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Flash Training: Essential Skills II

Flash Training: Essential Skills II

Flash Training: Essential Skills II Schedule

Austin, TX June 27-29, 2012 $1,295.00 Add to Cart
Phoenix, AZ - Tempe July 11-13, 2012 $1,295.00 Add to Cart
Austin, TX August 22-24, 2012 $1,295.00 Add to Cart

This course can be performed Online Live.

Special Group rates are available for this training.

We can also perform this training at your location or at one of the cities listed below:

Flash Training: Essential Skills II Overview

The Flash CS4/CS5 Essentials II course focuses on building a complete Flash-driven user experience that is both engaging and easy to maintain.  This class is intended for Flash designers that want to introduce ActionScript 3.0 into their workflow to create actions, such as event handlers and code-driven animations. You will learn how properly use functions, methods, and the basics for coding with Flash.  You will build a custom preloader, learn to display in full screen, create navigation controls, and utilize third party APIs that can add functionality using little code.  Learn how to properly plan and implement large Flash project using multiple external files and manipulating code to communicate in-between these files.

This course will also cover an in-depth look into Flash video by integrating After Effects and Flash to create rich video projects for the web.  Learn what it takes to build a video presentation using keying, embedding sequence markers and understanding compression settings within After Effects.  Import this composition into Flash and add interactivity using event and navigation Cue Points.  You will also learn to create custom video skins with full-screen capabilities.

Learn Flash ActionScript 3.0
Learn Flash ActionScript 3.0 for Designers

Flash Cue Points in AfterEffects
Work with Flash Video and AfterEffects

Flash Training: Essential Skills II Course Materials

Along with this Three-Day Training, you will receive:

  • Course Manual
  • Student Files and Class Assets
  • How-To Videos on CD*
  • An Adobe Nationally Recognized Course Certificate
  • After-Class, Follow-Up Support
  • Conversion Tools Bookmark
  • Additional Goodies!

*Some classes may not include videos

Flash Training: Essential Skills II Course Prerequisites

  • Flash Essentials Skills I Training or Equivalent Knowledge

Flash Training: Essential Skills II Course Outline

Flash Training: Essential Skills II PDF Version of Flash Training: Essential Skills II Outline

NEW FEATURES OF CS5 COVERED

  • New Text Engine
  • Code Snippets Panel
  • Improved Creative Suite Integration
  • Video Improvements
  • Flash Builder Integration
  • Enhanced ActionScript Editor
  • XML-based FLA Source Files

INTRODUCING THE COURSE

  • Understanding the Course
  • Reviewing the Course Objectives
  • Reviewing the Course Prerequisites
  • Reviewing the Course Format
  • Outlining the Course Content
  • Understanding Static Page Architecture

PREPARING YOUR FLASH PROJECT

  • Understanding the Flash Environment for the Web
  • Flash Player Options
  • Using Multiple Flash Files for One Project
  • Understand the Basics of AS3
  • Understanding the Differences Between AS2 and AS3

DOCUMENT SETUP

  • Importing Photoshop Files
  • Importing Illustrator Files
  • Utilizing Flash Symbols
  • Timeline Organization
  • Creating Liquid Layout

 

CREATING FLASH NAVIGATION

  • Building Interactive Buttons with MovieClips
  • Creating a Toggle Button
  • Understanding Event Listeners
  • Loading External Flash Files
  • Working with ContentLoaderInfo
  • Using MovieClip Symbols as Containers
  • Using ProgressEvent Listener
  • Find BytesTotal and BytesLoaded Value from Externally Loaded File
  • Building a Custom Preloader Bar

TRANSITIONS AND ANIMATIONS

  • New Motion Tween and Motion Editor
  • Motion Presets
  • Adding Animation with Actionscript w/ Tweener
  • Using the addTween Method
  • Using the onComplete Event After Tweens
  • Enter Frame Event
  • Adding Transitions to Loading Pages
  • FLASH 3D
  • Understand Flash 3D Capabilities
  • Using 3D Translation Tool
  • Using 3D Rotation Tool
  • Controlling 3D Properties with Actionscript
  • Creating Parallax Effect
  • Create Image Gallery Positioned in 3D

PUBLISHING TO THE WEB

  • Use Dreamweaver to Create Custom HTML Page
  • Deliver Flash Content with SWFObject API
  • Adding Flash Params with SWFObject
  • Enable Full Screen Display
  • Using SWFAddress to Enable Browser Controls
  • Using SWFAddress onChange Event

 

INTEGRATING AUDIO

  • Understanding Supported Audio Files
  • Importing Audio Directly to the Stage
  • Importing Audion via Actionscript
  • Using the Sound Object
  • Playing and Stopping Audio File
  • Using the SoundChannel Object
  • Controlling Audio with the SoundMixer Object
  • Stopping Audio when SWF is Unloaded
  • Creating a Volume Control Bar

AFTER EFFECTS FOR FLASH

  • Introduction to After Effects Interface
  • Creating a Video Composition
  • Importing Video Content into After Effects
  • Using Video Masking
  • Green Screen Removal Using KeyLight
  • Adding Video Marks for Flash Cue Points

WORKING WITH FLASH VIDEO

  • Understanding Video Compression Settings
  • On2VP6 and Alpha Transparency
  • Importing Video into Flash
  • Flash Cue Point Events
  • Adding Timeline Transitions Using Event Cue Points
  • Controlling Video Timeline Using Navigation Cue Points
  • Create Custom Video Playback Skin
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