Learn how to quickly and easily create engaging animations. See how Flash can be used to create interactive presentations and productions with pizzazz. The iLearning Experience is a unique hands-on, instructor-led, on-line workshop that will make you feel like a pro in no time! Practical real-world examples and exercises give you a better understanding than just learning the tools of the program.

Adobe® Flash CS4 Basics - Animate to Engage
iLearning Experience™ Workshop Description

The iLearning Experience™ Flash CS4 Basics Workshop is designed to provide students with the skills to create engaging animations.  The workshop begins by familiarizing students with the Flash screen as well as the tools and panels (windows) available.  Students will start with a blank document and learn how to create their own graphics to use in their animations.  Students will understand how to organize their libraries and learn how to use instances of symbols. 

Working from a storyboard, students will create their first animation using the Frame-by-Frame technique.  Students will learn to streamline the animation process as they explore the different techniques for animating such as Classic Tweening, Motion Tweening, and Shape Tweening.  Students will then learn how to incorporate sound in their animation.  Finally, students will publish their movies using different output formats.

Adobe® Flash CS4 Basics - Animate to Engage
iLearning Experience™ Workshop Agenda

Overview of Flash CS4

• Getting started with Flash CS4
• The Welcome splash screen
• Examining the Flash environment
• Customizing your workspace
• Setting Preferences

Creating Your Own Graphics

• Using Grid and Guide settings
• Using the Object Drawing tool
• Merge Drawing vs. Object Drawing
• Drawing with the Pencil tool or Line tool
• Drawing Primitive objects
• Matching colors with the Eyedropper tool
• Using Paint Brush Modes
• Using the Spray Brush tool
• Using the Deco tool

Working with Graphics on Different Layers

• Cutting and Pasting Graphics between layers
• Distributing Graphics to Layers
• Selecting your objects
• Using the Lasso tool
• Modifying Shapes with the Selection tool
• Modifying Shapes with Sub Selection tool
• Using the Free Transform tool
• Rotate and Skew an Object

Working with Symbols and Instances

• Organizing the Library
• Understanding Symbols and Instances of Symbols
• Creating Symbols
• Editing in Symbol mode
• Creating Instances
• Changing Symbol or Instance properties
• Changing Symbol behavior for an Instance of a Symbol
• Understanding Symbol Instances
  • Graphic
  • Button
  • Movie Clip
• Creating Invisible Buttons
• Enabling and Disabling Buttons
• Breaking apart Symbols

Creating Frame by Frame Animation

• Understanding Frame by Frame animation
• What is a Keyframe
• Creating a Keyfram
• Using Frame-based vs Span-based selection
• Clearing keyframes vs Removing frames
• Editing keyframes
• Crating a simple frame by frame animation
• Playing an animation
• Using Onion Skinning
• Modifying Onion Skin Markers
• Editing Multiple frames

Animating with Classic Tweening

• Understand Frame and Instance Properties
• Creating a Classic Tween
• Adjusting Classic Tween properties
• Copy and Paste a Tween
• Change length of Tween
• Change Frame Rate
• Reversing Frames
• Addin and Removing Keyframes in a Classic Tween
• Easing in and Out

Animating with Motion Tweening

• Understanding Motion Tweening
• Creating a Motion Tween
• Adjusting Motion Tween properties
• Apply Motion Tween Preset
• Working with Property Keyframes

Animating wih Shape Tweening

• Understanding Shape Tweening
• Creating a Shape Tween
• Adding and Removing Keyframes
• Changing Shape positions with Shape Tweening
• Adjusting Shape Tween properties

Working with Sounds

• Importing Audio
• Using Audio on the Timeline
• Syncing Sound to the timeline

Publishing a Movie

• Publishing Considerations
• Modifying Publish Settings
• Specifying Flash Options
• Inserting File Information
• Specifying HTML options
• Testing a Movie
• Exporting a Movie to different formats

Adobe® Flash CS4 Basics
iLearning Experience™
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