About This Training Course

With exciting animation effects and an intuitive user interface, Flash is the most productive animation package available.

This Adobe Flash CS5 Essentials Training Course will introduce you to the essential techniques used to create vector based animation for use in any Multimedia application and on the Web. There is a prerequisite that students have experience in computer graphics and/ or Web applications.

Participants receive a Visual Quickstart Guide book as after course reference material.

Subjects Covered

This Adobe Flash CS5 Essentials Training Course will cover the following subjects:

The Flash workspace
• Using the drawing tools to create vector graphics. Creating animation using motion tweening. Creating animation using shape tweening. Working with layers and symbols. Previewing your work in the Test Movie window.

Adding Animation and Sound to a Flash Project
• Create the animated introduction for a Flash project. Create multiple layer animations using tweening. Import sound into Flash. Add sound to the animation.

Graphics, Text and Working with Scenes
• Import graphics – gif and jpeg images. Integrate text. Manipulate objects in the Timeline and Stage panels. Use different scenes. Add an email link to text.

Buttons and ActionScript
• Create a set of buttons. Add a sound effect to button. Make the buttons interactive using Action Script. Test the project.

Publishing a Completed Flash Project
• Add Action Script to control the appearance of the movie. Adjust the Publish Settings. Understanding the versions of the Flash Player. Publish the completed file for both the web and CD ROM delivery.

Working with Levels, Gradients and Transparent PNG Files
• Work with multiple flash movies using different levels. Create a template for the movies. Create a background image using a gradient. Import PNG files with a transparent background.

Working with Video and Using Mask Layers
• Introduction to working with video in Flash. Import a video file into Flash. Create a Mask layer. Use Action Script to build a simple slide show.

Advanced Button Concepts and ActionScript
• Create a toggle button to turn music on and off. Create animated buttons. Make the buttons interactive using ActionScript.

Publishing Multiple Flash Movies
• Control the appearance of movies using ActionScript. Publish the completed files for the web. Test the files in the browser.

Training Course Outcomes

At the end of this Adobe Flash CS5 Essentials Training Course you will receive:

• 6 months telephone/ email support
• Free refresher course within 6 months

Prerequisites

Ideally to have been using other graphics software either for print or for web, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver etc.

Other Information

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