Comprehensive Flash CS5 Training

Delivery Options

• Customized Onsite Training (3 days): Request a Proposal

Class Description

Class Overview

Class Goals

• Get comfortable with the Flash CS5 user interface.
• Learn to work with Flash CS5's drawing tools.
• Learn to work with Graphic Symbols and the Library.
• Learn to create basic and advanced animations in Flash CS5.
• Learn to use Button Symbols in Flash CS5.
• Learn to use Movie Clip Symbols in Flash CS5.
• Learn the basics of ActionScript.
• Learn to working with Sound and Video in Flash CS5.
• Learn to use Flash CS5 Components.
• Learn to load and control Flash Content.
• Learn to publish Flash CS5 to multiple outputs.

Class Outline

1. Getting Started
   1. Starting Flash and Opening a File
   2. Getting to Know the Work Area
   3. Creating a New Document
   4. Using Workspaces
      1. Essentials Workspace
      2. Designer Workspace
      3. Classic Workspace
   5. Moving Panels
   6. Changing Workspaces
   7. Opening Existing Files
   8. Using the Properties Panel
   9. Undo in Flash
   10. Previewing Your Movie
   11. Publishing Your Movie
   12. Some Important Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Working with Drawing Tools
   1. Using the Tools Panel
      1. Rectangle Tool
      2. Selection Tool
      3. Strokes and Fills
      4. Merge Mode vs Drawing Object Mode
      5. Pencil Tool
      6. Line Tool
      7. The Free Transform Tool and Transform Pane
   2. Using the Drawing Tools
      1. Pen Tool
      2. Sub-selection Tool
      3. Paint Bucket Tool
      4. Brush Tool
   3. Using Additional Tools
      1. Using a Gradient Fill
      2. Gradient Transform Tool
      3. Using the Ink Bottle Tool
      4. Using the Eye Dropper Tool
      5. Drawing Ovals
      6. Enhanced in CS5: Deco Tool
      7. Using Layers and Layer Folders
      8. Creating Transparencies
      9. Creating and Editing Text
      10. Add Filters to Text
3. Graphic Symbols and the Library
   1. Working with the Library Panel
   2. About Symbols
   3. Creating Symbols
   4. Editing and Managing Symbols
   5. Duplicating Symbols
   6. Swapping Symbols
   7. Changing the Size and Position of Instances
   8. Changing the Color Effect of Instances
   9. Creating Graphic Symbols
   10. Import to Stage/Import to Library
   11. Open Another Document's Library/Sharing
   12. Importing Illustrator Files
   13. Importing Photoshop Files
4. Basic Animation
   1. Understanding the Timeline
   2. Organizing Layers in a Timeline
   3. About Animation
   4. Frame by Frame Animation
   5. Adding Frames, Keyframes and Blank Keyframes
   6. Animating Position: Frame-by-Frame Animation
   7. Changing the Pacing and Timing
   8. Animating Transparency
   9. Previewing the Animation
   10. Animation with a Motion Tween
   11. Using Timelines to Create Movie Structure
   12. Understanding our Project File
   13. More with Animation
       1. Using Motion Presets
       2. Animating Filters
       3. Animating Transformations
       4. Changing the Path of the Motion
       5. Swapping Tween Targets
       6. Easing
       7. Using the Motion Editor
       8. Animating 3D Motion
5. Advanced Animation
   1. Copy and Paste Motion
   2. Creating Motion Presets
   3. Creating Masks
   4. Animating Masks
   5. Motion with Inverse Kinematics
   6. Constraining Joints
   7. Inverse Kinematics
   8. Inverse Kinematics with Shapes
   9. Morphing with Shape Tweens
   10. Using Shape Hints
6. Button Symbols
   1. Creating Button Symbols
   2. Text Only Buttons (Using the Hit State)
   3. Animated Buttons
7. Movie Clip Symbols
   1. Creating Movie Clip Symbols
   2. About Symbols
   3. Understanding Blend Effects
   4. Applying Filters for Special Effects
8. ActionScript
   1. About Interactive Movies
   2. Designing a Layout
   3. Creating Buttons
   4. Understanding ActionScript 3.0
   5. Adding a Stop Action
   6. Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
   7. Creating Destination Keyframes
   8. Playing Animation at the Destination
   9. Animated Buttons
9. Working with Sound and Video
   1. Understanding the Project File
   2. Using Sounds
   3. Understanding Flash CS5 Video
   4. Using the Adobe Media Encoder
   5. Understanding Encoding Options
   6. Playback of External Video
   7. Working with Video and Transparency
   8. Embedding Flash CS5 Video
10. Using Components
    1. About Components
    2. Adding a Text Component
    3. Using Components to Create Interactivity
11. Loading and Controlling Flash CS5 Content
    1. Loading External Content
    2. Removing External Content
    3. Controlling Movie Clips
12. Publishing Flash CS5 Documents
    1. Testing a Flash CS5 Document
    2. Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler
    3. Adding Metadata
    4. Publishing a Movie for the Web
    5. Alternative Publishing Options
    6. Hexadecimal Color Codes

Class Materials

Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Technical Requirements

Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.

• Onsite and Instructor-led Online course technical requirements and setup instructions.
• WebEx system requirements for Instructor-led Online delivery option.

Potential Follow-on Classes

• ActionScript 3.0 Training