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Flash CS4 Professional Essential Training

with Todd Perkins

Flash is a powerful multimedia creation tool that can be used to build simple animations, full-featured applications, and everything in between. In Flash CS4 Professional Essential Training, Todd Perkins offers new Flash users a thorough explanation of the interface, tools, and techniques at the heart of any project. He shows how to use the latest iteration of the Flash drawing tools and timeline, work with text and symbols, and create tweens and other simple animations. Todd also explores multimedia elements like bitmap graphics, sound, and video. He shows how to use ActionScript 3.0 to add interactivity to Flash projects, discusses integration with other Adobe applications, and more. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Understanding vector graphics and other key concepts
Optimizing the Flash workspace
Creating and transforming shapes and gradients
Animating a bone system
Working with 3D elements
Applying filters and blend modes
Publishing Flash projects for web (HTML) or desktop (AIR)

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author: Todd Perkins
subject: Web
software: Flash Professional CS4
level: Beginner

duration: 4h 4m
released: Oct 13, 2008

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Introduction 2m 15s

Welcome 1m 36s

Using the example files 39s

1. Getting Started with Flash 15m 33s

Understanding what Flash can do 2m 10s

Understanding bitmap and vector graphics 1m 29s

Becoming familiar with the Flash interface 1m 12s

Getting to know the Flash workflow 1m 1s

Understanding Flash file types 1m 15s

Creating and saving Flash files 2m 24s

Customizing your workspace 2m 12s

Customizing keyboard shortcuts 1m 37s

Adjusting document properties 2m 13s

2. Drawing in Flash 39m 4s

Understanding object and merge drawing 1m 47s

Selecting and modifying shapes 1m 56s

Using the Rectangle and Rectangle Primitive tools 2m 41s

Using the Oval and Oval Primitive tools 1m 49s

Using the PolyStar tool 58s

Drawing lines 1m 43s

Drawing fills 3m 19s

Using the Pen tool 1m 56s

Using the Free Transform tool 2m 21s

Creating gradients 3m 5s

Modifying gradients with the Gradient Transform tool 1m 22s

Applying transparency to shapes 1m 7s

Using the view tools 1m 55s

Using the color tools 3m 44s

Using the Eraser 2m 11s

Using the Color panel 1m 49s

Using the Swatches panel 2m 14s

Using the Align panel 3m 7s

3. Working with Text 8m 59s

Understanding text field types 1m 13s

Creating static text fields 2m 20s

Modifying text field properties 2m 55s

Using dynamic and input text fields 2m 31s

4. Working with Symbols 9m 58s

Understanding symbols and instances 47s

Creating symbols 2m 27s

Editing symbols 2m 33s

Editing symbol instances 2m 14s

Organizing the Library 1m 57s

5. Working with the Timeline 29m 59s

Understanding the Timeline 1m 23s

Working with layers 2m 41s

Organizing layers 2m 35s

Creating masks 3m 37s

Understanding different frame types 2m 28s

Working with frames and keyframes 4m 27s

Creating a frame-by-frame animation 2m 26s

Using onion skinning 3m 3s

Editing multiple frames 1m 31s

Understanding symbol timelines 2m 44s

Using the Art Deco tool 3m 4s

6. Creating Shape Tweens 10m 20s

Understanding shape tweens 55s

Creating a shape tween 2m 11s

Creating shape hints 1m 39s

Tweening multiple shapes at once 1m 30s

Adding easing to a shape tween 2m 21s

Fixing tweens 1m 44s

7. Creating Motion Tweens 22m 29s

Understanding motion tweens 1m 18s

Creating a motion tween 2m 26s

Modifying a motion path 2m 37s

Using the motion editor to modify animation properties 4m 1s

Using the motion editor to add easing 3m 48s

Nesting animations within movie clips 4m 51s

Using motion presets 3m 28s

8. Working with Bones 3m 16s

Creating a bone system 1m 54s

Animating a bone system 1m 22s

9. Working with 3D Elements 6m 28s

Using the 3D translation tool 1m 37s

Using the 3D rotation tool 1m 52s

Animating 3D elements 2m 59s

10. Filters and Blend Modes 11m 4s

Understanding filters 1m 39s

Applying filters 3m 6s

Animating filters 2m 17s

Understanding blend modes 2m 59s

Using blend modes 1m 3s

11. Using Bitmap Graphics 16m 22s

Importing bitmaps 1m 25s

Compressing bitmaps 3m 17s

Using the Lasso tool 5m 36s

Converting a bitmap to a vector graphic 3m 4s

Importing a bitmap sequence 1m 9s

Animating bitmaps 1m 51s

12. Using Sound 8m 32s

Importing sounds 1m 45s

Modifying sound properties 2m 55s

Understanding different sound types 2m 6s

Adding simple effects to a sound 1m 46s

13. Using Video 7m 15s

Using the Adobe Media Encoder to encode video 3m 18s

Playing video using the FLVPlayback component 3m 57s

14. Introduction to ActionScript 3.0 20m 58s

What to expect from this chapter 42s

Understanding what ActionScript 3.0 is 55s

Working with movie clips 1m 52s

Manipulating movie clips with ActionScript 4m 9s

Creating button symbols 3m 20s

Adding button interactivity 4m 27s

Using Action Script to control the Timeline 2m 46s

Navigating to frame labels 2m 47s

15. Integration 16m 27s

Understanding XFL files 52s

Creating XFL and SWF files in InDesign 2m 40s

Generating an XFL file from After Effects 2m 45s

Soundbooth integration 1m 52s

Photoshop integration 3m 27s

Illustrator integration 2m 10s

Dreamweaver integration 2m 41s

16. Publishing and Exporting Flash Content 14m 59s

Understanding the Publish settings 4m 18s

Publishing Flash with HTML 1m 34s

Publishing to AIR 3m 58s

Exporting images 2m 9s

Exporting movies 3m 0s

Conclusion 38s

Goodbye 38s

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