Adobe Flash CS4 Class 1
| Duration: | 1 day |
| Prerequisite: | You should have a working knowledge of your computer and its operating system. You should know how to manage your files on your computer. |
| Course Materials: | Course manual with CD containing exercises |
| Prices: | $260 each for 1 student (one-on-one training) $230 each for 2 to 3 students $200 each for 4 to 6 students $200 for the first 6 students, $125 for each additional student |
| Description: | Much of the animation you see on web sites was created by Flash. This is just one of the applications of Flash. With Flash CS4, you can also manipulate video and sound, connect to databases to build web-based applications, or display news feeds of continuously updated information. |
Flash CS4 Jumpstart
- What is Flash?
- About Flash Player
- Flash file types
- Creating a new document
- Setting up your new document 2
- Saving your Flash document
- Opening documents
- The Flash workspace
- The Stage and work area
- The Flash Tools panel
- The Property Inspector
- Panels and panel groups
- The Timeline
- Practicing with the Flash tools
- The drawing and selection tools in action
- Using gradient and color tools
- Animation in action
- Getting help
- Support forums
- Moving forward
Getting Started with the Drawing Tools
- Drawing in Flash
- Using the Merge Drawing model
- Creating artwork in Merged
- Drawing mode
- Working with Drawing Objects
- Putting it all together
- Using the Line tool
- Using the Pen tool
- Using the Add and Delete Anchor
- Point tools
- Using the Combine Objects menu
- Using the Primitive tools (Smart Shapes)
- Using the Oval Primitive tool
- The Rectangle Primitive tool
- Adding text to your artwork
- Adding filters
- Working with colors
- Getting set up
- Creating gradients
- Using opacity with gradient colors
- Creating custom colors
- Saving a custom color set
- Organizing and layering graphics
- Working with layers
- Arranging, locking, and hiding layers
- Creating layer folders
- Transforming graphics
- The Transform menu and
- Free Transform tool
- The Transform panel
- Transforming gradients
Using Symbols and the Library
- What are symbols?
- A look at the Library panel
- Creating symbols
- Converting a graphic to a symbol
- Creating blank symbols
- Building artwork with symbol instances
- Positioning and snapping in symbol instances
- Editing and duplicating symbols
- Editing symbols in place
- Modifying individual symbol instances
- Modifying instance color
- Fine-tuning your background
- Duplicating symbols
- Adding graphics and text to your banner
- Swapping symbols
- Managing the Library
- Organizing symbols with folders
- The Move To command
- Deleting items from the library
- Controlling library views
Creating Basic Animation
- Introducing keyframes and the Timeline
- Layers
- Frames and keyframes
- Building animation: Enter the tween
- New: Tween layers and automatic keyframing
- Tweening multiple objects
- Previewing animation with Test Movie
- Moving and transforming tween paths
- Incorporating color effects and scaling
- New: Introducing the Motion Editor
- Modifying the animation using the Motion Editor
- Tweening rotation
- Controlling animation paths
- Where did Motion Guide layers go?
- What happens to my existing Flash files that use Motion
Guide layers? - How do I create a motion guide if I still want to?
- Morphing graphics and colors with shape tweens
- Shape tween basics
- Legacy techniques: Creating classic tweens
- Adding color effects and scaling to a classic tween
- (Re)creating motion guides for classic tweens
- Troubleshooting Motion Guides
- Adjusting animation with onion skinning
- Looking ahead