Flash MX: Level 1 (Windows)
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Course Length:
1 Day
Course Description:
Flash MX: Level 1 is a hands-on course that will introduce you to the basics of creating objects and animating in Flash MX. You will explore the basics of Flash, including tools and features, and will create different types of animations. Finally, you will publish material for the Web.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for students with little or no experience creating Flash animations, who want to create animations using Flash MX.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- View a Flash movie and modify the appearance of the Stage.
- Draw, paint, and create custom colors, gradients, and line styles.
- Manipulate objects, describe shape interaction, and import artwork.
- Add text and manipulate its behavior and appearance.
- Build layers and use them to create various effects.
- Create frame-by-frame, shape-tweened, and motion-tweened animation.
- Publish a Flash movie.
Prerequisites:
Students should be familiar with their computer's operating system and basic operation.
Course Outline:
- Chapter 1: The Flash Environment
- What is Flash?
- The Flash Work Environment
- Chapter 2: Drawing And Painting
- Vector vs. Raster Graphics
- Basic Drawing and Painting Tools
- Creating Custom Colors, Gradients, and Line Styles
- Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
- Selecting Objects
- Object Interaction
- Transforming and Grouping Objects
- Bitmap Images
- Chapter 4: Working With Text
- Text Blocks
- Converting Text into Shapes
- Chapter 5: Multiple Layers In A Movie
- Creating and Managing Multiple Layers
- Mask Layers
- Aligning Objects
- Chapter 6: Creating Animation
- Frame-by-Frame Animation
- Shape-Tweened Animation
- Motion-Tweened Animation
- Guide Layers
- Mask Animations
- Chapter 7: Publishing Your Flash Movie
- Selecting Your Publishing Settings
- Previewing and Publishing Files