Flash CS6

Syllabus

Adobe Flash CS6 Basics Course Book:

Unit 1: Getting Started

• Identify the capabilities of Flash CS6 and the files it generates, and identify components of the Flash CS6 environment
• Create a new file from a template and set Stage properties
• Publish a Flash application as a SWF file and insert it into a Web page

Unit 2: Drawing in Flash

• Understand the differences between bitmap and vector graphics
• Create, format and manipulate drawing objects and shapes, create and modify freeform shapes, and use pattern tools
• Create and edit vector paths with pencil, pen, and subselection tools

Unit 3: Symbols and imported assets

• Create and work with symbols
• Import graphics and other assets

Unit 4: Layers and frames

• Use layers to manage content in a Flash application
• Add frames and keyframes to the timeline

Unit 5: Animation

• Work with motion tweens, classic tweens, and shape tweens
• Optimise graphics for animation and faster download speeds
• Work with nested movie clip animations

Adobe Flash CS6 Advanced Course Book:

Unit 1: Planning and managing Flash projects

• Understand the different platforms, Flash videos codecs, and Adobe native extensions
• Understand Flash projects
• Work with the Flash library

Unit 2: Introduction to ActionScript

• Use ActionScript to control a movie clip’s properties and make a movie clip move in response to a button click
• Create a Document class and extend the MovieClip class

Unit 3: Content and libraries

• Work with text
• Load external content
• Work with ActionScript libraries

Unit 4: Adding video and audio

• Add interactivity on the timeline and insert a video into an application
• Add and synchronise audio

Unit 5: Testing and publishing

• Debug Flash applications
• Test mobile content
• Assess and simulate performance
• Publish to Adobe AIR
• Publish to HTML5

Assessment:

To earn the Adobe Flash CS6 certification you must sit a separate Adobe Certified Expert Examination (Adobe Flash CS6 9A0-307). The exam is in a multiple choice/multiple answer format. There are 50 questions in total and the exam lasts approximately 60 minutes. The minimum passing score to gain the Flash CS6 certification is 67%.

Adobe examinations must be sat at a registered Pearson VUE testing centre and cost £115+VAT each. You can locate testing centres and schedule exam appointments on the Pearson VUE website.

Adobe no longer offer the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Certification for CS6 Courses. The Course materials do also cover the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) syllabus so the Course can still be used for this purpose. A certificate of completion can also be issued by request on completion of any of the Adobe CS6 Courses.

Adobe Re-certification Policy:

You must be certified on the previous version of the product and pass the current version's exam in order to get recertified. For example, to recertify for Flash CS6 you must already be certified for Adobe Flash CS5 and pass your Adobe Flash CS6 examination.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 60 hrs.