Flash CS4 ACE 3 Days

This course covers the requirements necessary to successfully become an Adobe Certified Expert in Flash CS4. The exam is sat as part of the course and can be taken at the end of the course tuition or at a later date. The official workbook from Adobe systems is included.

Full Course Outline

Course Content

1 Getting Acquainted

Starting Flash and Opening a File
Getting to Know the Work Area
Working with the Library Panel
Understanding the Timeline
Organizing Layers in a Timeline
Using the Property Inspector
Using the Tools Panel
Undoing Steps in Flash
Previewing Your Movie
Publishing Your Movie
Finding Resources for Using Flash
Checking for Updates

2 Working with Graphics

Getting Started
Understanding Strokes and Fills
Creating Rectangles
Using a Gradient Fill
Making Selections
Drawing Ovals
Making Patterns
Creating Curves
Creating Transparencies
Creating and Editing Text

3 Creating and Using Symbols

Getting Started
Importing Illustrator Files
About Symbols
Creating Symbols
Importing Photoshop Files
Editing and Managing Symbols
Changing the Size and Position of Instances
Changing the Color Eff ect of Instances
Understanding Blend Eff ects
Applying Filters for Special Eff ects
Positioning in 3D Space

4 Adding Animation

Getting Started
About Animation
Understanding the Project File
Animating Position
Changing the Pacing and Timing
Animating Transparency
Animating Filters
Animating Transformations
Changing the Path of the Motion
Swapping Tween Targets
Creating Nested Animations
Using the Motion Editor
Easing
Animating 3D Motion
Previewing the Animation

5 Articulated Motion and Morphing

Getting Started .
Articulated Motion with Inverse Kinematics
Constraining Joints .
Inverse Kinematics with Shapes .
Armature Options
Morphing with Shape Tweens
Using Shape Hints

6 Creating Interactive navigation

Getting Started
About Interactive Movies
Designing a Layout
Creating Buttons
Understanding ActionScript 3.0
Adding a Stop Action
Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
Creating Destination Keyframes
Playing Animation at the Destination
Animated Buttons

7 Working with Sound and Video

Getting Started
Understanding the Project File
Using Sounds
Understanding Flash Video
Using the Adobe Media Encoder
Understanding Encoding Options
Playback of External Video
Working with Video and Transparency
Embedding Flash Video

8 Using Components

Getting Started
About Components
Adding a Text Component
Using Components to Create Interactivity

9 Loading and controlling Flash Content

Getting Started
Loading External Content
Removing External Content
Controlling Movie Clips
Creating Masks

10 Publishing Flash Documents

Getting Started
Testing a Flash Document
Understanding the Bandwidth Profi ler
Adding Metadata
Publishing a Movie for the Web
Alternative Publishing Options

Sample Exam