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Flash is the worldВ’s leading authoring tool for creating media-rich web sites, web applications, online games, streaming audio and video presentations, animated greeting cards, and much, much more. With Flash, it is easy to create sophisticated presentations incorporating pictures, animation, sound, video, and special effects. In this course, author James Gonzalez applies his many years of Flash training experience to present step-by-step demonstrations and instructions covering a wide range of Flash CS4 Professional animation and authoring techniques. At the conclusion of this course, you will be well on your way to creating the types engaging and interactive web content expected by todayВ’s sophisticated audiences. To begin learning, simply click on the movie links.

Course Adobe Flash CS4 Author James Gonzalez SKU 33981 ISBN 1-935320-37-8 Release Date 2009-04-19 Duration 11.00 hrs / 126 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags Adobe, Flash Required software Adobe Flash CS4

About this Course Course Overview 04:37 What is Flash & Why Use It? 03:33 New in Flash CS4 Professional pt. 1 06:44 New in Flash CS4 Professional pt. 2 07:24 Flash File Types 05:12 The Flash Interface Flash Workplace Overview 03:46 Workspace Presets 04:28 Workspace Elements 07:26 Workspace Panels 06:59 The Toolbar 05:45 The Properties Inspector 05:06 Creating Simple Graphics Overview: Graphic Creation Tools 02:27 Lines & Strokes 04:28 Fills 04:17 Object vs. Merge Drawing Models 05:38 Geometric Shape Tools 06:52 Brush Tool 05:05 Pen Tool pt. 1 06:51 Pen Tool pt. 2 03:23 Pen Tool pt. 3 04:07 Text Tool pt. 1 06:41 Text Tool pt. 2 02:08 Modifying Graphics Using the Pointer / Selection Tool 06:37 Using the Sub-selection Tool 04:08 Selecting Objects with the Lasso Tool 03:57 Modifying Paths with the Pen Tool 05:15 Working with Color Gradients 07:05 Using Non-Flash Graphics Overview: Using Non-Flash Graphics 06:32 Importing & Compressing Bitmaps 04:18 Compressing Individual Bitmap Images 05:24 Importing Images from Fireworks 04:45 Importing Images from Photoshop 05:59 Importing Images from Illustrator 06:20 Converting Bitmaps to Vector Graphics pt. 1 05:56 Converting Bitmaps to Vector Graphics pt. 2 03:14 Summary: Working with Non-Flash Graphics 03:01 Symbols & Instances Symbol Essentials 07:08 Symbol Naming: Best Practices 04:56 Creating Symbols 04:37 The Library 04:50 Sharing Libraries 05:00 Using Runtime Shared Libraries 04:27 Modifying Symbol Instances pt. 1 05:56 Modifying Symbol Instances pt. 2 04:00 Setting Color Styles of Instances 05:15 Applying Graphic Filters 06:16 Modifying Graphic Filters 02:54 Animation Basics Understanding the Timeline 07:33 Understanding Frames & Keyframes 07:28 Frames & Keyframes Defined 04:53 Frame-by-Frame Animation 05:43 Setting Frame Rates 03:34 Inserting & Removing Frames 03:11 Onion Skinning 04:21 Creating Shape Tween Animations Shape Tweening Overview 04:24 Shape Tweening Text & Lines 04:15 Using Shape Hints pt. 1 04:19 Using Shape Hints pt. 2 04:17 Troubleshooting Broken Tweens 06:36 Creating Motion & Classic Tween Animations Classic Motion Tweening Overview 05:24 Introduction to Object-based Motion Tweens 03:21 Motion Tween Presets 03:34 Animating the Alpha of Symbols & Text 07:01 Cross-fading Images to Create a Slide Show pt. 1 07:08

Cross-fading Images to Create a Slide Show pt. 2 07:09 Animating Color & Size 07:48 Rotating Animations Using Motion Tweens 04:27 Rotating Animations Using Classic Tweens 03:31 Tweening Effects 07:40 Using Motion Guides with Classic Tweens 04:51 Changing Animation Speeds by Easing Tweens 04:49 Easing Classic Tweens 04:17 Easing Motion Tweens pt. 1 04:46 Easing Motion Tweens pt. 2 04:39 Inverse Kinematics & Using the Bones Tool pt. 1 04:10 Inverse Kinematics & Using the Bones Tool pt. 2 04:49 Working with Buttons Overview of Button Symbols 04:07 Button States 07:26 Button Types 08:04 Creating Rollover Buttons 06:48 Creating Invisible Buttons 05:55 Adding Sound to Buttons 07:12 Working with Movie Clips Overview of Movie Clips 05:09 Creating Movie Clips 06:04 Editing Movie Clip Instances & Symbols 06:39 Animating Buttons with Movie Clips 05:44 Applying Blending Modes to Movie Clips 06:52 Working with Text About Flash Text 03:22 Text Anti-Aliasing 05:11 Text Types 05:56 Spell Checking Text 04:54 Text Options & Attributes pt. 1 04:01 Text Options & Attributes pt. 2 03:40 Text Options & Attributes pt. 3 05:25 Embedded & Device Fonts 06:56 Working with Sound About Flash Audio 03:25 Importing Sounds Into the Library 04:18 Compressing Sounds 07:56 Placing Sounds on the Timeline 04:48 Setting Effects Using the Edit Sound Envelope 05:24 Setting Sound Sync Options 07:14 Working with Video About Flash Video 03:18 Encoding with the Adobe Media Encoder 07:27 Importing Video 03:48 Introduction to Video Compression 04:59 Adding Interactivity Overview: Adding Interactivity to Projects 03:45 Introduction to Behaviors 04:04 Useful Behaviors pt. 1 05:45 Useful Behaviors pt. 2 04:12 Overview of ActionScript 04:41 ActionScript 3.0 vs. 2.0 06:56 The Actions Panel 05:11 Controlling the Timeline with ActionScript pt. 1 04:57 Controlling the Timeline with ActionScript pt. 2 04:03 ActionScript for Linking to Other Web Pages 06:36 Setting Paths with the Insert Target Path Tool 06:44 Converting Animations to ActionScript 08:23 Publishing Publishing Profiles & File Types 05:02 Publishing to HTML 03:36 SWF Publish Settings 06:52 HTML Publish Settings pt. 1 04:32 HTML Publish Settings pt. 2 05:42 Creating Projectors & Adobe AIR Files 05:43 Optimizing FLA files for SWF Output 07:21 Wrap Up Course Wrap Up 02:16 Author Movie 01:09