Flash Training | Chicago

Fast Facts

Duration
3 days

Class Size
Max 10 students

Times
9.00am to 4.30pm

Computer
One per student

Training Manual
Included

Price
1195.00

Flash CS3 Fundamentals

Upcoming Classes
Course Outline
Instructors

Course Description

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.

Target Audience

This Adobe Certified Flash course is aimed at people who would like to learn Flash to build a wide range of content such as marketing presentations, interactive websites, e-learning applications and more. No prior experience of Flash is required.

Leaning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Flash training course students will be able to:

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.

Upcoming Classes

Chicago	Aug, 2008	Sep, 2008	Oct, 2008	Nov, 2008
Flash CS3 Fundamentals		Sep 3 - 5	Oct 6 - 8	Nov 3 - 5

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Course Outline

Unit 1: Getting Started

What's New in Flash CS3?
File Types Associated with Flash
The Flash Palyer

Unit 2: Understanding the Interface

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

Unit 3: 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

Unit 4: 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

Unit 5: Shape Tweening

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

Unit 6: 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

Unit 7: Filters and Blend Modes

Working with Blend Modes
Working with Filters
Colorizing a Grayscale Image

Unit 8: Motion Tweening and Timeline Effects

Shape Tweening vs. 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

Unit 9: Working with Bitmaps

Understanding the Benefits of Bitmaps
Importing and Compressing Bitmaps
Converting Bitmaps to Vectors
Using Basic Masking
Using Animated Masks
Animating Bitmaps

Unit 10: Buttons

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

Unit 11: 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

Unit 12: 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
Using the goto Action
Targeting Scenes
What Are Frame Labels, and Why Use Them?
Creating a Pop-Up Menu
Loading Movies

Unit 13: 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

Unit 14: Sound

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

Unit 15: Components and Forms

Working with Components
Creating a Form
Configuring Components
Modifying Component Themes
Using the Macromedia Flash Exchange

Unit 16: Video

Importing Video into Flash
On2 VP6 and Sorenson Spark Video Compression
Adobe Flash Video (FLV)
Importing and Editing Video
Controlling Video with ActionScript
Using the Flash CS3 Video Encoder

Unit 17: Publishing and Exporting

What Types of Content Can Flash Publish?
Using Flash CS3 with HTML
Creating Projectors
Modifying Projectors with FSCommands
Publish in several formats
Saving Publishing Profiles
Optimizing Movies

Unit 18: 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
Creating Draggable Movies.

Meet the Instructors

Leslie

Leslie has been developing web sites for the last 10 years, and currently runs her own web design/development consultancy which she incorporated in 1999. Leslie is also an experienced trainer having delivered software and technical training for the past 7 years. She holds a CompTIA CTT certification which recognizes excellence in technical instruction. Leslie is very easy to get along with and has been known to include a good dose of humor into her classes.

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"I was very impressed with Leslie. She communicated the ideas very well and gave us good examples of how the techniques we were learning are used in the real world."

R. Brandon Andersen - Cision

"Leslie is a great instructor. She has an easy going, generous style. The class was excellent. I recommend this class to anyone who is trying to learn Flash, I feel that I've learned a lot and that it was worth my time."

Anne-Marie Gephart - U.S. Army TACOM-RI

"Leslie provided detailed explanations that applied to each of our interests and needs. It was helpful to know what would work best or shouldn't be used when we have to create our own projects later. She kept a positive attitude and used a lot of humor in the class which was incredibly helpful since this is a difficult and sometimes overwhelming program to learn. I was worried that coming into this class would be too much and overwhelm me but I quickly felt at ease and although I know we've only scratched the surface, I feel comfortable going back to my boss and explaining what we did in class. As primitive as it may look, I feel like I accomplished a lot in three days."

Christina Pudlas - Kohl's Corporation

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