ADOBE FLASH
Adobe Flash multimedia applications that allow designers and developers the freedom to create rich and engaging applications, presentations, animations, and web sites.
SALIENT FEATURES
Movie created in Flash has a very less file size.
Multiple actions can be attached,such as can create a new HTML file or add a Shockwave Flash movie to an existing HTML file.
Aftershock will also create a script to detect START or STOP the movie, GO TO
A URL, LOAD a new movie or perform any number of other functions.
Another unique feature of Flash 4 is Bandwidth Profiler.This feature takes care of the usual drawback of multimedia file size, and bring the user to reality.
APPLICATIONS
· Flash is Primarily an animation tool for the Web.
· You can also create Corporate presentations and 2D Animations.
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How to start the Flash Program
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Interface of Flash environment
Stage
Timelines
3)
Toolbar options
Arrow, pencil, brush, eraser tool
Magnifier, text tool, ink bottle
Paintbucket, eyedropper & lasso tool
4)
Modify - Document
5)
Working with text - edit, break apart
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Transform options
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Animation techniques
Using timelines and layers
Difference between frames, blank keyframes, keyframes, etc.
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Shape tweening of objects and texts
9)
Working with symbols
Creating graphic symbols
Simple motion tweening
Use of guide layers for motion tweening
Tweening properties like rotation, orient to path, loop and other
Instance, properties
Creating button symbols
Edit the button symbol to give different effects for rollovers and clicks
Assigning actions like start, stop, etc.
10)
Library Window and color mixer window.
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Grouping of elements
12)
Importing and working with Bitmaps
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Simple animation using Motion tweening - (Creating Graphic Symbols)
From One Point to another
Rotation Property
Scalling , Color Style Properties
14)
Learn to -
Create Animations using two or more than two layers.
Transform options i.e Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, Rotate, etc.
Color Styles i.e Alpha.
Copy Frames and Paste Frames" option from the Edit Menu.
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Animation using Shape tweening
Layer Properties
Motion along a path using guide layer
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Image Slicing
Naming Slices & Inserting Slices
Layer Masking
Frame by frame animation
Editing animations, delating frames ,inserting frames
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Library & library Properties
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Creating animations for showing special effects
19)
Blast effect
Ripples effect
20)
Creating Movie-Clip symbols
Converting an existing animation into a movie-clip
Placing movie-clips inside the button symbol
Placing movie-clips inside the graphic symbol
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Cell animation
22)
Writing Text
23) Creating interactive movies/CD presentations using the above animation techniques
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Adding sounds to a movie/presentation, importing and editing sounds
25)
Creating websites or home-pages of any website
Optimizing movies & exporting movies for the web
Exporting files
