Macromedia Flash Training - Introduction / Intermediate

Macromedia Flash Introduction / Intermediate – 2 Days

The Flash Environment

• What is Flash?
• The Flash Work Environment

Drawing and Painting

• Vector vs. Raster Graphics
• Basic Drawing and Painting Tools
• Creating Custom Colours, Gradients, Line Styles

Manipulating Objects

• Selecting Objects
• Object Interaction
• Transforming and Grouping Objects
• Bitmap Images

Working with Text

• Text Blocks
• Converting Text into Shapes

Multiple Layers in a Movie

• Creating and Managing Multiple Layers
• Mask Layers
• Aligning Objects

Creating Animation

• Frame-by-Frame Animation
• Shape-Tweened Animation
• Motion-Tweened Animation
• Guide Layers
• Mask Animations

Publishing Your Flash Movie

• Selecting Your Publishing Settings
• Previewing and Publishing Files

Symbols and Instances

• What is a Symbol?
• Graphic Symbols
• Movie Clip Symbols
• Button Symbols
• Managing Symbols and Instances

Organising Large Projects

• Scenes
• Frame Labels

Interactivity in Flash

• Basic Playback Control
• Creating Advanced Navigation Controls

Working with Sound

• Importing Sounds
• Event vs. Streaming Sounds
• Looping & stopping sounds

Testing and Publishing a Flash Movie

• Evaluating Download Performance
• Optimisation Factors
• Exporting and Publishing Movies