Adobe Flash CS3 Training Courses

About this course

Over the last few years Flash has emerged as one of the most important design and development tools on the web, featured on an increasing number of sites around the world.

Once used almost exclusively for advertising, Flash is now widely deployed as a total development environment, often replacing HTML code altogether. Now owned by Adobe, Flash boasts improved scripting (ActionScript 3) and excellent video support, making it the only choice for delivering rich audio and video media to meet the increasing demand for broadband applications and dynamic websites.

What you will learn

This course will provide you with sufficient knowledge to competently work with Adobe Flash CS3. We'll begin with an overview of the Flash environment, exploring the workspace, timeline, library and the important concepts of symbols and frames. We'll then move on to some simple examples of animation and symbol manipulation before exploring more sophisticated excercises touching on the powerful ActionScript language.

Please note: ActionScript is only covered lightly in this course. Our one-day Flash Masterclass (ActionScript) course covers this topic in greater detail for those who have taken this course already or for those who've been using the program for some time.

Using the library

• Working with library items
• Working with folders in the Library panel
• Sorting items in the Library panel
• Editing items in the library
• Renaming library items
• Deleting library items
• Finding unused library items
• Updating imported files in the Library panel
• Working with common libraries

ActionScript

• Understanding ActionScript
• Differences between ActionScript and JavaScript
• Planning and debugging scripts
• About object-oriented scripting
• About the MovieClip object
• How scripts flow

Controlling when ActionScript runs

• ActionScript terminology
• Deconstructing a sample script
• Using a built-in object
• Creating a custom object
• Assigning methods to a custom object
• Creating inheritance

Using components

• Adding components to Flash documents
• Writing change handler functions for components
• Customizing component colors and text
• Creating forms using components
• About the FormExample.fla example
• Planning the form
• Storing form data
• Managing and monitoring the data

Here's what you get on a Fearless course

Course Materials

We typically supply detailed course notes or a reference text or in some cases both. Either way, we try to provide sufficient supporting material so that you can return to your work place with sufficient confidence to permit further learning.

Catering

We like to look after our customers with:

• Quality catering from local cafes
• Fresh fruit
• Filter coffee and good biscuits
• Table sweets
• Chilled water

We also accommodate special dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc.

Support

There's nothing worse than leaving a course and feeling left on your own. We like to ensure our customers have all the support and backup they need including:

• 90 days unlimited support by phone, email or instant messaging
• On-going support through our Fearless Flyer program (for an extra fee)
• A free re-sit of this course on any scheduled date in the future

You also get

• A certificate of completion
• A CD-ROM with worked examples (for most courses)

Please select your location from the list below. A PDF brochure with the course description, price and other details will appear in your browser. Alternatively, right-click on the desired link and choose "Save file (or target) as..." and save the file to your local system. Adobe (Acrobat) reader is required.

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• Canberra
• Hobart
• Melbourne
• Sydney

About this course

The Flash environment can be mastered visually but to really unlock the power of this application you need to delve into the ActionScript language.

This course is designed to take you from simple animation, movement and effects to dynamic application development and true interactivity. ActionScript is an Object Oriented programming language which can be used to develop a wide range of sophisticated web applications and online solutions in any number of environments. It can be used with other web technologies such as XML and PHP for rich data presentation; or it may be used in more creative contexts for interactive multimedia delivery.

We take hands on approach to the subject, allowing our students to create actual Flash applications during the course, and regardless of your specific context, you'll find this one day course will take your knowledge to the next level and take the mystery out of this very powerful application language.

What you will learn

ActionScript is a very comprehensive language and you cannot expect to be a master in one day, but we can take your knowledge to a level where you can explore the depths of ActionScript with a solid understanding of its structure and syntax.

We start with a brief overview of the Flash interface that relates to Actionscript and quickly move on to application design and architecture. Movieclips are specific containers within Flash and are the cornerstone of most Actionscript applications, so these are discussed in detail, followed by a detailed discussion on Object Orientated Principles (OOP). After understanding these core principles of Actionscript, we move on to syntax, basic commands, interactive elements and start to create code.

Dynamic content is then addressed by looking at loading text and graphics into our Flash applications at run time. This is followed by sections on video, sound and the differences between the different versions of Actionscript. We finish up by looking at debugging code and the publishing aspects of Flash.

Loading in text dynamically

• Defining variables
• Create URLRequest object
• Create URLLoader object
• Using URLRequest as a translator

Creating event handlers

• Adding method calls to specific objects
• Creating functions to respond to events
• Referring the loader object to targets
• Assigning variables to loader object data
• Displaying variables onscreen

Loading in graphics dynamically

• Components and their associated parameters
• Changing the source of an object
• Manipulating properties of UILoader objects

Video

• Importing video
• Embedding, streaming, encoding and skinning
• Parameters and instances
• Controlling through Actionscript
• Video production and editing in external applications

Sound

• Embedding sound
• Streaming sound
• Creating rollover sound effects using event handlers
• Playing sound in the background

Publish Settings

• Options for publishing
• Independent Compression of images and sound

Debugging

• The debugging panel
• The output panel
• Using the Trace option

Here's what you get on a Fearless course

Course Materials

We typically supply detailed course notes or a reference text or in some cases both. Either way, we try to provide sufficient supporting material so that you can return to your work place with sufficient confidence to permit further learning.

Catering

We like to look after our customers with:

• Quality catering from local cafes
• Fresh fruit
• Filter coffee and good biscuits
• Table sweets
• Chilled water

We also accommodate special dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc.

Support

There's nothing worse than leaving a course and feeling left on your own. We like to ensure our customers have all the support and backup they need including:

• 90 days unlimited support by phone, email or instant messaging
• On-going support through our Fearless Flyer program (for an extra fee)
• A free re-sit of this course on any scheduled date in the future

You also get

• A certificate of completion
• A CD-ROM with worked examples (for most courses)

Please select your location from the list below. A PDF brochure with the course description, price and other details will appear in your browser. Alternatively, right-click on the desired link and choose "Save file (or target) as..." and save the file to your local system. Adobe (Acrobat) reader is required.

View PDF Brochure for

• Canberra
• Hobart
• Melbourne
• Sydney