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Learn Adobe Flash CS4 Professional by Video: Core Training in Rich Media Communication

Learn Adobe Flash CS4 Professional by Video: Core Training in Rich Media Communication

by Kevin Ruse / Ruth Stryker / Video2Brain
Publisher: Adobe Press
Release Date: July 2009
ISBN: 9780321701541
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Learn by Video offers you a refreshingly new and fun way to learn Adobe Flash CS4 Professional and will help you get certified along the way!

This innovative new product from Adobe Press includes an incredible 15 hours of video, presented by experienced instructors that will  to teach you the basics of Flash CS4. As the official training for the Adobe Certified Associate exam,  Learn by Video teaches you not only the fundamentals of Flash, but also how to use the program to create effective forms of rich media communication

Table of Contents

  1. Creating Artwork in Flash
    1. Introduction to Creating Artwork 00:01:23
    2. Drawing a Shape 00:07:23
    3. Changing Properties of a Shape 00:06:11
    4. Modifying a Shape 00:07:12
    5. Working with Overlapping Shapes 00:04:20
    6. Grouping Objects 00:03:53
    7. Color Panel and Gradients 00:07:41
    8. Swatches Panel and Kuler 00:06:59
  2. Working with Text
    1. Introduction to Text in Videos 00:00:54
    2. Creating Text and Text Boxes 00:14:04
    3. Text Formatting and Guidelines 00:16:16
    4. Advanced Text Formatting 00:14:30
    5. Text Rendering Methods 00:20:38
    6. Hypertext and E-mail Links 00:05:20
    7. Adding Filters to Text 00:16:27
    8. Using the TextArea Component 00:03:26
  3. Timeline Essentials
    1. Layers and the Timeline 00:08:54
    2. Timeline in Action 00:23:13
    3. Creating a Layer Mask 00:05:12
  4. Shape Tween Animation
    1. Introduction and Rules 00:03:16
    2. Creating a Simple Shape Tween 00:05:20
    3. Shape Tweening Text 00:07:33
    4. Troubleshooting a Shape Tween 00:02:30
  5. Symbols and the Library
    1. Introduction to the Library Panel 00:18:00
    2. Managing Library Content 00:15:57
    3. Types of Symbols 00:04:39
    4. Creating a Graphic Symbol 00:06:56
    5. Instances and Properties 00:06:14
    6. Editing a Symbol 00:04:36
    7. Using the Spray Brush Tool with a Symbol 00:02:48
    8. Creating a MovieClip Symbol 00:08:12
    9. Creating a Button Symbol 00:11:13
    10. Creating an Invisible Button 00:06:00
  6. Motion Tween Animation
    1. Types of Tweens 00:01:36
    2. Creating a Classic Tween 00:06:14
    3. Creating an Object-Based Motion Tween 00:05:04
    4. Motion Editor 00:04:34
    5. Motion Presets 00:06:10
    6. Fading In a Photograph 00:04:46
    7. Animating Text 00:07:43
    8. Rotating with a Motion Tween 00:07:19
    9. 3D Motion Tween 00:08:19
    10. Inverse Kinematic Animation 00:07:38
    11. Multiple Motion Tweens 00:11:45
    12. Animating a Mask 00:09:03
  7. ActionScript
    1. Introduction to ActionScript 00:08:29
    2. Using stop() 00:09:22
    3. Understanding Programming Terms 00:12:22
    4. Linking to a URL 00:13:01
    5. Using gotoAndPlay() with Labels 00:19:27
  8. Working with Video
    1. Introduction to Flash Video 00:06:29
    2. Adobe Media Encoder 00:06:44
    3. FLVPlayback Component 00:12:47
  9. Testing and Publishing
    1. Usability Testing 00:11:43
    2. Testing In and From Flash 00:06:23
    3. Publish Settings 00:07:46
    4. Publishing 00:07:46