
Adobe Flash CS3
Adobe® Flash® CS3 is the worldâs 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. rnIn 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 todayâs sophisticated audiences. To begin learning Adobe Flash CS3 today, simply click on one of the movie links.
Course content
About this Course4 lessons
The Flash Interface6 lessons
Creating Simple Graphics8 lessons
Modifying Graphics7 lessons
- Using the Pointer / Selection Tool5:501 credit or ad
- Using the Sub-selection Tool4:521 credit or ad
- Selecting Objects with the Lasso Tool6:211 credit or ad
- Modifying Paths with the Selection Tools5:501 credit or ad
- Modifying Paths with the Pen Tool6:251 credit or ad
- Working with Gradients in the Color Panel5:521 credit or ad
- Working with the Gradient Transform Tool4:261 credit or ad
Using Non-Flash Graphics9 lessons
- Overview: Using Non-Flash Graphics5:511 credit or ad
- Importing & Compressing Bitmaps5:511 credit or ad
- Importing Images from Fireworks4:551 credit or ad
- Importing Images from Photoshop6:171 credit or ad
- Importing Images from Illustrator pt. 13:401 credit or ad
- Importing Images from Illustrator pt. 24:521 credit or ad
- Converting Bitmaps into Vector Graphics pt. 14:041 credit or ad
- Converting Bitmaps into Vector Graphics pt. 23:411 credit or ad
- Summary: Working with Non-Flash Graphics3:071 credit or ad
Symbols & Instances12 lessons
- Symbols Defined pt. 14:041 credit or ad
- Symbols Defined pt. 24:471 credit or ad
- Naming Guidelines for Instances3:391 credit or ad
- Creating Symbols pt. 14:441 credit or ad
- Creating Symbols pt. 22:491 credit or ad
- The Library3:281 credit or ad
- Sharing Libraries7:451 credit or ad
- Modifying Symbol Instances7:261 credit or ad
- Setting Color Styles of Instances4:071 credit or ad
- Applying Graphic Filters5:491 credit or ad
- Drop Shadow / Bevel / Blur / Glow Filters6:291 credit or ad
- Gradient Glow & Bevel / Adjust Colors Filters5:091 credit or ad
Animation Basics6 lessons
Creating Shape Tween Animations6 lessons
Creating Motion Tween Animations11 lessons
- Motion Tweening Overview4:381 credit or ad
- Animating the Alpha of Symbols & Text5:401 credit or ad
- Animating Color & Size3:561 credit or ad
- Rotating & Spinning Animations5:231 credit or ad
- Tweening Effects5:351 credit or ad
- Motion Guide Tweening pt. 15:351 credit or ad
- Motion Guide Tweening pt. 22:431 credit or ad
- Customizing Ease In/Out of Tweens pt. 16:151 credit or ad
- Customizing Ease In/Out of Tweens pt. 23:541 credit or ad
- Timeline Effects pt. 14:451 credit or ad
- Timeline Effects pt. 27:171 credit or ad
Working with Buttons6 lessons
Working with Movie Clips5 lessons
Working with Text7 lessons
Working with Sound5 lessons
Working with Video7 lessons
- About Flash Video2:321 credit or ad
- Importing Video6:481 credit or ad
- About Video Compression5:031 credit or ad
- Compressing Video in the Import Wizard4:471 credit or ad
- Editing Video in the Import Wizard6:301 credit or ad
- Encoding Video with the Flash Video Encoder6:531 credit or ad
- Third Party Encoders5:021 credit or ad
Applying Behaviors6 lessons
ActionScript Basics7 lessons
- ActionScript Defined4:151 credit or ad
- The Actions Panel6:521 credit or ad
- ActionScript 3.0 vs. 2.04:541 credit or ad
- Controlling the Timeline Using ActionScript6:121 credit or ad
- Mouse Events4:081 credit or ad
- ActionScript for Linking to Other Web Pages4:211 credit or ad
- Copying & Converting Animations Using ActionScript4:441 credit or ad