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Level 1, 2, and 3

Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 1

Course Description

A website can be made to look more inviting with interactive graphics and animations. The tools present in Adobe® Flash® CS4 can be used to create and manipulate a wide variety of objects ranging from a simple graphic design to a complex animation sequence. In this course, you will familiarize yourself with the basic tools and features of Flash CS4, and gain the skills necessary for creating basic animations.

Course Objective: You will create and manipulate a wide variety of objects ranging from simple graphic designs to complex animation sequences using the Adobe® Flash® CS4 application.

Target Student: This course is intended for designers and developers new to Flash.

Prerequisites: To gain the most from this class, students should be familiar with the Windows environment (XP, Vista or Windows 7), be familiar with the web and its terminologies, have a basic frame of reference for graphic and design applications—identify programs designed for graphics and web, have a desire to know the basic terminologies and components of ActionScript™ and its role as a Flash programming language.

Hardware Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor

• 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended).

• 3.5 GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)

• 1024 x 768 resolution video card and monitor

• DVD-ROM drive

• Network cards and cabling for local network access

• Internet access (see your local network administrator)

• Keyboard and a mouse or other input device

Platform Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2. If Flash CS4 is to be used as part of a suite, Service Pack 3 is required. Or beter...

Software Requirements

• Adobe® Flash® CS4 Professional (available as trial from www.adobe.com )

• Adobe® Flash® CS4 Media Encoder

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• explore the Flash environment, interface, and panels.

• use Flash drawing and painting tools.

• work with objects and images.

• import bitmap images, use compressions, and trace bitmap features.

• create and modify text and convert text to shapes.

• create and edit symbols and instances.

• become familiar with animation tools and features and create an animation.

• work with multiple layers and create a layer mask animation.

• explore the ActionScript language.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring the Adobe® Flash® CS4 Environment

Topic 1A: Define Flash

Topic 1B: Explore the Flash CS4 Welcome Screen

Topic 1C: Explore the Flash CS4 Interface

Topic 1D: Explore and Customize the Panels in Flash CS4

Lesson 2: Working with Drawing and Painting Tools

Topic 2A: Compare the Drawing Modes of Flash

Topic 2B: Use Drawing and Painting Tools

Topic 2C: Use the Pen Tool

Lesson 3: Manipulating Objects

Topic 3A: Use the Selection Tools

Topic 3B: Overview of Layers

Topic 3C: Work with Interacting Objects

Topic 3D: Transform Objects

Lesson 4: Understanding Vector and Bitmap Images

Topic 4A: Vector Images and Bitmap Images

Topic 4B: Work with Bitmap Images

Lesson 5: Working with Text

Topic 5A: Overview of Text Fields and Attributes

Topic 5B: Create Text Fields

Topic 5C: Convert Text into Shapes

Lesson 6: Working with Symbols and Instances

Topic 6A: Create a Symbol

Topic 6B: Create a Symbol Instance

Lesson 7: Using Animation Basics to Create Animations

Topic 7A: Create Animations with Frames and Keyframes

Topic 7B: Work with Frames

Topic 7C: Create a Motion Tween Animation

Topic 7D: Create a Shape Tween Animation

Lesson 8: Working with Multiple Layers

Topic 8A: Work with Multiple Layers

Topic 8B: Create a Mask Layer

Lesson 9: Using ActionScript™

Topic 9A: Basics of ActionScript

Topic 9B: ActionScript Elements

Appendix A: Adobe® Flash® CS4 New Features

Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 2

Course Description

You created basic Flash animations. You may now need to work on Flash projects that require implementation of advanced functionality. In this course, you will use the advanced features of Adobe® Flash® CS4 to plan, design, and develop complex Flash projects.

Course Objective: You will plan, design, and develop complex Flash projects using the Adobe® Flash® CS4 application.

Target Student: This course is intended for students who want to expand their introductory skills in developing animations and their knowledge of ActionScript™ 3.0.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success in this course, it is recommended that you first take the following E-Learning course (or have equivalent knowledge): Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 1. Students should also have a desire to expand their knowledge of ActionScript™ 3.0.

Hardware Requirements

• 1 GHz or faster processor

• 1 GB of RAM or above

• 3.5 GB of available hard-disk space for software installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices) and an additional 500 MB to run the course

• Color monitor with 1024 x 768 resolution and a 32-bit video card or beter.

• DVD-ROM drive

• Internet connection

Platform Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or better

Software Requirements

• Adobe® Flash® CS4 Professional

• Adobe® Flash® Player 10

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or above

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• plan a Flash project.

• design a project.

• manage symbols.

• create advanced animations.

• add audio to a movie.

• work with ActionScript 3.0.

• publish a movie in different file formats.

• extend Flash.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Planning a Flash Project

Topic 1A: Understand a Workflow

Topic 1B: Translate Workflow Plans to Flash

Lesson 2: Designing a Project

Topic 2A: Initiate a Project

Topic 2B: Create Design Patterns

Lesson 3: Managing Symbols

Topic 3A: Use Movie Clips

Topic 3B: Organize Movie Assets

Topic 3C: Use Buttons

Lesson 4: Creating Advanced Animations

Topic 4A: Work with Inverse Kinematics

Topic 4B: Add Motion to Animations

Topic 4C: Apply 3-D Transformation to an Object

Topic 4D: Apply Effects to an Object

Lesson 5: Adding Audio to a Movie

Topic 5A: Import Audio

Topic 5B: Control Audio

Lesson 6: Working with ActionScript™ 3.0

Topic 6A: Understand ActionScript

Topic 6B: Add Interactivity Using ActionScript Elements

Topic 6C: Use Dynamic Mask

Topic 6D: Work with Components

Lesson 7: Publishing a Movie in Different Formats

Topic 7A: Add Metadata to SWF Files

Topic 7B: Ensure Accessibility

Topic 7C: Create Multiple Outputs

Lesson 8: Extending Flash

Topic 8A: Understand JSFL

Topic 8B: Understand Adobe® Extension Manager CS4

Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 3

Course Objective: You will build Flash applications using advanced features of Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0.

Target Student: This course is intended for Flash designers and developers who want to master the skills required to develop robust applications using Flash CS4 with ActionScript 3.0.

Prerequisites: To gain the most from this course, students should have taken the following E-Learning courses: Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 1 and Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 2, or have equivalent knowledge. They must also have a desire to expand their knowledge of ActionScript 3.0.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• build a robust application using Flash.

• use videos in Flash.

• program using advanced ActionScript code.

• deploy a Flash application.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Building an Application

Topic 1A:          Import Assets for an Animation

XFL

How to Import Assets for an Animation

Topic 1B:          Edit Animations

The MOTION EDITOR Panel

How to Edit Animations

Topic 1C:         Build a Navigation Structure

Menu Structures

Scene Navigation

How to Build a Navigation Structure

Lesson 2: Using Videos in Flash

Topic 2A:          Encode a Video Object

Adobe® Media Encoder CS4

How to Encode a Video Object

Topic 2B:          Add Videos to a Movie

The Import Video Wizard

Linked Videos

Embedded Videos

Video Streaming from Server

The FLVPlayback Component

Video Masking

How to Add Videos to a Movie

Lesson 3: Programming with Advanced ActionScript

Topic 3A:          Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

OOP

Classes

Objects

Inheritance

Encapsulation

Polymorphism

Abstraction

Interfaces

Packages

How to

Topic 3B:          Use ActionScript for Animations

The import Directive

The Tween Class

How to Use ActionScript for Animations

Topic 3C:         Load Data from an External Source

The Loader Class

XML Objects

XML Data Access

Shared Objects

How to Load Data from an External Source

Topic 3D:         Create Custom Classes

Document Classes

How to Create Custom Classes

Lesson 4: Deploying a Flash Application

Topic 4A:          Create a Preloader

Preloaders

How to Create a Preloader

Topic 4B:          Publish a Flash Application

AIR

Adobe Device Central

How to Publish a Flash Application

Appendix A: Localizing Content in Flash

Appendix B: Testing and Debugging a Flash Application

Appendix C: Exporting a Flash Application

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