About the Course

Introduction to Flash CS3 with Matthew Pizzi

Introduction to Flash CS3 is a series of video-based Flash tutorials that provides designers and developers new to
the Flash environment, the knowledge and practice they need to create rich Flash content. Students will produce an
engaging interface using text, graphics,animations, video, and sound. This course also offers an introduction to
ActionScript 3, which will allow you to create interactive elelements within Flash CS3.

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Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Getting to Know Flash CS3

Welcome Screen
The Stage
Multiple Documents
Panels
Workspaces
Properties Inspector
Layers Panel
Guides and the Grid
Navigating a Document

Lesson 2 - Drawing Tools

Pencil and Lines Tools
Oval and Rectangle Tools
Primitive Shapes
Paint Brush Tool
Transforming Shapes
Eraser
Paint Bucket and Ink Bottle
Custom Colors
Object Drawing Mode

Lesson 3 - Introduction to Animation

The Timeline
Frame-by-Frame Animation
Shape Tweening
Morphing
Shape Tween Pitfalls
Easing
Animation Speed
Shape Hints

Lesson 4 - Symbols & The Library

Convert to Symbol
Edit a Symbol
Create a New Symbol
Library Panel

Lesson 5 - Motion Tweens

Motion Tween
Motion Tween Effects
Motion Guides
Complex Guides
Swap Symbols
Animate Text
Motion and Shape Tweens
Create Motion Tween Shortcut
Custom Ease Options

Lesson 6 - Masks, Text, and Bitmaps

Working with Masks
Animate Masks
The Text Tool
Text Options
Dynamic and Input Text
Importing Bitmaps
Bitmap Compression
Bitmap Sequence
Trace Bitmap
Bitmap Fills

Lesson 7 - MovieClips & Nested Symbols

Button Symbols
Hit States
Common Library
Compound Animation
Graphic Symbol Instance Properties
MovieClip vs. Graphic Symbol
Using MovieClips to Create a Countdown
Nested Symbols

Lesson 8 - Sound and Video

Intro to Sound
Timeline Sound
Button Sounds
Effects and Editing Sound
Sync Options
Compression Settings
Importing Video
FLV Encoder
Working with FLVPlayback Component

Lesson 9 - Introduction to ActionScript 3.0

Declaring Variables
Functions
Parameters and Returns
Comments
Event Handling
Create a Slide Show

Lesson 10 - Building a Flash Site

Site Overview
Building the Background
Animating the Car
Animating the Tabs
Adding Buttons
Staying Organizd
Building the Home Section
Building the Gallery Section
Adding Additional Functionality to the Gallery
Building the Video Section
Hyperlink
Music On/Off Button
Publish