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Adobe Flash Bootcamp Training Course

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Flash Bootcamp Training Schedule

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Flash Bootcamp Training Course Synopsis

Adobe Flash Professional software is the most advanced authoring environment for rich, interactive content creation. During this five day bootcamp course, students will build a Flash based website with interactivity, video, components, and animation. This class also introduces the students to the fundamentals of using ActionScript for intermediate to advanced techniques. This is an introductory course and no prior knowledge of Adobe Flash is necessary. This class is a discounted package of the Flash Intro and Advanced classes.

Prerequisites for this Flash Bootcamp Training Course

Knowledge of your operating system and basic computer navigation is required for all classes. We also recommend that you have the Adobe Flash software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe website.

What You Will Learn in This Flash Bootcamp Training Course

Drawing and Color Tool Basics
Creating and Editing Symbols
Using the Timeline and Layers
Learning the Basics of Symbols and the Flash Library
Using Filters and Blend Modes
Animation with the Timeline in Flash
Working with Sound and Video
Introduction to ActionScript 3.0
Writing a Custom Class
Using Advanced Graphics and Animation Tools

Flash Bootcamp Training Course Length and Time

This class is 5 days long. Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

Flash Bootcamp - Enrollment

Please see our Enrollment Page (http://www.ledet.com/enroll) for our enrollment form. Please contact our Client Care Department at (877) 819-2665 for additional savings on our bootcamp classes or other specials.

Locations for this Flash BootcampTraining Course

We have training centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also offer classes at a network of rental facilities. We offer private onsite training and instructor-led, live online training. If coming to a rental facility, please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Goals for this Flash Bootcamp Training Course

Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (877) 819-2665 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Lesson 1 - Getting To Know the Work Area

Working with the Library Panel
Understanding the Timeline
Organizing Layers in a Timeline
Using the Property Inspector
Using the Tools Panel
Undoing Steps in Flash
Previewing your Movie
Publishing your Movie
Resources for Using Flash
Checking for Updates

Lesson 2 - Working with Graphics

Understanding Strokes and Fills
Creating Rectangles
Using a Gradient Fill
Making Selections
Drawing Ovals
Making Patterns
Creating Curves
Creating Transparencies
Creating and Editing Text

Lesson 3 - Creating and Editing Symbols

Importing Illustrator Files
About Symbols
Creating Symbols
Importing Photoshop Files
Editing and Managing Symbols
Changing Size and Position of Symbol Instances
Changing the Color Effect
Understanding Blend Effects
Applying Filters for Special Effects
Positioning in 3D Space

Lesson 4 - Adding Animation

Understanding the Project File
Animating Position
Changing the Pacing and Timing
Animating Transparency
Animating Filters
Animating Transformations
Changing the Path of Motion
Swapping Tween Targets
Creating Nested Animations
Using the Motion Editor
Easing
Animating 3D Motion
Previewing the Animation

Lesson 5 - Articulated Motion and Morphing

Inverse Kinematics
Constraining Joints
Inverse Kinematics with Shapes
Armature Options
Morphing with Shape Tweens
Using Shape Hints

Lesson 6 - Creating Interactive Navigation

About Interactive Movies
Designing a Layout
Creating Buttons
Introduction to ActionScript 3.0
Adding a Stop Action
Creating Event Handlers for Buttons
Creating Destination Keyframes
Playing Animation at the Destination
Animated Buttons

Lesson 7 - Working with Sound and Video

Using Sounds in Flash
Understanding Flash Video
Using the Adobe Media Encoder
Encoding Options
Playback of External Video
Working with Video and Transparency
Embedding Flash Video

Lesson 8 - Using Components

The Components Panel
Adding a Text Component
Using Components for Interactivity

Lesson 9 - Loading and Controlling Flash Content

Loading External Content
Removing External Content
Controlling Movie Clips
Creating Masks

Lesson 10 - Publishing Flash Documents

Testing a Flash Document
Understanding the Bandwidth Profiler
Adding Metadata
Publishing a Movie for the Web
Alternative Publishing Options

Lesson 11 - Introduction to ActionScript 3.0

A Brief History of Flash ActionScript
ActionScript for New Programmers
Moving from Version 1.0 and 2.0

Lesson 12 - Navigating the Flash Timeline

Placing Code in the Flash Timeline
Programming Best Practices
Working with Events and Functions
Creating Event Listeners and Event Handlers
Creating Navigation with a Button

Lesson 13 - Creating Animation with ActionScript

Reviewing the Starting File
Controlling MovieClip Properties
Creating Animation with ActionScript
Creating ActionScript in External Files
Creating Instances of a Class File

Lesson 14 - Using ActionScript Components to

Load Content
Creating an Instance of the List Component
Setting Component Parameters
Using the UILoader Component
Adding a CHANGE Event Listener
Loading SWF Files into a UILoader
Creating the Gallery File
Adding a Scroll Bar to the Text Field

Lesson 15 - Creating Preloaders in ActionScript

Tools in the Testing Environment
Creating a Progress Bar for Loading
UILoader Progress Tracking
Controlling Frames of a MovieClip

Lesson 16 - Using Arrays and Loops in AS 3.0

Adding MovieClip Instances to Stage
Generating Multiple Instances with a Loop
Adding Event Listeners to the Block Instances
Animation Using ENTER_FRAME
Adding the testDone() Function

Lesson 17 - Creating a Radio Button Quiz

Creating a New ActionScript File
Setting Up the RadioButton Quiz Class
Adding Variables
Creating the Quiz Functionality
Formatting Text with AS 3.0
Creating the Quiz
Creating the Final Function
Integrating Your New Class in the Main Project File

Lesson 18 - Controlling Sound with AS 3.0

Adding Sliders to the Project
Sound, SoundChannel, and Sound-Transform Classes
Setting the Song Titles Using a Loop
Making the Sliders Visible
Programming Buttons with AS 3.0
Volume and Pan Controls
ID3 Tags of an MP3 File
Adding a Text Format Object
Adding the Slider Controls

Lesson 19 - Working with an XML Playlist

Understanding XML
Replacing the SongList Array with an XML Instance
Loading with the URLLoader Class
Responding to COMPLETE and IO_ERROR Events
Moving the Event Listeners into a Function
Creating Hyperlinks Using XML Data
Navigating Through the Song List

Lesson 20 - Using ActionScript and Components to Control Video in Flash

Adding the FLVPlayback Component
Setting the FLVPlayback Properties
Controlling the Video Playback
Working with Color FLVCaptioning Component
Playing Multiple Video Files from an XML Playlist
Using the Full-Screen Publish Settings

Lesson 21 - Inverse Kinematics in Flash

Working with IK Animation in AS 3.0
Creating Sound and SoundChannel Instances
Playing and Stopping the Sound Effects
Accessing the User’s Webcam or Video Camera Using ActionScript
Using the Bitmap and BitmapData Classes
Examining the Pixel Bender Toolkit

Lesson 22 - Printing and Sending Email with ActionScript

Adding a Simple Email Link
Sending Email from Flash
Adding Printing Capabilities with the PrintJob Class

Lesson 23 - Creating Adobe AIR Applications with Flash and ActionScript 3.0

AIR-Specific ActionScript
Flash Publish Settings for an AIR Project Including a File in the AIR Application
Creating an AIR Application
Listening for Drag Events