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Available

Released

Oct 28th, 2010

Learn Flash CS5 the right way (and the fun way) with the entertaining and knowledgable Flash expert, Geoff Blake.

Are you creating interactive web graphics or banner ads, designing web animation, or distributing Flash video over the web? Then you need to watch this tutorial! In more than 6 hours of detailed, step-by-step training, you'll learn everything from the basics of Flash web production to sophisticated interactive animations for the web.

Flash animator, Geoff Blake, takes you through the fundamentals of drawing with Flash, transforming shapes, working with text, and using Flash’s symbols and buttons. From there, you’re off to the races with timeline animation, object-based tweening, motion editing, and much more. You'll also learn valuable tips for optimizing graphics for the web and field-tested production workflows.

With its incredible vector graphics, high-quality video, 3D animation, sound, and detailed scripting language, Flash CS5 is the undisputed industry-standard platform for web graphics and animation. Join Geoff as he leads you through the fundamentals of this amazing graphics/animation program.

For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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• Chapter 1: Flash CS5 101
• 1: What is Flash?
• 02:32
  1. Welcome
• 06:41
  2. Understanding Flash's Components
• 2: Getting Familiar with Flash’s Interface
• 04:39
  3. A Look at the Welcome Screen
• 06:00
  4. Creating New Movies
• 04:12
  5. An Overview of the Interface
• 07:52
  6. A Look at Flash's Panels
• 05:53
  7. Touring the Flash Toolbox
• 05:48
  8. Customizing the Interface
• 04:19
  9. Exploring Workspaces
• 05:31
  10. Saving Workspaces
• 06:25
  11. Setting Flash Preferences
• 3: Navigating & Working with Files
• 04:09
  12. Opening Files
• 05:31
  13. Zooming In & Out
• 01:58
  14. A Zoom Setting To Keep In Mind
• 05:46
  15. Fast Zooming Techniques
• 02:47
  16. Navigation Techniques
• 07:20
  17. Setting Movie Properties
• 03:00
  18. Saving Flash Files
• 4: Getting Started with Flash’s Drawing Tools
• 07:11
  19. Drawing Freehand Lines with the Pencil Tool
• 04:37
  20. Using the Line Tool
• 03:37
  21. Painting with Flash's Brush Tool
• 06:48
  22. Brush Tool Modes
• 05:28
  23. Erasing Mistakes with the Eraser Tool
• 08:10
  24. Getting A Handle on the Pen Tool
• 06:31
  25. Drawing Straight Lines and Polygons
• 06:45
  26. Drawing Curves
• 08:20
  27. Creating Combination Paths
• 08:42
  28. Manipulating Anchor Points
• 5: Using Flash’s Drawing Shapes
• 05:21
  29. Drawing Rectangles & Squares
• 05:16
  30. Setting A Corner Radius
• 02:39
  31. Drawing Circles & Ovals
• 03:44
  32. Setting Oval Options
• 07:13
  33. A Quick Look At the Primitive Tools
• 03:19
  34. Drawing Polygons & Stars
• 08:04
  35. Flash's Deco Tool
• 08:05
  36. Selecting Objects
• 05:00
  37. Using the Lasso Tool
• 10:08
  38. Flash's Merge Drawing Mode
• 05:09
  39. Flash's Object Drawing Mode
• 04:35
  40. Understanding Object Drawing
• 6: Managing Your Shapes
• 04:31
  41. Positioning Objects
• 03:21
  42. Duplicating Content
• 04:18
  43. Aligning Objects
• 02:28
  44. Spacing Objects Apart
• 04:13
  45. Transforming Shapes
• 05:34
  46. Grouping & Ungrouping
• 02:05
  47. Stacking Objects
• 7: Working with Type
• 06:19
  48. Point and Paragraph Text
• 08:17
  49. Formatting Text
• 06:54
  50. Creating Multiple Columns
• 09:32
  51. Connecting Text Frames
• 8: Symbols, Instances and the Library
• 02:34
  52. Understanding Symbols and Instances
• 05:24
  53. Creating Graphic Symbols
• 04:25
  54. Graphic Symbol from Scratch
• 04:50
  55. Creating Movie Clip Symbols
• 08:15
  56. Animating Within A Movie Clip
• 09:11
  57. Creating Button Symbols
• 09:48
  58. Applying Behaviours to Buttons
• 05:06
  59. Using the Library
• 04:50
  60. Inserting Instances
• 06:29
  61. Editing Symbols
• 9: Creating Animation
• 02:03
  62. Understanding Animation in Flash
• 10:27
  63. Flash's Timeline Frames & Keyframes
• 05:31
  64. Motion Tweened Animation
• 04:40
  65. Editing Tweened Animations
• 06:40
  66. Using Motion Presets
• 08:18
  67. Using the Motion Editor
• 07:09
  68. Introducing Layers
• 10: Publishing Your Movies
• 05:41
  69. Publishing to the SWF format
• 03:36
  70. Publishing to Html
• 02:38
  71. Wrap Up

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