Macromedia Flash

Course Outline

Course Description

This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to Flash, the design tool which enables the creation of high-impact, fully interactive web sites. Flash brings a level of advanced animation and interactivity in the creating of truly unique and engaging websites or presentations. In this course you will learn how to incorporate animations, interactive movies and interactive banners into your website pages.

Who should Attend this Course

This Course is for individuals who wish to create and incorporate animation and interactivity in web site documents or who just wish to create animated movies such as cartoons.

 

Course Objectives

 

By the End of the  course, students will be able to:

 

·         Define all the elements of the user interface

·         View a Flash movie and modify the appearance of the

                        Stage.

·         Draw, paint, and create custom colors and line styles using Flash tools.

·         Use text, layers and imported graphics

·         Manipulate objects, experiment with shape interaction, and import

      graphics

·         Build layers and use them to create effects.

·         Add text, and manipulate its behavior and appearance.

·         Create frame-by-frame, shape tweened, and motion tweened animation.

·         Use symbols and the Macromedia Flash Library

·         Create animation that includes sound

·         Add actions to frames and objects

·         Publish a Flash movie.

 

 

The Flash Environment

 

·         What is Flash?

·         Vector Vs. Bitmap Graphics

·         The Flash Work Environment

 

Drawing and Painting

 

·         Basic Drawing and Painting Tools

·         Working with Strokes and Fills

·         Creating Custom Colors, Gradients, and LineStyles

 

Working with Objects

 

·         Manipulating Objects

·         Object Interaction

·         Transforming and Grouping Objects

·         Importing Objects

 

Symbols and Instances

 

·         Understanding Symbols and Instances

·         Editing Symbols and Instances

·         Creating a Shared Symbol Library

·         Creating Buttons

 

 

Working with Multiple Layers

 

·         Creating and Managing Multiple Layers

·         Mask Layers

·         Aligning Objects

 

Working with Text

 

·         Text Blocks

·         Converting Text into Shapes

 

Creating Animation

 

·         Frame-By-Frame Animation

·         Shape Tweened Animation

·         Motion Tweened Animation

·         Guide Layers

 

Interactivity in Flash

 

·         Introduction to Interactivity

·         Adding Actions

 

Working with Sound

 

·         Adding Sounds to a Flash Movie

·         Importing and Editing Sounds

 

 

Publishing Your Flash Movie

 

·         Selecting your Publishing Settings

·         Previewing and Publishing Files