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Topics covered on this course include:
About this Course
- Course Overview Demo
- What is Flash & Why Use It? Demo
- File Types & Players Demo
- New in Flash CS3 Professional Demo
The Flash Interface
- Interface Overview Demo
- Timeline & Layer Controls Demo
- The Toolbar Demo
- Properties Inspector Demo
- Panels pt. 1 Demo
- Panels pt. 2 Demo
Creating Simple Graphics
- Graphic Creation Tools Overview Demo
- Lines & Strokes Demo
- Fills Demo
- Object vs. Merge Drawing Models Demo
- Geometric Shape Tools Demo
- Brush Tool Demo
- Pen Tool Demo
- Text Tool Demo
Modifying Graphics
- Using the Pointer / Selection Tool
- Using the Sub-selection Tool
- Selecting Objects with the Lasso Tool
- Modifying Paths with the Selection Tools
- Modifying Paths with the Pen Tool
- Working with Gradients in the Color Panel
- Working with the Gradient Transform Tool
Using Non-Flash Graphics
- Overview: Using Non-Flash Graphics
- Importing & Compressing Bitmaps
- Importing Images from Fireworks
- Importing Images from Photoshop
- Importing Images from Illustrator pt. 1
- Importing Images from Illustrator pt. 2
- Converting Bitmaps into Vector Graphics pt. 1
- Converting Bitmaps into Vector Graphics pt. 2
- Summary: Working with Non-Flash Graphics
Symbols & Instances
- Symbols Defined pt. 1
- Symbols Defined pt. 2
- Naming Guidelines for Instances
- Creating Symbols pt. 1
- Creating Symbols pt. 2
- The Library
- Sharing Libraries
- Modifying Symbol Instances
- Setting Color Styles of Instances
- Applying Graphic Filters
- Drop Shadow / Bevel / Blur / Glow Filters
- Gradient Glow & Bevel / Adjust Colors Filters
Animation Basics
- Understanding the Timeline
- Understanding Frames & Keyframes
- Frame-by-Frame Animation
- Setting the Frame Rate
- Inserting & Removing Frames
- Onion Skinning
Creating Shape Tween Animations
- Shape Tweening Overview
- Shape Tweening Simple Shapes
- Shape Tweening Lines & Fills
- Shape Tweening Text
- Using Shape Hints
- Troubleshooting Broken Tweens
Creating Motion Tween Animations
- Motion Tweening Overview
- Animating the Alpha of Symbols & Text
- Animating Color & Size
- Rotating & Spinning Animations
- Tweening Effects
- Motion Guide Tweening pt. 1
- Motion Guide Tweening pt. 2
- Customizing Ease In/Out of Tweens pt. 1
- Customizing Ease In/Out of Tweens pt. 2
- Timeline Effects pt. 1
- Timeline Effects pt. 2
Working with Buttons
- Overview of Button Symbols
- Button States
- Button Types
- Creating Rollover Buttons
- Creating Invisible Buttons
- Adding Sound to Buttons
Working with Movie Clips
- Movie Clips Defined
- Creating & Editing Movie Clips pt. 1
- Creating & Editing Movie Clips pt. 2
- Animating Buttons with Movie Clips
- Applying Blending Modes to Movie Clips
Working with Text
- About Flash Text
- Text Anti-Aliasing
- Text Types
- Spell Check
- Text Options & Attributes pt. 1
- Text Options & Attributes pt. 2
- Embedded & Device Fonts
Working with Sound
- Importing Sound to the Library
- Compressing Sound
- Working with Sound
- Modifying Sound Settings
- Edit Sound with the Edit Envelope
Working with Video
- About Flash Video
- Importing Video
- About Video Compression
- Compressing Video in the Import Wizard
- Editing Video in the Import Wizard
- Encoding Video with the Flash Video Encoder
- Third Party Encoders
Applying Behaviors
- Basic Interactivity Using Behaviors
- The Behaviors Panel
- Events
- Mouse Events
- Useful Behaviors pt. 1
- Useful Behaviors pt. 2
ActionScript Basics
- ActionScript Defined
- The Actions Panel
- ActionScript 3.0 vs. 2.0
- Controlling the Timeline Using ActionScript
- Mouse Events
- ActionScript for Linking to Other Web Pages
- Copying & Converting Animations Using ActionScript
Components & Forms
- About Components
- UI Components
- Creating a Form Using UI Components
- Configuring Components
Publishing
- Publishing Overview
- Publishing for the Web
- Publishing HTML Files
- Creating Projectors
- Publishing Bitmap Images
- Publishing QuickTime Videos
- Printing from Flash
Wrap-up
- Course Wrap Up
- Author Movie
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