tweening
- Using motion guides
- Controlling easing
- Tweening masks
Unit 7: Publishing Flash Content
- Bandwidth cosiderations
- Working with the bandwidth profiler
- Distributing project weight
- Optimizing flash content
- Publishing formats
- HTML
- Flash
- Animated GIFs
- Working with Publishing Settings
Please note, assigned instructor may change. Lodestone confirms instructor schedules two weeks prior to class date.
*Classes are online via Lodestone Live and at a Lodestone training center.
The only time that a class will cancel is either if there is a power failure or other major disruption in service.
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