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Adobe® Flash® CS3 is the world’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 tutorial, author James Gonzalez applies his Flash expertise and many years of training experience to present step-by-step demonstrations and instructions covering a wide range of Flash animation and authoring techniques. At the conclusion of this tutorial, you will be well on your way to creating the engaging and interactive web content expected by today’s sophisticated audiences. To begin learning Adobe Flash CS3 today, simply click on one of the movie links.

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About this Course
  Course Overview (04:57)
  What is Flash & Why Use It? (02:36)
  File Types & Players (04:02)
  New in Flash CS3 Professional (04:04)
The Flash Interface
  Interface Overview (04:17)
  Timeline & Layer Controls (04:31)
  The Toolbar (06:02)
  Properties Inspector (05:11)
  Panels pt. 1 (06:53)
  Panels pt. 2 (06:32)
Creating Simple Graphics
  Graphic Creation Tools Overview (03:01)
  Lines & Strokes (06:23)
  Fills (03:14)
  Object vs. Merge Drawing Models (06:00)
  Geometric Shape Tools (06:43)
  Brush Tool (07:12)
  Pen Tool (05:43)
  Text Tool (06:19)
Modifying Graphics
  Using the Pointer / Selection Tool (05:50)
  Using the Sub-selection Tool (04:52)
  Selecting Objects with the Lasso Tool (06:21)
  Modifying Paths with the Selection Tools (05:50)
  Modifying Paths with the Pen Tool (06:25)
  Working with Gradients in the Color Panel (05:52)
  Working with the Gradient Transform Tool (04:26)
Using Non-Flash Graphics
  Overview: Using Non-Flash Graphics (05:51)
  Importing & Compressing Bitmaps (05:51)
  Importing Images from Fireworks (04:55)
  Importing Images from Photoshop (06:17)
  Importing Images from Illustrator pt. 1 (03:40)
  Importing Images from Illustrator pt. 2 (04:52)
  Converting Bitmaps into Vector Graphics pt. 1 (04:04)
  Converting Bitmaps into Vector Graphics pt. 2 (03:41)
  Summary: Working with Non-Flash Graphics (03:07)
Symbols & Instances
  Symbols Defined pt. 1 (04:04)
  Symbols Defined pt. 2 (04:47)
  Naming Guidelines for Instances (03:39)
  Creating Symbols pt. 1 (04:44)
  Creating Symbols pt. 2 (02:49)
  The Library (03:28)
  Sharing Libraries (07:45)
  Modifying Symbol Instances (07:26)
  Setting Color Styles of Instances (04:07)
  Applying Graphic Filters (05:49)
  Drop Shadow / Bevel / Blur / Glow Filters (06:29)
  Gradient Glow & Bevel / Adjust Colors Filters (05:09)
Animation Basics
  Understanding the Timeline (07:37)
  Understanding Frames & Keyframes (07:27)
  Frame-by-Frame Animation (06:42)
  Setting the Frame Rate (03:41)
  Inserting & Removing Frames (06:51)
  Onion Skinning (03:19)
Creating Shape Tween Animations
  Shape Tweening Overview (05:28)
  Shape Tweening Simple Shapes (02:46)
  Shape Tweening Lines & Fills (05:41)
  Shape Tweening Text (05:10)
  Using Shape Hints (06:34)
  Troubleshooting Broken Tweens (05:27)
Creating Motion Tween Animations
  Motion Tweening Overview (04:38)
  Animating the Alpha of Symbols & Text (05:40)
  Animating Color & Size (03:56)
  Rotating & Spinning Animations (05:23)
  Tweening Effects (05:35)
  Motion Guide Tweening pt. 1 (05:35)
  Motion Guide Tweening pt. 2 (02:43)
  Customizing Ease In/Out of Tweens pt. 1 (06:15)
  Customizing Ease In/Out of Tweens pt. 2 (03:54)
  Timeline Effects pt. 1 (04:45)
  Timeline Effects pt. 2 (07:17)
Working with Buttons
  Overview of Button Symbols (04:59)
  Button States (05:47)
  Button Types (05:47)
  Creating Rollover Buttons (06:29)
  Creating Invisible Buttons (04:48)
  Adding Sound to Buttons (05:35)
Working with Movie Clips
  Movie Clips Defined (04:52)
  Creating & Editing Movie Clips pt. 1 (03:38)
  Creating & Editing Movie Clips pt. 2 (05:37)
  Animating Buttons with Movie Clips (09:00)
  Applying Blending Modes to Movie Clips (07:07)
Working with Text
  About Flash Text (03:45)
  Text Anti-Aliasing (05:09)
  Text Types (05:22)
  Spell Check (03:42)
  Text Options & Attributes pt. 1 (06:49)
  Text Options & Attributes pt. 2 (05:33)
  Embedded & Device Fonts (06:22)
Working with Sound
  Importing Sound to the Library (03:20)
  Compressing Sound (05:18)
  Working with Sound (04:25)
  Modifying Sound Settings (06:48)
  Edit Sound with the Edit Envelope (05:50)
Working with Video
  About Flash Video (02:32)
  Importing Video (06:48)
  About Video Compression (05:03)
  Compressing Video in the Import Wizard (04:47)
  Editing Video in the Import Wizard (06:30)
  Encoding Video with the Flash Video Encoder (06:53)
  Third Party Encoders (05:02)
Applying Behaviors
  Basic Interactivity Using Behaviors (03:12)
  The Behaviors Panel (04:52)
  Events (03:39)
  Mouse Events (03:57)
  Useful Behaviors pt. 1 (05:36)
  Useful Behaviors pt. 2 (03:03)
ActionScript Basics
  ActionScript Defined (04:15)
  The Actions Panel (06:52)
  ActionScript 3.0 vs. 2.0 (04:54)
  Controlling the Timeline Using ActionScript (06:12)
  Mouse Events (04:08)
  ActionScript for Linking to Other Web Pages (04:21)
  Copying & Converting Animations Using ActionScript (04:44)
Components & Forms
  About Components (04:02)
  UI Components (06:11)
  Creating a Form Using UI Components (05:19)
  Configuring Components (07:59)
Publishing
  Publishing Overview (06:51)
  Publishing for the Web (06:50)
  Publishing HTML Files (07:06)
  Creating Projectors (03:05)
  Publishing Bitmap Images (07:17)
  Publishing QuickTime Videos (05:33)
  Printing from Flash (06:54)
Wrap-up
  Course Wrap Up (02:25)
  Author Movie (01:18)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Adobe Flash CS3
Author: James Gonzalez
SKU: 33793
ISBN: 1-934743-05-4
Release Date: 2007-10-12
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Duration: 11 hrs / 125 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: Available on CD and Online University
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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