Flash CS3 Foundation

2 days

Overview

Adobe® Flash® CS3: Level 1 is the appropriate course for you if you need to create web pages or web page components that contain text, graphics, and animation, and that will display correctly in almost every browser on most computing platforms. Course Objective: You will create Flash-based movies that contain graphics, text, and animations.

Target student

A professional who wants to develop multimedia and distribute it on the web for electronic communications. Target customers are advertising agencies, marketing agencies, production houses, and design- or media-focused departments within larger corporations.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, students should be familiar with using a Windows-based computer. They should be comfortable using the Internet with Internet Explorer; familiarity with other browsers is a plus. Furthermore, students should have a basic understanding of HTML and design and media applications, such as Freehand and Fireworks.

Exploring Adobe Flash CS3

Examine Rich Internet Applications
Explore the Adobe Flash CS3 Environment
Produce a Flash Application File

Working with Graphics

Import Graphics
Create Vector Graphics
Modify Vector Graphics
Organize Content with Layers
Modify Colors
Convert Graphics to Symbols
Create a Mask Effect

Managing Text in a Flash Document

Add Text to a Flash Document
Set Font Options
Add Input Text Using Flash Components
Apply a Skin to a Component

Adding Animations to a Flash Document

Create a Frame-by-Frame Animation
Create a Motion Tween Animation
Create a Complex Motion Tween
Control the Timeline with ActionScript
Create a Shape Tween Animation
Animate Using Timeline Effects

Adding Interactivity to Buttons

Create Buttons
Control Movies with Button Behaviors
Create Navigation Systems

Working with Movie Clips

Add Interactivity with Movie Clips
Create a Flash Slide Presentation
Apply Effects to Movie Clips

Adding Audio to a Movie

Import Audio
Control Sound Playback
Add Sounds with Behaviors

Adding Video to a Movie

Encode a Video Object
Create a Video Object

Publishing Flash Documents

Publish a Flash Document