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In Flash CS3 Professional Essential Training, instructor Rich Shupe delves into the key aspects of working with Flash CS3 to create professional animations, design interactive websites, and incorporate audio and video into self-contained presentations. The training covers using the drawing and color tools, mastering the essentials of animation, and working with type, graphics, sound, and video. Rich also introduces the essentials of working with ActionScript 3.0. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.


Table of contents

1. Introduction
Welcome 1:22 2.8 MB
Using the exercise files and cross-referencing 3:50 6.4 MB
2. Getting Started
Creating a new document 3:34 3.8 MB
The default workspace 1:45 1.7 MB
Customizing your workspace 5:28 6.9 MB
Reorganizing panels 3:52 5.3 MB
Saving workspaces 1:50 2.9 MB
Document tabs 2:25 4 MB
Maximize mode 1:26 2.6 MB
Finding help 2:50 4.4 MB
3. Drawing Essentials
Drawing tool basics 1:09 1.1 MB
Drawing with the Pencil and Line tools 4:49 5.6 MB
The improved Pen tool 5:38 6.2 MB
The Quick Color tools 1:10 1.4 MB
Drawing with shapes 4:01 4.8 MB
Selecting content 2:19 3.1 MB
Manipulating lines and fills 6:04 7 MB
Painting with brushes 2:38 3.3 MB
Erasing content 2:29 3 MB
Understanding drawing modes 4:07 5.2 MB
4. Color Essentials
Using the Color Mixer 6:38 7.7 MB
The Gradient Transform tool 3:13 4.7 MB
Color swatches 6:12 8.8 MB
5. Symbols Essentials
Symbols overview 7:23 9.4 MB
Creating and editing symbols 2:41 3.3 MB
Nesting and breaking apart symbols 6:06 7.6 MB
Working with buttons 10:59 13.8 MB
Working with movie clips 4:25 5.9 MB
Working with graphics 5:08 7 MB
Using the Library 3:29 5 MB
Transformation tools 5:15 5.9 MB
Transformation panels 6:41 7.5 MB
Transformation menus 5:33 8.1 MB
6. Timeline Essentials
Using layers 11:13 11.5 MB
Adding, deleting, and grouping layers 3:35 4.1 MB
What is a keyframe? 4:31 4.9 MB
Using frames and keyframes 6:30 7.7 MB
Working with multiple frames 7:00 9.6 MB
Copying and pasting frames 2:45 4.4 MB
Understanding scenes 2:57 3.6 MB
7. Testing and Publishing Your Files
Understanding document settings 2:05 2.7 MB
Testing buttons and movie clips 1:24 2.1 MB
Testing your movie 1:59 3.1 MB
Publishing your movie 5:49 8.2 MB
8. Image Essentials
Vector vs. bitmap 3:58 4.4 MB
Importing images and image compression 8:26 10.9 MB
Importing Photoshop files 5:40 8.1 MB
Importing Illustrator files 4:12 5.2 MB
Tracing bitmaps 7:20 11.1 MB
Breaking apart bitmaps 4:11 5.9 MB
9. Animation Essentials
Shape tweening 10:58 16.1 MB
Using shape hints 2:23 2.7 MB
Tweening gradients 3:44 6 MB
Motion tweening 11:54 17.3 MB
Copy and Paste Motion 2:46 4.6 MB
Motion guides 4:02 5.6 MB
Custom easing 7:23 10.6 MB
10. Text Essentials
Understanding text types 6:00 6.5 MB
Controlling text appearance 6:39 9.5 MB
Simple text effects through tweening 5:46 6.5 MB
Adding text to a project file 19:11 32.2 MB
Spell-checking and Find and Replace 3:37 4.5 MB
11. Using Filters and Blend Modes
Using filters 4:05 4.7 MB
Special filter options 7:57 12 MB
Animating filters 8:08 11.9 MB
Adding filters to a project file 3:34 5.9 MB
Using blend modes 3:11 3.9 MB
Flash-specific blend modes 6:55 10.1 MB
12. Using Components
Components overview 4:35 5.9 MB
Adding a UIScrollBar component 4:16 5.8 MB
Using a Loader component 8:12 14.1 MB
13. Sound Essentials
Adding sound to the timeline 4:14 4.6 MB
Adding basic effects to sounds 4:43 5.9 MB
Sound sync options 8:59 9.9 MB
Adding sound to buttons 4:47 8.6 MB
Sound compression basics 2:23 3.5 MB
14. Video Essentials
Embedded vs. external 3:28 3.7 MB
Embedding videos with the Flash Video Encoder 9:27 13.4 MB
Encoding external FLVs with optional cue points 4:14 4.7 MB
Playing external videos with the FLVPlayback component 4:28 8.2 MB
15. Introduction to ActionScript
Overview and interface elements 6:03 7.1 MB
Frame scripts, tracing, and comments 6:08 8.1 MB
Variable basics 3:01 4 MB
Function basics 4:19 5 MB
Buttons and EventListeners 7:59 9.4 MB
Simple navigation 16:11 30 MB
Scripting components 7:20 13.8 MB
16. Putting it All Together
The story so far 2:27 4.4 MB
Animated buttons 6:23 9.3 MB
Animated masks 9:54 17.6 MB
Publishing your site 5:52 10 MB
17. Conclusion
Additional resources 1:12 2.1 MB
Goodbye 1:51 3.2 MB