Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials

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Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Essentials

Give your website a new look! Now is the time to give it a zap of creativity with animated objects and sound effects. Whether you are a web designer or game developer, you will learn the necessary techniques to get your project rolling.

Discover how to design fun, creative, interactive websites through structured and easy to follow lessons. With help from a pro, you'll be able to expand your knowledge as you learn to utilize all of the amazing techniques with Adobe Flash CS3.

DISC 1
Chapter 1: GETTING STARTED (54 min)

Moving around in the Workspace
Using the Basic Drawing Tools
Comparing Vector & Bitmap Graphics
Selecting Elements on the Stage
Using Groups
Using Drawing Object Mode
Using Layers
Using the Transform Tools

Chapter 2: USING THE VECTOR DRAWING TOOLS (79 min)

Understanding the Basics of Vectors
Creating Curved Lines
Combining Corner & Smooth Points
Adding, Deleting & Converting Anchor Points
Switching between the Pen Tools on the Fly
Drawing with the Pen Preview Enabled
Using the Free-Form Tools
Controlling Strokes & Fills
Expanding on Strokes & Fills
Modifying Strokes
Using the Color Mixer Panel
Working with Gradients
Creating Symbols
Adjusting Symbol Properties

Chapter 3: IMPORTING GRAPHICS (60 min)

Importing Bitmaps
Compressing Bitmaps
What Affects Bitmap Compression
Making Movie Clips from Bitmaps
Using a Bitmap Fill
Importing from Photoshop®
Masking Layers
Tracing a Bitmap
Importing Illustrator® Files

Chapter 4: ANIMATING VIA THE TIMELINE (64 min)

Introducing Frame Animation
Adding & Removing Frames
Adding Keyframes
Animating with Keyframes
Moving Keyframes
Copying & Pasting Keyframes
Creating a Motion Tween
Setting Tweens
Fixing a Bad Tween
Applying Tweens
Creating a Shape Tween
Applying Shape Hints
Creating Additional Movie Clips
Using a Path in a Tween

Chapter 5: WORKING WITH TEXT (61 min)

Installing Fonts
Using Grids & Guides
Creating a Web Layout from a Photoshop File
Importing a Photoshop File into Flash
Saving a Template
Using the Text Tool
Working with Text Properties & Filters
Explaining Anti-Alias & Font Settings
Animating Text
Setting Up the Contact Page
Separating Text Characters
Animating Letters
Looking at the Dynamic Text Field
Creating a Scrollbar
Final Comments & Credits

DISC 2

Chapter 1: CREATING INTERACTIVE BUTTONS (74 min)

Creating Buttons
Programming Button States
Building a Multi-Layer Button
Modifying the Color of Other Button States
Make Buttons from Movie Clips & Add a Glow Effect
Add Actions to the Timeline in the Actions Panel
Adding Actions to Buttons in the Behaviors Panel
Importing Text from a Photoshop® File
Setting Up Website Navigation
Loading External SWF Files
Creating a SWF File to Load into the Home Movie
Adding External Loads to Keyframes

Chapter 2: INCLUDING SOUND (34 min)

Introducing Sounds
Setting Up Sound Properties
Adding Sound to the Timeline
Setting Keyframe Sound Properties
Using the Sync Settings
Adding Sounds to Buttons
Controlling Sound Using Behaviors

Chapter 3: INCLUDING VIDEO (36 min)

Using the Video Import Wizard
Encoding FLV Files
Choosing the Controller Skin
Using the FLV Components
Using the Flash Video Encoder
Animating a Movie File

Chapter 4: OPTIMIZING & PUBLISHING (37 min)

Preparing to Publish
Looking at the Flash Tab in the Publish Settings
Adjusting the HTML Settings
Finishing Up the Publish Settings
Publishing Using Dreamweaver®
Posting Your Files on the Server
Synchronizing Changes
Final Comments & Credits

EXPERT INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING

Our Courseware uses only the industry’s finest instructors. They have a minimum of 15 years real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields. Unlike a live class, you can fast-forward, repeat or rewind all your lectures. This creates a personal learning experience and gives you all the benefit of hands-on training with the flexibility of doing it around your schedule 24/7.
QUIZZES & EXAM SIMULATORS

Our custom practice exams prepare you for your exams differently and more effectively than the traditional exam preps on the market. You will have practice quizzes after each module to ensure you are confident on the topic you have completed before proceeding. This will allow you to gauge your effectiveness before moving to the next module in your course. Our Courses also include practice exams designed to replicate and mirror the environment in the testing centre. These exams are on average 100 questions to ensure you are 100% prepared before taking your certification exam.
VISUAL DEMONSTRATIONS & MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS

Our courseware includes instructor-led demonstrations and visual presentations that allow students to develop their skills based on real world scenarios explained by the instructor. Our Courseware always focuses on real world scenarios and skill-set development.
NAVIGATION & CONTROLS

Our self-paced training programs are designed in a modular fashion to allow you the flexibility to work with expert level instruction anytime 24/7. All courses are arranged in defined sections with navigation controls allowing you to control the pace of your training. This allows students to learn at their own pace around their schedule.
SOCIAL LEARNING & NETWORKING

We Have designed a world class Learning Management System (LMS). This system allows you to interact and collaborate with other students, form study groups, engage in discussions in our NOW@ Forums, rate and “like” different courses and stay up to date with all the latest industry knowledge through our forums, student contributions and announcement features. This LMS is unmatched in the industry and makes learning fun and enjoyable.
FLASH CARDS & EDUCATIONAL GAMES

Our Courseware knows that education is not a one size fits all approach. Students learn in different ways through different tools. That is why we provide Flash Cards and Education Games throughout our courses. This will allow you to train in ways that keep you engaged and focused. Each course will have dozens of Flash Cards so you can sharpen your skill-sets throughout your training as well as educational games designed to make sure your retention level of the materials is extremely high.
12 MONTHS UNLIMITED ACCESS

Each student will have 12 months unlimited access to allow you to have access to the training anytime 24/7.