Flash CS5 Intermediate

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:

If you are looking to increase your Flash CS5 skills beyond the fundamentals - then this class is a perfect follow-up. The Intermediate class will extend your Flash capabilites in key areas of animation, interactivity, video and audio.

Learning Objectives:

After taking the Flash CS5 Intermediate class you will be able to perform the following:

1. Work with complex motion tweens
2. Implement Flash video
3. Use ActionScript 3.0 for media production
4. Control timelines
5. Publish your work and use preloaders
6. Master the display of graphics in Flash
7. Control sound

Target Audience:

This class is geared towards animators and web designers who want to extend their Flash skills.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Building Complexity

• Motion Tweening Strategies
• Duplicating Motion
• Shape Tweening Strategies
• Using Inverse Kinematics
• Creating Special Effects
• Using Masks

Lesson 2: Working with Video

• Preparing Video for Flash
• Using Adobe Media Encoder
• Understanding Encoding Options
• Embedding Video into Flash
• Playback of External Video
• Adding Cue Points to External Video
• Detecting and Responding to Cue Points

Lesson 3: Getting a Handle on ActionScript

• What Is ActionScript 3?
• About Objects and Classes
• About Methods and Properties
• Writing with Dot Syntax
• More on Punctuation
• The Actions Panel
• Editing ActionScript
• Using Objects
• About Functions
• Using Code Snippets
• Using Comments

Lesson 4: Advanced Buttons and Event Handling

• Listening for Events
• Mouse Detection
• The SimpleButton Class
• Invisible Buttons
• Animated Buttons and the Movie Clip Symbol
• Complex Buttons
• Button-tracking Options
• Changing Button Behavior
• Creating Buttons Dynamically
• Keyboard Detection
• The Contextual Menu
• Creating Continuous Actions
• A Summary of Events

Lesson 5: Controlling Multiple Timelines

• Navigating Timelines with Movie Clips
• Target Paths
• Absolute and Relative Paths
• Using the with Action to Target Objects
• Movie Clips as Containers
• Using Frame Labels

Lesson 6: Managing External Communication

• Communicating with the Web Browser
• Loading External Flash Movies
• Controlling Loaded Flash Movies
• Loading External Images
• Communicating with External Video
• Detecting Download Progress: Preloaders

Lesson 7: Controlling and Displaying Graphics

• Understanding the Display List
• Changing Visual Properties
• Modifying the Color
• Blending Colors
• Applying Special Effects with Filters
• Creating Drag-and-Drop Interactivity
• Detecting Collisions
• Generating Graphics Dynamically
• Controlling Stacking Order
• Creating Vector Shapes Dynamically
• Using Dynamic Masks
• Generating Motion Tweens Dynamically
Customizing Your Pointer
• Putting It Together: Animating Graphics with ActionScript
• About Bitmap Images
• Creating and Accessing Bitmap Data
• Manipulating Bitmap Images
• Using Filters on Bitmap Images
• Putting It Together: Animating Bitmap Images

Lesson 8: Controlling Sound

• Using Sounds
• Playing Sounds from the Library
• Loading and Playing External Sounds
• Controlling Sound Playback
• Tracking Sound Progress
• Modifying Volume and Balance
• Detecting Sound Events
• Working with MP3 Song Information
• Visualizing Sound Data

There are currently no public classes scheduled dates for this class. To schedule a private class, please call us toll free at 866-665-9441.

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.