Class Syllabus: Adobe Flash 101
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Course Description
 Adobe Flash CS4 can be a complex program to use and understand, even if you already have basic knowledge. It's very easy to get lost in the interface and confused by the many features it offers. This course was designed to solve the mysteries of Adobe Flash CS4, no matter if you're a beginner or more advanced user. Each lesson is extremely comprehensive, but written in easy-to-understand terms so that, by the time you finish the course, you can use the Flash software as easily as you can tie your shoe.
The course starts out with an introduction to the software, followed by a tour of the interface. Once you know your way around the numerous panels and menus, you'll start to learn the drawing modes and tools that allow you to create vector and raster images to animate. Each lesson gives you plenty of instruction to learn, then plenty of time to practice. All students are encouraged to take their time and become comfortable with each aspect of Flash that is taught before moving on to frame-by-frame animations and tweens.
By the time you finish this course, you'll easily be able to create:
- Animations
- Slideshows
- Banner ads
- Movies
- Graphics presentations
- And all sorts of other animation projects using Adobe Flash CS4
It's a fact that once you learn everything you need to know about vector and raster images, as well as movie clips and graphics, creating animations becomes a breeze. You'll spend the rest of the course learning to bring graphics and other images to life, and delving into ActionScript to learn to create even more complex Flash presentations. If you've spent time trying to learn more about Flash without much luck, then this course is exactly the solution that you need.
Course Requirements
This course will not require you to have previous experience in any particular area but you should have the following:
- Adobe Flash CS4 (recommended) *
- a high school reading level.
No books will be required.
*students interested can download the free trial version of Adobe Flash for this course. Course Topics
Lesson 1: Flash Basics
- Creating a Flash Document
- Reviewing the Interface
- Managing the Workspace
Lesson 2: Getting Started
- Creating Shapes
- Using the Primitive Tools
- Drawing with Pen, Pencil and Line Tools
- Editing Shapes
- Using the Selection Tools
- Managing Color and Gradients
- Importing Files
Lesson 3: Working with Graphics
- Creating Rectangles
- Using a Gradient Fill
- Making Selections
- Drawing Ovals
- Creating a Simple Animation
- Working with Lines
- Manipulating Objects
- Masking Objects
- Testing a Movie
Lesson 4: Creating and Editing Symbols
- Importing Illustrator Files
- About Symbols
- Converting Objects to Symbols
- Importing Bitmap Images
- Adding Bitmaps to a Movie Clip Symbol
- Working with Buttons
- Adding Transparency
Lesson 5: CREATING & MANAGING CONTENT
- Touring the Flash Interface
- New Document Settings & Navigation
- Drawing & Selecting Simple Vector Shapes
- Drawing Curves with the Pen & Pencil Tools
- Exploring Other Drawing Tools
- Interaction between Shapes
- Grouping Objects
- Working in Object Drawing Mode
Lesson 6: MANAGING WEBSITE CONTENT
- Working with Layers
- Using Bitmaps
- Adding Text
- Use the Regular & Primitive Shape Tools to Build a Graphic
- Creating & Adjusting a Symbol
- Transforming Objects with the Free Transform Tool
- Exploring Color Types & Gradients
Lesson 7: THE TIMELINE
- Timeline Basics
- Create a Span of Frames & Control the Playhead
- Creating Keyframes
- Insert Blank Keyframes & Clear Keyframes
- Frame-by-Frame Animation & Onion Skin
Lesson 8: MOTION PRESETS
- Getting Started with Motion Presets
- Modifying a Motion Tween
- Stretching Tween Spans
- Save Custom Presets & Create Layer Folders
- Moving Tween Spans
- Setting Static Frames
- Building a Test Movie
Lesson 9: CREATING A MOTION TWEEN
- Adding a Motion Tween
- Setting Property Keyframes for Scale & Rotation
- Creating a Motion Tween from a Shape
- Easing Keyframes
- Creating a Fade-in by Adjusting the Alpha
- Making a Motion Preset
Lesson 10: ANIMATION TECHNIQUES
- Importing Slideshow Content
- Working in a Movie Clip Timeline
- Animating the First Image in the Slideshow
- Non-linear Animation
- Swapping Objects
- Using the Distribute to Layers Command
- Adjust Timeline View Options & Animation Timing
Lesson 11: ACTIONSCRIPT & BEHAVIORS
- Introducing ActionScript
- Adding a Stop Action
- Creating Buttons & Setting Button States
- Creating Interactive Text Buttons
- Adding Site Content
- Setting up for ActionScript 2
- Adding Behaviors with ActionScript 2
- Writing ActionScript 3
Lesson 12: USING SOUND & VIDEO
- Adding a Sound File to the Timeline
- Adding Sound to a Button
- Encoding Video for Import into Flash
- Set Import Options & Choose a Player Skin
- The FLVPlayback Component & Component Inspector
- Flash Video for ActionScript 2 & Older Players
Lesson 13: PUBLISHING YOUR SITE
- Overview of Flash Publish Settings
- Compression in Bitmaps & Sounds
- Other Flash Publish Settings
- HTML Settings
- Publishing Your Flash Movie
- Dreamweaver(R) Integration
- Uploading Your Site to a Server via FTP
- Credits
Course Materials
All course material will be provided in the lessons and netlinks. There are no required materials to purchase before taking the class. In order to fully benefit from this course, though, you do need access to Adobe Flash CS4. Grading Policy
Each lesson will include a lesson review exam along with an assignment. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better.
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand what Flash is and what you can do with it.
- Create and Manage content.
- Manage Website Content
- Create and Edit Symbols.
- Use the Timeline.
- Use Motion Presets.
- Add and Manage Tweens.
- Create Animations Using Motion Tweens.
- Create Slideshows.
- Use ActionScript.
- Incorporating Sound and Video.
- Publish Your Websit, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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