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Adobe Flash Training, Intermediate Level

2-day Course

Basics

Setting Stage Dimensions
Panels and control areas
User interface
Settings / preferences
Publishing settings
Advanced Quicktime Export
Adobe Device Central

Creating, importing and managing graphics

Understanding different graphic formats
Importing bitmaps
Importing vector files
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Integration
Smart Object control
Layers and Layer Folders
Drawing tools
Object and merge drawing
Colour panels in more detail
Alpha techniques
Creating graphic symbols
Deco tool
Spray brush
Library panel

Advanced text control

The new CS5 text engine
Text tool options
Adding and formatting static text
Font rendering - things to watch out for
Text overflow - how to deal with it
Multiple text columns
Text box linking
Input text fields
Embedding fonts in input text fields

Creating animations

Timeline and how to use it
Frames - keyframes and blank keyframes
Reversing frames
Object-based animation
Working with motion paths
Masking
Onion skinning
Refining animations with the motion editor
Motion presets
Transition effects
Shape and motion tweens
Simulated motion techniques
Alpha properties

Bones

Using the Bones tool
Animating with the bones tool
Using Spring

Interactivity with ActionScript

Understanding ActionScript
Code Snippets
Frame Actions
Button Symbols
Button Behaviours
External shockwave files

Movie clips

When and how to use MovieClip symbols
Organising a MovieClip Timeline
Using Actions to Control a Timeline
Frame labelling
Layer control
Interactivity

Working with 3D objects

Using the 3D tools
Tapping into Illustrator files
3D transformation
3D animations

Mixed media

Importing and editing sound
Adding Sound to a Timeline
Embedding Video in a Timeline
Using the FLVPlayback Component

Publishing

Different publishing formats and settings
Publishing profiles
Adding Flash Player Detection
Exporting to Flash Catalyst
Exporting to Flash Builder

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