Learn, step-by-step, the key techniques for working in Adobe Flash CS5, one of the most engaging, innovative, and versatile technologies available. In an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice, you will learn how to use Flash to create simple slideshows; animated banners, icons, and cartoons; rich Internet applications; interactive videos; and dynamic user interfaces for web sites, kiosks, and DVDs.

You will learn about new features in Flash CS5, including a new text engine, a Code Snippets panel to reduce the ActionScript 3.0 learning curve, enhanced Creative Suite integration, video improvements, new attributes to the Bones tool, new brushes for the Deco tool, and much more.

Certification:

This course prepares you to earn the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) designation. Becoming an ACE means you have demonstrated a professional level of proficiency with one or more Adobe software products. To become an ACE, you must pass one or more product-specific proficiency exams and agree to the ACE terms and conditions.

What You'll Learn

• The ins and outs of the Flash CS5 interface
• How to use all of Flash CS5's essential features, such as text, graphics, and animation
• How to use video and sound effectively in Flash
• Using Illustrator and Photoshop files in Flash
• Basics of ActionScript 3.0
• Using components to build Flash user interfaces rapidly
• Optimizing and publishing your Flash movies
• Best practices

Who Needs to Attend

Developers who are new to Flash

Prerequisites

• Experience working with video is recommended

• Adobe Photoshop CS5 Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop

Follow-On Courses

• ActionScript 3.0 for Adobe Flash Professionals
• Adobe Photoshop CS5 Advanced: Print and Photography
• Adobe Illustrator CS5 Fundamentals: An Introduction to Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign Fundamentals: An Introduction to InDesign
• Introduction to Adobe After Effects

Course Outline

1. Getting Acquainted

• Starting Flash and Opening a File
• Getting to Know the Work Area
• Working with the Library Panel
• The Timeline
• Organizing Layers in the Timeline
• Using the Property Inspector
• Using the Tools Panel
• Undoing Steps in Flash
• Previewing Your Movie

2. Working with Graphics

• Shapes, Primitives, and Objects
• Strokes and Fills
• Creating Rectangles and Ovals
• Using the Pen Tool
• Using a Gradient Fill
• Making Selections
• Making Patterns
• Creating Curves

3. Creating and Editing Symbols

• Importing Photoshop and Illustrator Files
• Creating Symbols
• Editing and Managing Symbols
• Changing the Color Effect of Instances
• Blend Effects
• Applying Filters for Special Effects
• Positioning in 3D Space

4. Adding Animation

• About Animation
• Animating Position
• Changing the Pacing and Timing
• Animating Transparency
• Animating Filters
• Animating Transformations
• Changing the Path of the Motion
• Swapping Tween Targets
• Creating Nested Animations
• Using the Motion Editor
• Easing
• Animating 3D Motion

5. Articulated Motion and Morphing

• Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics
• Constraining Joints
• Inverse Kinematics with Shapes
• Armature Options
• Morphing with Shape Tweens
• Using Shape Hints

6. Creating Interactive Navigation

• About Interactive Movies
• Designing a Layout
• Creating Buttons
• ActionScript 3.0
• Using the Code Snippets Panel
• Adding a Stop Action
• Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
• Creating Destination Keyframes
• Playing Animation at the Destination
• Animated Buttons

7. Using Text

• Create and Style Text
• Static and Dynamic Text
• UIScroll Bar Component
• Add Hyperlinks to Text
• Load External Text
• When to Embed Fonts

8. Working with Sound and Video

• Using Sound in Flash
• Flash Video
• Using the Adobe Media Encoder
• Encoding Options
• FLV Playback Component
• Playback of External Video
• Working with Video and Transparency
• Embedding Flash Video

9. Loading and Controlling Flash Content

• Loading External Content
• Removing External Content
• Controlling Movie Clips
• Creating Masks

10. Publishing

• Testing a Flash Document
• Bandwidth Profiler
• Publishing a Movie for the Web