Overview

Adobe Flash CS3 Professional software is the most advanced authoring environment for creating rich, interactive content, including websites, online advertisements, instructional media, presentations, games, and mobile device content.

Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator import

Import Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator files, while preserving layers and structure, and then edit them in Adobe Flash CS3. Optimise and customise the files during import with advanced options.

Frame-based timeline

Quickly add motion to your creations with the easy-to-use, highly controllable, frame-based timeline inspired by traditional animation principles such as keyframing and tweening.

Shape primitives

Easily create pie wedges, round off rectangle corners, define an inner circle radius, and do much more. Visually adjust shape properties on the stage. And create custom shapes with the included JavaScript API.

ActionScript 3.0 development

Save time with the new ActionScript 3.0 language, featuring improved performance, increased flexibility, and more intuitive and structured development.

Sophisticated video tools

Create, edit, and deploy streaming and progressive-download FLV content with comprehensive video support Ensure the best video experience with a standalone video encoder, alpha channel support, a high-quality video codec, embedded cue points, video import support, QuickTime import, closed captioning, and much more.

MP3 audio support

Integrate audio into your projects by importing MP3 files. Integration with Adobe Soundbooth makes it easy to edit files as needed, without requiring audio production experience.

Rich drawing capabilities

Visually adjust shape properties on the stage with smart shape drawing tools, create precise vector illustrations with the new Pen tool inspired by Adobe Illustrator, paste illustrations from Illustrator CS3 into Flash CS3, and more.

Extensible architecture

Leverage the Flash application programming interfaces (APIs) to easily develop extensions that add custom functionality.

Convert animation to ActionScript

Instantly convert timeline animations into ActionScript 3.0 code that can be easily edited, reused, and leveraged by developers. Copy animations from one object to another.

Device Central

Design, preview, and test mobile device content using Adobe Device Central CS3, now integrated throughout Adobe Creative Suite 3. Create and test interactive applications and interfaces viewable with Flash Lite software.

Course Summary

Flash CS3 Rich Content Creation is an introductory course that provides designers and developers new to the Flash environment, the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich media content. You will produce an engaging interface using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound. You will explore how simple user interactions are added using built in ActionScript behaviors and Script Assist. In addition to teaching essentials, the course focuses on teaching best practices for creating Flash content.

Audience

This course is for beginners: designers and developers new to Flash who want to learn the interface and commonly used features. To gain the most from this class, students should:

Be familiar with Windows or Mac OS X.
Be familiar with the web and its terminology.

On Completion

You will learn how to design fun, creative, interactive content through this structured and easy to follow course.

Course Content

Introducing the Course

Understanding the course format
Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
Looking at the course outline

Working in Flash

Setting Stage dimensions
Working with panels and panel layouts
Setting preferences
Identifying the development cycle
Publishing a file

Creating and Importing Graphic Assets

Working with different graphic formats
Importing bitmap graphics
Importing vector graphics
Working with layers and layer folders
Using the drawing tools
Using object and merge drawing
Working with the Colour panels
Creating and using Graphic symbols
Using the Library panel

Using Text Effectively

Using the Text tool
Adding and formatting static text
Changing font rendering methods
Adding input text fields
Embedding fonts in input text fields
Using font best practices

Creating Animations

Working with the Timeline
Using keyframes, blank keyframes, and frames
Creating motion tweens
Creating shape tweens
Creating transition effects
Using animation best practices

Adding ActionScript with Script Assist and Behaviours

Using Script Assist
Adding actions to a frame
Creating and using Button symbols
Adding behaviours to a button
Loading external SWFs

Using Moving Clips

Creating and using Movie Clip symbols
Organizing a Movie Clip Timeline
Using actions to control a Timeline
Using frame labels
Responding to user interactions

Adding Sound and Video

Importing sound
Changing sound properties
Adding sound to a Timeline
Embedding video in a Timeline
Using the FLVPlayback component
Publishing Flash Documents
Using different publishing formats
Using publishing profiles
Adding Flash Player detection
Publishing for deployment

Dates

Duration: 2 days
Price: £495