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Adobe Flash Level 2 Course
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Summary
Course Aim:
The Flash Level 2 course is a comprehensive course that builds on the skills introduced in the Flash Level 1 course. Clients will learn to use more complex animation techniques, masking and special effects in their Flash applications. The course introduces people who have no programming experience to ActionScript, Flash's scripting language. ActionScript gives you the power to create more sophisticated interactivity, animation, event-handling and decision-making in Flash. Alpha-designed comprehensive courseware is supplied; approx. 200 pages.
Course Prerequisites:
The prerequisites for this course is that you have completed the Flash Level 1 course, or have equivalent knowledge.
Course Duration:
Two days 9:00am – 4:30pm
Classroom courses include:
- Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
- Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with tutorials and exercises (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
- 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:
Table of Contents
- What’s new in Flash Professional CS6®?
Topic 1 Advanced Drawing Techniques
- Topic Objectives
- About paths
- Drawing with the pen tool
- Editing Paths
- Drawing Patterns with the Spray Brush tool
- Drawing and customising shapes and patterns using the Decorative Drawing tool
- The Kuler Panel
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 2 Advanced Motion Tweening
- Topic Objectives
- Nested animation
- Editing motion paths using the pen tool
- The Motion Editor
- Working with property keyframes in the Motion Editor
- Using the Motion Editor to set eases
- Using preset eases in the motion editor
- Creating custom eases in the Motion Editor
- Working with Motion Presets
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 3 Creating Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics
- Topic Objectives
- About Inverse Kinematics
- Adding bones to symbols
- Editing inverse kinematics armatures and objects
- Animating an armature
- Using motion constraints
- Adding bones to shapes
- Binding bones to shape points
- Adding Springiness to Bones
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 4 Working with 3D Transformation
- Topic Objectives
- About 3D graphics in Flash
- Moving objects in 3D space
- Rotating objects in 3D space
- Adjusting the Perspective Angle
- Adjusting the Vanishing Point
- Animating in 3D space
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 5 Advanced Text Features
- Topic Objectives
- Working with TLF (Text Layout Framework) text
- Advanced Character options
- Container and Flow Properties
- Flowing text across multiple containers
- Making text scrollable
- Embedding fonts for consistent text appearance
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 6 Filters, Effects and Editing Bitmaps
- Topic Objectives
- Filter overview
- Applying filters
- Creating preset filter libraries
- Applying a drop shadow
- Applying a skewed drop shadow
- Applying a blur
- Applying a glow
- Applying a bevel
- Applying a gradient glow
- Applying a gradient bevel
- Applying the Adjust Color filter
- Animating filters
- Blend modes in Flash
- Applying a blend mode
- Editing a bitmap in an external editor
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 7 More Animation Techniques
- Topic Objectives
- About Classic Tweens
- Creating a Classic Tween
- About frame-by-frame animation
- Creating frame-by-frame animations
- Onion skinning
- Moving an entire animation
- Distributing objects to layers for tweened animation
- Controlling shape changes with shape hints
- Copying and pasting a motion tween
- Copying motion as ActionScript
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 8 Introduction to ActionScript 3.0
- Topic Objectives
- About ActionScript 3.0
- What computer programs do
- Variables
- Properties
- Methods
- Functions
- Events and Event Handlers
- Instances
- Conditional Statements
- Classes
- The Actions panel
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 9 Controlling Visual Objects with ActionScript
- Topic Objectives
- What is a Variable?
- Naming Variables
- Declaring variables
- Data types
- The Trace function
- Assigning values to my variables
- Properties and Instance Names
- Inputting and Displaying Text
- Comments
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 10 Using and Writing Functions
- Topic Objectives
- What is a Function?
- Types of functions
- Where to put ActionScript code
- Writing Functions
- The different parts of a function
- Declaring functions
- Placing Code Inside a MovieClip Timeline
- How are methods different from functions?
- Compound operators
- Loading External Content
- Loading something into an empty MovieClip
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 11 Understanding and Handling Events
- Topic Objectives
- What is an Event?
- Creating an event listener to listen for mouse clicks
- Creating an event handler
- Responding to mouse events
- Creating a link to a website
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 12 Making Decisions using Conditional Statements
- Topic Objectives
- About Conditional Statements
- Writing a simple conditional statement
- Conditional operators
- Checking for Multiple Conditions
- Compound Conditional Statements
- Creating a simple preloader
- Further ActionsScript Resources
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Appendix A: Animated Effects
- Topic Objectives
- Creating a motion blur effect
- Animated and Complex Masking Effects
- Creating a Spotlight Effect
- Creating a Soft-edged Mask
- Creating Multiple Animated Masks
- Creating a Cinematic Effect
- Creating an Offset Image Ripple Effect
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Appendix B: Working with Flash projects
- Topic Objectives
- About Projects
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Index
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