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Adobe Flash Catalyst Course
Summary
Course Aim:
The Adobe Flash Catalyst course provides Photoshop and Illustrator users with the hands-on instruction that will help them transform Photoshop, and Illustrator, artwork into interactive projects without writing code, and leverage the reach and consistency of the Adobe Flash Platform. Use Adobe Flash Catalyst with Illustrator, Photoshop, and Flash Builder software to take an idea from concept through to the final handoff to the developers; commercial courseware used.
Course Prerequisites:
Previous experience using Photoshop and Illustrator applications on a PC or Macintosh is an essential prerequisite for this course.
Course Duration:
One day 9:00am – 4:30pm
Classroom courses include:
- Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
- Commercial courseware used for this course
- Certificates
- FREE eLearning DVD Package (extensive video files that replay all topics covered in the course you have completed)
- After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
- Training guarantee
- FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions
Content
Course Content
During this course you will learn about:
Topic 1 Getting to Know Flash Catalyst
- Topic Objectives
- About Flash Catalyst
- Key features
- Flash Catalyst design workflow
- Creating a new project
- Finding your way around
- Design workspace
- Code Workspace
- Opening an existing Flash Catalyst project
- Adjusting panels
- Zooming the artboard
- Previewing a project in a browser
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 2 Preparing, Importing, and Placing Artwork
- Topic Objectives
- Preparing a design document
- Plan the structure of your application
- Name everything
- Embed images in the design document
- Create sample Artwork for images and text
- importing artwork
- Position images in the artboard
- Optmising artwork
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 3 Managing the Library
- Topic Objectives
- Viewing the Library panel
- Add assets to the Library panel
- Using assets in the Library panel
- Sharing project libraries
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 4 Managing Layers
- Topic Objectives
- Exploring the Layers panel
- Expand and collapse layers
- Show and hide layers
- Lock and unlock layers
- Grouping objects
- Renaming objects in the layers panel
- Optimising complex groups
- Adding and deleting layers
- Stacking artwork using layers
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 5 Working with Pages and States
- Topic Objectives
- Page and component states
- Duplicating and modifying page states
- Show and hide artwork in each page state
- Adding and deleting states
- Add a blank page state
- Delete objects from specific states
- Delete page states
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 6 Creating Interactive Components
- Topic Objectives
- The building blocks of RIAs
- Components
- Interactions
- Using wireframe components
- Converting artwork to built-in components
- Convert artwork to buttons
- Craete a reusable navigation button
- Convert artwork to scroll bars
- Work with text
- Adding interactivity
- Add page navigation
- Craete conditional interactions
- Link to external content
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 7 Creating Transitions and Action Sequences
- Topic Objectives
- Transitions and action sequences
- Adding smooth transitions
- Adding and changing effects
- Add multiple effects to the same object
- Adding action sequences
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 8 Adding and Controlling Video And Sound
- Topic Objectives
- Preparing video for the web
- What is encoding?
- Importing and previewing video and sound
- Adding video to an application
- Add interactions to control video playback
- Adding sound effects
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 9 Integrating SWFs from Other Creative Suite Tools
- Topic Objectives
- Creating SWF files for Flash Catalyst
- Adding SWF files to Flash Catalyst
- Controlling the playback of SWF files
- Add effects to play the animation
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 10 Drawing and Editing Artwork
- Topic Objectives
- Flash Catalyst drawing tools
- Using the rulers, guides, and grid
- Drawing basic shapes and lines
- Changing stroke and fill
- Add and modify gradient fills
- Grouping and transforming
- Applying and removing filters
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 11 Publishing a Project
- Topic Objectives
- Delivery options
- Publishing your application
- Accessibility
- Embedding fonts
- Publish to SWF
- Viewing the published files
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Appendix: Index
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Selected Level 1 courses $775
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Selected Level 2 courses $775
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Brisbane Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945)
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre is now $775 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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Selected Level 1 courses $775
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Selected Level 1 public courses in our Melbourne Training Centres are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Selected Level 2 courses $775
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Melbourne Training Centres are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Melbourne Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945)
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres is now $775 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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- Acrobat for Business and Advanced
- PhotoShop Level 1, and Level 2
- Illustrator Level 1, and Level 2
- InDesign Level 1, and Level 2
- Dreamweaver Level 1, and Level 2
- Flash Level 1, and Level 2
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