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Course Description
Flash is a very popular authoring software for creating interactive animation for the web - from simple animated logos to full scale Flash web sites. Anyone can create a movie, this class shows you how to do everything in Flash the right way!
Great ideas deserve great tools - Flash plays an integral part in bringing your websites and video to life online. Flash provides full design control to maximize creativity, resulting in a consistent end-user experience across a variety of platforms. Flash is complex web development standard for delivering rich, interactive content in a bandwidth-friendly way.
This Introductory class will ease you into learning the program with interactive step-by-step instructions, sample files, and guidance from the instructor. Focus is on learning the interface, tools, and basic features of Flash while creating different types of animation and publishing content for the Web. You will create animated logos, buttons, and simple movies to brighten up your web site.
This course is designed for:
Students who wish to create engaging interactive experiences online.
Web designers, educators, or entry-level programmers who need a solid foundation in Web design, programming, or marketing via the Web.
Personal or professional interests in web development.
The only limits you have with Flash are those of your imagination. The following examples give you an idea of where you can take Flash:
Web sites - www.2advanced.com
Interactive learning - www.techsmith.com
Photo Album & Gallery SlideshowSlideshow
Presentations
Game development - www.flasharcade.com
Marketing - www.volkswagen.com
Online advertising - such as Amazon.com,Yahoo!, and MSN
The benefits of taking this online course includes immediate cost reduction of having to send someone for training or hiring a Flash designer.
Don't know what Flash is? Visit www.adobe.com/software/flash/ and rush back here to get into what is considered to be the most important revolution in web design!
Adobe provides a 30-day free trial: www.adobe.com/go/tryflash
Flash MX2004, Flash 8, or Flash CS3 software is required.
Registered students may be eligible for discounted software....contact the instructor for details.
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Overview of the editor, panels, timeline, tools, saving and uploading files
In Lesson 1 we will discuss the Flash Editor, Panels, Timeline, Tools, Saving and Uploading Files
Lesson 2: Working with the tools, using the utilities, grouping objects, arranging objects on the stage.
Lesson 2 discusses More Tools, Utilities, Grouping, Arranging
Lesson 3: Creating graphic symbols, using the Alignment panel, working with libraries, creating and manipulating layers
Lesson 5: Motion tween animation, inserting a stop action, using the rotate and spin feature, a closer look at the info panel and movie explorer, shape tween animation
Lesson 5 discusses Motion Tweening, Stop Action, Rotate & Spin, Info Panel, Movie Explorer, Shape Tweening
Lesson 6: Create button symbols, using the getURL action, adding sounds to buttons, publishing for the web
Lesson 6 discusses Button Symbols, getURL Action, Adding Sound to Buttons, Publishing and Exporting
Optional Certificates Awarded
Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
Students must complete all lessons and assignments to be awarded the Certificate of Outstanding Achievement.
In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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