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Flash CS4 Online Class

February 24th, 2010 lvs Posted in In The Spotlight | No Comments »

Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, and various web page Flash components, to integrate video into web pages, and more recently, to develop rich Internet applications.

This 6 week Intro course focuses on learning the interface, tools, and basic features of Flash. You will create animated logos, buttons, and simple movies to brighten up your web site.

Flash gives web developers the ability to create interactive, animated web sites. Before Flash appeared on the scene, creating animated web sites (especially with sound) involved using large, multiple files. This requires high bandwidth that the general public does not have. Flash files, in contrast, can be very small, so bandwidth is less of a concern. Flash also brings a level of advanced animation and interactivity previously unavailable using traditional Internet technology.

Click here to view a very clever Flash movie created by Alan Becker.

Anyone can make a Flash movie, but is it optimized for the net? The Flash CS4 Intro online class will take you step by step in doing it the “right” way from the ground up. We begin by introducing you to the interface and tools, then discuss grouping, creating graphic symbols, using multiple layers and keyframes. Then we move into the fun stuff…. animation, which consists of frame by frame, motion tween, and shape tween. We wind the class up with learning how to create a button symbol with getURL action, inserting javascript in buttons, and Publishing the movie.

Flash CS4 Introduction online course is instructed by Kat and Frieda.