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 course (or have equivalent knowledge): Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 1. Students should also have a desire to expand their knowledge of ActionScript„ 3.0.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
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