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Cost: $400.00 + GST
Flash Introduction is a hands-on course that will introduce you to the basics of creating objects and animating in Flash. You will also explore the application's tools and features, and will create different types of animations. Finally, you will publish material for the Web.
Prerequisites
In order to take this course, you need to be familiar with your computer's operating system and basic operation.
Who Should Take This Course
This course is intended for students with little or no experience creating Flash animations, who want to create animations using Adobe Flash.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will know how to create custom Flash animations for use on the Web. Students will create frame-by-frame, shape-tweened, and motion-tweened animation using both custom and imported graphics as well as text.
Moreover, you will have learned how to:
- View a Flash movie and modify the appearance of the Stage.
- Draw, paint, and create custom colors, gradients, and line styles.
- Manipulate objects, describe shape interaction, and import artwork.
- Add text and manipulate its behavior and appearance.
- Build layers and use them to create various effects.
- Create frame-by-frame, shape-tweened, and motion-tweened animation.
- Publish a Flash movie.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: The Flash Environment
Topic 1A: What is Flash?
Topic 1B: The Flash Work Environment
Lesson 2: Drawing and Painting
Topic 2A: Vector vs. Raster Graphics
Topic 2B: Basic Drawing and Painting Tools
Topic 2C: Creating Custom Colors, Gradients, and Line Styles
Lesson 3: Manipulating Objects
Topic 3A: Selecting Objects
Topic 3B: Object Interaction
Topic 3C: Transforming and Grouping Objects
Topic 3D: Bitmap Images
Lesson 4: Working with Text
Topic 4A: Text Blocks
Topic 4B: Converting Text into Shapes
Lesson 5: Multiple Layers in a Movie
Topic 5A: Creating and Managing Multiple Layers
Topic 5B: Mask Layers
Topic 5C: Aligning Objects
Lesson 6: Creating Animation
Topic 6A: Frame-by-Frame Animation
Topic 6B: Shape-Tweened Animation
Topic 6C: Motion-Tweened Animation
Topic 6D: Guide Layers
Topic 6E: Mask Animations
Lesson 7: Publishing Your Flash Movie
Topic 7A: Selecting Your Publishing Settings
Topic 7B: Previewing and Publishing Files