You will create Flash-based movies that contain graphics, text, and animations.
Adobe Training Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, students should be familiar with using a Windows-based computer. They should be comfortable using the Internet with Internet Explorer; familiarity with other browsers is a plus. Furthermore, students should have a basic understanding of HTML and design and media applications, such as Freehand and Fireworks.
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Target Student
A professional who wants to develop multimedia and distribute it on the web for electronic communications. Target customers are advertising agencies, marketing agencies, production houses, and design- or media-focused departments within larger corporations
Hardware Requirements
- An Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor.
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended).
- 1.8 GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation).
- A 1024 x 768 resolution video card and monitor.
- A DVD-ROM drive.
- Network cards and cabling for local network access.
- Internet access (see your local network administrator).
- A keyboard and a mouse or other input device.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explore the types of applications you can build, how the user interface can be used, and how to create Flash movies.
- create and manipulate graphics in your Flash document.
- add text and Flash components to your Flash document.
- animate graphics using different techniques.
- add interactivity to your Flash document using buttons.
- work with movie clips.
- add audio to a movie.
- add video to a movie for creating dynamic animations in Flash.
- publish Flash documents.
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2
Software Requirements
- Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional
- Adobe® Flash® CS3 Video Encoder
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later version
- QuickTime® Free Player 7 or later
Adobe Training Course duration
2 Days
Adobe Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Exploring Adobe Flash CS3
- Topic 1A: Examine Rich Internet Applications
- Topic 1B: Explore the Adobe Flash CS3 Environment
- Topic 1C: Produce a Flash Application File
Lesson 2: Working with Graphics
- Topic 2A: Import Graphics
- Topic 2B: Create Vector Graphics
- Topic 2C: Modify Vector Graphics
- Topic 2D: Organize Content with Layers
- Topic 2E: Modify Colors
- Topic 2F: Convert Graphics to Symbols
- Topic 2G: Create a Mask Effect
Lesson 3: Managing Text in a Flash Document
- Topic 3A: Add Text to a Flash Document
- Topic 3B: Set Font Options
- Topic 3C: Add Input Text Using Flash Components
- Topic 3D: Apply a Skin to a Component
Lesson 4: Adding Animations to a Flash Document
- Topic 4A: Create a Frame-by-Frame Animation
- Topic 4B: Create a Motion Tween Animation
- Topic 4C: Create a Complex Motion Tween
- Topic 4D: Control the Timeline with ActionScript
- Topic 4E: Create a Shape Tween Animation
- Topic 4F: Animate Using Timeline Effects
Lesson 5: Adding Interactivity to Buttons
- Topic 5A: Create Buttons
- Topic 5B: Control Movies with Button Behaviors
- Topic 5C: Create Navigation Systems
Lesson 6: Working with Movie Clips
- Topic 6A: Add Interactivity with Movie Clips
- Topic 6B: Create a Flash Slide Presentation
- Topic 6C: Apply Effects to Movie Clips
Lesson 7: Adding Audio to a Movie
- Topic 7A: Import Audio
- Topic 7B: Control Sound Playback
- Topic 7C: Add Sounds with Behaviors
Lesson 8: Adding Video to a Movie
- Topic 8A: Encode a Video Object
- Topic 8B: Create a Video Object
Lesson 9: Publishing Flash Documents
- Topic 9A: Publish a Flash Document
- Topic 9B: Detect the Flash Player Version