Adobe Flash CS5 Advanced
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Schedule our instructor led classroom training at your convenience and never miss another lecture or fall behind. You are in complete control. We invited the Best Web & Graphics Trainers in the industry to help us develop the ultimate training & certification program which includes everything you will need to fully prepare for and succeed in the Web Graphics and Design Industry.
Building on the skills and concepts taught in the Basic course, this Advanced Series course presents techniques for creating more complex Flash applications. Students will create and edit vector paths and mask layers. Students will also learn how to use advanced animation techniques, such as inverse kinematics, shape and motion tweens, and animated masks and filters. Students will then work with movie clips, use ActionScript 3.0 code to better control their Flash applications, and incorporate audio and video. Finally, students will learn some basic principles of project management, discuss issues related to image use and copyrights, and learn how to plan a Flash application.
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- 3 DVD-ROMs featuring live instructor-led classroom sessions with full audio, video and demonstration components
- Printable courseware
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YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Tracy Berry - Has been involved graphic and web design for more than 15 years. She has utilized Adobe Photoshop on many different forms including the commercial print industry, however over the past years she has focused devoted its use primarily to web production. She has designed over 200 web sites, and in doing so has discovered many tips & tricks to improve both production and efficiency. In addition to Adobe Photoshop she is also an expert in Flash as well as many Macromedia products. In fact, she has been using many of the Macromedia and Adobe products since their genesis. Over the years she has demonstrated great versatility in these products, producing content of many different forms for many different types of clients.
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COURSE OUTLINE
Path Components
Demo - A-1: Creating Paths with the Pencil Tool
Using the Pen Tool
Demo - A-2: Creating Paths with the Pen Tool
Topic B: Editing Vector Paths
Smooth Point to Corner Point
Demo - B-1: Adjusting Anchor Points
Add and Remove Anchor Points
Demo - B-2: Adding and Removing Anchor Points
Topic C: Using Mask Layers
One Layer Masking Another
Demo - C-1: Masking a Layer with a Vector Path
Topic D: Using the Pattern Tools
Using the Spray Brush
Using the Deco Tool
Demo - D-1: Using the Pattern Tools
Unit 01 Review
An IK Armature
Demo - A-1: Animating Shapes by Using the Bone Tool
Topic B: Shape Tween and Animated Masks
Create a Shape Tween
Demo - B-1: Creating a Shape Tween Animation
An Undesirable Shape Tween
Tween Improved with Shape Hints
Use Shape Hints
An Animated Mask
Demo - B-2: Adding Shape Hints and a Mask
Topic C: Filter Animation
Animating Filters
Demo - C-1: Animating a Filter and Other Effects
Topic D: The Motion Editor
Applying Easing with Motion Editor
Ease Curve
Curve with Ease Value of -100
Demo - D-1: Using the Motion Editor
Demo - D-2: Reusing an Animation as a Motion Preset
Unit 02 Review
For all Classes
Code Snippets
A-1: Discussing ActionScript 3.0
The Actions Panel
Demo - A-2: Exploring a Scripted Application
Demo - A-3: Preparing Symbol Instances
Demo - A-4: Reading Instance Property Values
Demo - A-5: Storing Values by Using Variables
Topic B: Event Listeners and Event Handlers
The ENTER_FRAME Event
Operators
Demo - B-1: Implementing Continuous Motion
Demo - B-2: Controlling Speed with a Variable
Demo - B-3: Stopping Motion When a Condition is Met
Demo - B-4: Making a Clip Move When Clicked
Topic C: Modular Code
Modular Coding
Demo - C-1: Creating Modular Code
Topic D: Special Classes
Associating Objects with Custom Classes
Demo - D-1: Creating a Document Class
Demo - D-2: Extending the MovieClip Class
Demo - D-3: Associating a Custom Class with an Object
Topic E: The Debugger
The Debugger Window
Demo - E-1: Using the Debugger
Unit 03 Review
Scripting Audio Functionality
Demo - A-1: Adding Sound with ActionScript
Topic B: Scripting a Link to a Web Page
Adding a Hyperlink
Demo - B-1: Adding a Hyperlink
Topic C: Loading Dynamic Content
Loading Text
Demo - C-1: Loading Text from an External File
Unit 04 Review
Two Types of Compression
A-1: Discussing Video Encoding
Adobe Media Encoder CS5
Topic B: Video in Flash Files
Ways to Incorporate Video
Components
Import Video into Flash
Deployment Options
Demo - B-1: Importing Video
Methods of Controlling Playback
Demo - B-2: Changing FLV Playback Component Parameters
Demo - B-3: Creating Code to Respond to Cue Points
Unit 05 Review
Copyrighted Work
A-1: Discussing Copyrights
Topic B: Project Management
The Project Life Cycle
Phases of the Project Life Cycle
Planning and Initiating
Common Project Problems
B-1: Discussing Project Management
Topic C: Application Planning
Application Planning
Design and Layout
The Rule of Thirds
C-1: Discussing Application Planning and Design
Unit 06 Review