Lynda Training – Flash Professional CS6 Essential Training (2012)

This course provides a solid foundation in Adobe Flash Professional CS6 and shows how to create an assortment of Flash content. Author Anastasia McCune explains the different destinations for Flash projects-mobile devices, the desktop, or the web-and where ActionScript fits into it all. She shows how to create a new project, structure document layers and arrange objects on the Timeline, and how to get started drawing basic shapes and incorporate text, images, audio, and video. The course also explains the different types of symbols and tweens in Flash, and how to use them to build and animate content. The Final chapters outline the options available for Publishing Flash Projects, Including Adobe AIR.

Topics include:
* Choosing a document type
* Working with panels and Workspaces
* Importing Vector and Bitmap graphics into a Project
* Understanding the Timeline and frame rate
* Defining and frames keyframes
* Creating button, graphic, and Movie Clip Symbols
* Nesting timelines
* Building Shape tweens and Motion tweens
* Defining inverse Kinematic (IK) Motion
* Applying Filters, Blend Modes, and Masks
* Integrating audio and video
* Using ActionScript code snippets
* Configuring SWF and publish HTML Settings
* Publishing with AIR

Content
Adobe Flash Professional 1m 20s
What is Flash? 1m 20s
5m 0s Introduction
Welcome 1m 5S
exercise Files Using the 44s
Setting up local file permissions 3M 11s
1. How Flash Professional Fits In 13m 33s
Flash for desktop Web browsers 5m 14s
Flash for desktop apps 2m 50s
Flash for Mobile apps 3M 7s
Understanding How Fits into Flash ActionScript 2m 22s
2. Introduction to the Flash Interface 27m 10s
Choosing the type of document to work with 7m 44s
Getting to know the Flash interface 3M 27s
Working with Workspaces and panels 9m 0s
Understanding document orientation and guides 3M 20s
Zooming and Moving around 3M 39s
3. Importing Graphics 24m 2S
Navigating in the Library 5m 35S
Understanding and Importing bitmaps 5m 5S
Understanding and Importing Vector Files 6M 34s
Using tricks and techniques for Imported Imagery 6M 48s
4. Structuring a Flash Document 44m 43s
Adjusting Settings document 7m 23s
Organizing Layers 9m 7s
Utilizing Guide Layers 4m 33s
Understand the Timeline and frame rate 4m 2S
Previewing a Project 3M 5S
Defining frames and keyframes 9m 58s
Manipulating frames and keyframes 6M 35S
5. Drawing Basic Shapes 29m 15s
Understanding the Merge and Object Drawing Modes 9m 13s
Using the Line and Pencil tools 5m 47s
Drawing with the Rectangle and Oval tools 5m 37s
Drawing with the Rectangle and Oval Primitive tools 2m 53s
Creating Shapes with the PolyStar tool 2m 39s
Manipulating items with the Free Transform tool 3m 6s
6. Beyond Basic Shapes 51m 29s
Painting with the Deco and Spray Brush tools 5m 39s
Using the Paint Bucket and Ink Bottle tools 4m 24s
Cleaning up with the Eraser tool 4m 4S
Drawing with the Brush tool 4m 13s
Sampling Color with the Eyedropper 2m 4S
Using the Color and Swatches panels 8M 51s
Working with gradients and the Gradient Transform tool 6M 22s
Using the Lock Fill Modifier with gradients 5m 12S
Creating Shapes with the Pen tool and working with anchor Points 4m 57s
Selecting with the Lasso tool 5m 43s
7. Symbols 36m 55s
Introducing Symbols 9m 41s
Understanding Movie Clip Symbols 3M 26S
Using graphic Symbols 3M 6s
Exploring Symbols button 8M 20s
Applying Color and 3D transformations to Symbols 7m 27s
Troubleshooting problematic selections Seeing and Their Properties 4m 55s
8. Motion Tweens 15m 3S
Creating Motion tweens 8M 0s
Modifying Motion tweens 3M 51s
Using Motion tweens in 3D space 3M 12S
9. Motion Tweening Tools and Techniques 40m 36s
Exploring cool tools for Motion tweening 7m 40s
Exploring Motion presets 2m 11s
Copying and Reversing Motion tweens 4m 53s
Nesting timelines 5m 1s
Using graphics VS. Movie Clips for animation 8M 36s
Onion skinning 2m 55s
Editing multiple frames 4m 55s
Understanding Classic tweens 4m 25s
10. Motion Tweens 8M 32s
Building Shape tweens 4m 40s
Employing Shape hints 3M 52s
11. Motion Tweening Tools and Techniques 22m 1s
Defining inverse Kinematics (IK) Motion 59s
Using the Bone tool 17s 8M
Fine-tuning IK Motion 4m 12S
Integrating IK Ease, Spring, and Damping Features 6M 9s
Creating runtime 1m 6s IK
IK Converting to frame-by -frame animation 1m 18s
12. Effects and Masks 20m 56s
Understanding Blend Modes 6M 3S
Applying Filters 5m 29s
Setting up Masks 4m 27s
Animating a mask 4m 57s
13. Text 23m 10s
Comparing Text Layout Framework (TLF) VS. Classic text 7m 15s
Exploring types of TLF and Classic text 5m 38s
Exploring TLF text Features 3M 31s
5m 51s Embedding Fonts
Working with right-to-left Fonts 55s
14. Video 11m 24s
Using the Adobe Media Encoder 3M 24s
Integrating video 0s 8M
15. Audio 19m 30s
Importing and using audio 7m 7s
Affecting Playback Control 4m 6s
Controlling Volume 4m 53s
Choosing audio compression Settings 3M 24s
16. ActionScript 28m 55s
Understanding ActionScript and the Actions panel 9m 33s
Using code snippets to create clickable Items 6M 59s
Combining Clickability and Timeline Control 1s 6M
6M Troubleshooting ActionScript 22s
17. Integrating with Other Applications 9m 26S
Integrating with Photoshop 4m 45s
Integrating with Illustrator 4m 41s
18. Publishing 33m 5S
Cleaning up and Optimizing a file 7m 1s
Configuring publish SWF Settings 8M 6s
Configuring publish HTML Settings 8M 18s
Looking at Other types of Files you CAN publish 4m 5S
Using the Bandwidth Profiler 5m 35S
19. Creating Desktop and Mobile Applications 14m 22s
Understanding Adobe AIR 2m 43s
Publishing to desktop with AIR 5m 21s
Publishing for Mobile AIR with 6M 18s
2m 32s Conclusion
Where to go from here 2m ??32s