This two day introductory course that provides designers and developers new to the Flash environment the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich Flash content.  Students will produce an engaging interface using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound.  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

Course Content

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

Adobe Flash CS3 New Features
New user interface
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator integration
New drawing tools
Actionscript 3.0
Actionscript 3.0 Animation
Actionscript 3.0 Debugger
Flash Video Technology
UI componenets
Adobe Device Central CS3

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 Color 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 Behaviors
Using Script Assist
Adding actions to a frame
Creating and using Button symbols
Adding behaviors 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