Course Description

You will plan, design, and develop complex Flash projects using the Adobe® Flash® CS5 application.

Target Student:

This course is intended for users who want to expand their introductory skills in developing animations and working with ActionScript„ 3.0. This course covers the Adobe Certified Associate exam objectives, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate exam.

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success in this course, it is recommended that you first take the following (or have equivalent knowledge): Adobe® Flash® CS5: Level 1. Students should also have the 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.
• Lay out text in a Flash document.
• 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
Topic 1C: Identify Elements of a Project Plan

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: Use Buttons

Lesson 4: Laying Out Text

Topic 4A: Lay Out Text in a Flash Movie
Topic 4B: Embed Text Fonts in a Movie

Lesson 5: Creating Advanced Animations

Topic 5A: Work with Inverse Kinematics
Topic 5B: Add Motion to Animations
Topic 5C: Apply 3D Transformation to an Object
Topic 5D: Apply Effects to an Object

Lesson 6: Adding Audio to a Movie

Topic 6A: Import Audio
Topic 6B: Control Audio

Lesson 7: Working with ActionScript„ 3.0

Topic 7A: Understand Additional ActionScript Concepts
Topic 7B: Add Interactivity Using ActionScript Elements
Topic 7C: Use Dynamic Mask
Topic 7D: Work with Pre-Built Components

Lesson 8: Publishing a Movie in Different Formats

Topic 8A: Add Metadata to SWF Files
Topic 8B: Ensure Accessibility
Topic 8C: Create Multiple Outputs

Lesson 9: Extending Flash

Topic 9A: Understand JSFL
Topic 9B: Understand Adobe® Extension Manager CS5