Flash CS3 Training: Introduction

Class description

The industry leading interactive content creation tool, Flash CS3 incorporates vector drawing, animation, video, and ActionScript code to generate rich Flash content. This 3-day intensive hands-on Flash training provides an introduction to Flash for designers and developers new to the Flash environment. You'll get comfortable with essential concepts, from understanding symbols and various timeline animation techniques to ActionScript basics for creating interactivity. Topics include:

The Flash workspace
Creating & editing symbols
Importing content
Timeline animation

Working with text
Adding sound & video
ActionScript basics
Publishing Flash documents

adobe course curriculum

Getting acquainted

Getting to know the work area
Working with the library panel
Using the property inspector
Using the Flash tools
Using Flash help

Working with graphics

Creating shapes
Creating a simple animation
Masking objects
Testing a movie

Creating and editing symbols

Importing Illustrator files
About symbols
Working with buttons
Importing bitmap images
Adding transparency

Working with text

Organizing layers in a timeline
Animating text with masks
Using variables
Working with events

Using components

About components
Using components to create interactivity

Creating interactive files

About interactive files
Designing a layout

Adding animation

About animation
Setting up the project file
Animating a movie clip symbol
Working with nested symbols
Adding a sound
Morphing objects
Animating motion on a path

ActionScript basics

Working with ActionScript 3.0
Working with conditional statements
Using variables
Working with events

Loading and optimizing Flash content

Loading the movie
Animating the preloader

Working with sounds and video

Preparing Flash video content
Working with video that includes alpha channels

Publishing Flash documents

Testing a Flash document
Publishing a movie for the web

Mira Images

Adobe Flash Training Introduction

3 day class, cost: $1125

Students receive a course text, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Classroom in a Book, which includes a CD of class files. These resources provide students with a valuable tool for post-training practice, using familiar files and lessons.

All Mira Images Adobe authorized training is provided by certified instructors at our location or yours. Because we know your time is valuable,

We will never cancel your class.

The Mira Images Classroom is located just outside of Philadelphia, PA and is convenient to Harrisburg, PA, New York, NY, New Jersey, Baltimore, MD, Wilmington, DE, & Washington DC.