Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials

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  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Get up and running on the newest version of ActionScript, which is included with Flash CS3. If you are new to ActionScript 3.0, this series shows you how to make your Flash applications more dynamic by using the scripting language to add interactivity and control effects.

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About this course

With Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials, you will discover how to design fun, creative, interactive websites through structured and easy to follow lessons. With help from a pro, you’ll be able to expand your knowledge as you learn to utilize all of the amazing techniques with Adobe Flash CS3.

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Subjects

  • Drawing
  • Sound
  • ActionScript
  • Flash
  • Photoshop
  • Drawing tools
  • Importing Graphics
  • Transform Tools
  • Vector drawing
  • Deleting & Converting
  • Color Mixer Panel
  • Symbol Properties

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DISC I

Chapter I: GETTING STARTED (54 min)
  • Moving around in the Workspace
  • Using the Basic Drawing Tools
  • Comparing Vector & Bitmap Graphics
  • Selecting Elements on the Stage
  • Using Groups
  • Using Drawing Object Mode
  • Using Layers
  • Using the Transform Tools
Chapter II: USING THE VECTOR DRAWING TOOLS (79 min)
  • Understanding the Basics of Vectors
  • Creating Curved Lines
  • Combining Corner & Smooth Points
  • Adding, Deleting & Converting Anchor Points
  • Switching between the Pen Tools on the Fly
  • Drawing with the Pen Preview Enabled
  • Using the Free-Form Tools
  • Controlling Strokes & Fills
  • Expanding on Strokes & Fills
  • Modifying Strokes
  • Using the Color Mixer Panel
  • Working with Gradients
  • Creating Symbols
  • Adjusting Symbol Properties
Chapter III: IMPORTING GRAPHICS (60 min)
  • Importing Bitmaps
  • Compressing Bitmaps
  • What Affects Bitmap Compression
  • Making Movie Clips from Bitmaps
  • Using a Bitmap Fill
  • Importing from Photoshop®
  • Masking Layers
  • Tracing a Bitmap
  • Importing Illustrator® Files
Chapter IV: ANIMATING VIA THE TIMELINE (64 min)
  • Introducing Frame Animation
  • Adding & Removing Frames
  • Adding Keyframes
  • Animating with Keyframes
  • Moving Keyframes
  • Copying & Pasting Keyframes
  • Creating a Motion Tween
  • Setting Tweens
  • Fixing a Bad Tween
  • Applying Tweens
  • Creating a Shape Tween
  • Applying Shape Hints
  • Creating Additional Movie Clips
  • Using a Path in a Tween
Chapter V: WORKING WITH TEXT (61 min)
  • Installing Fonts
  • Using Grids & Guides
  • Creating a Web Layout from a Photoshop File
  • Importing a Photoshop File into Flash
  • Saving a Template
  • Using the Text Tool
  • Working with Text Properties & Filters
  • Explaining Anti-Alias & Font Settings
  • Animating Text
  • Setting Up the Contact Page
  • Separating Text Characters
  • Animating Letters
  • Looking at the Dynamic Text Field
  • Creating a Scrollbar
  • Final Comments & Credits
DISC II

Chapter I: CREATING INTERACTIVE BUTTONS (74 min)
  • Creating Buttons
  • Programming Button States
  • Building a Multi-Layer Button
  • Modifying the Color of Other Button States
  • Make Buttons from Movie Clips & Add a Glow Effect
  • Add Actions to the Timeline in the Actions Panel
  • Adding Actions to Buttons in the Behaviors Panel
  • Importing Text from a Photoshop® File
  • Setting Up Website Navigation
  • Loading External SWF Files
  • Creating a SWF File to Load into the Home Movie
  • Adding External Loads to Keyframes
  • Chapter II: INCLUDING SOUND (34 min)
  • Introducing Sounds
  • Setting Up Sound Properties
  • Adding Sound to the Timeline
  • Setting Keyframe Sound Properties
  • Using the Sync Settings
  • Adding Sounds to Buttons
  • Controlling Sound Using Behaviors
Chapter III: INCLUDING VIDEO (36 min)
  • Using the Video Import Wizard
  • Encoding FLV Files
  • Choosing the Controller Skin
  • Using the FLV Components
  • Using the Flash Video Encoder
  • Animating a Movie File
Chapter IV: OPTIMIZING & PUBLISHING (37 min)
  • Preparing to Publish
  • Looking at the Flash Tab in the Publish Settings
  • Adjusting the HTML Settings
  • Finishing Up the Publish Settings
  • Publishing Using Dreamweaver®
  • Posting Your Files on the Server
  • Synchronizing Changes
  • Final Comments & Credits

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Highlights

 Review the Panel basics in ActionScript 3 and see how to set up the ActionScript preferences using the Reference Library and the Script Selection panel.
Learn how to use dot syntax notation and how to write ActionScript 3 structures, and find out how to debug them when things go wrong.
Discover how to use properties and methods for ActionScript 3 built in classes for complete control of MovieClips, TextFields and Sounds.
Build event handlers for ActionScript 3 built-in classes to add interactivity and respond to both user generated events as well as program events like sounds and data loading.
Make and use your own custom classes so you can modify existing classes like custom buttons, and get more reusability from your applications and animated MovieClips.

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Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials

£ 37.80 VAT inc.

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$ 47

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