Adobe Flash Pro CS4 & CS3 Core Video Training (Mac/PC DVD): Amazon.co.uk: Software

Product Features

Accessible British narration and informal, yet motivational, presentation style
Convenient, PC and Mac compatible format – start learning in seconds
Clear, comprehensive and easy-to-follow instruction for students and creatives
Learn at your pace by watching all the way through or skipping to specific topics
Suitable for designers, illustrators, photographers, developers, animators, 3D artists and others of all abilities
Learn faster, understand better and retain more information through interactive, visual training
Reduce learning time by 80% by earning from home and from a professional trainer – a working UK creative
Learn faster through watching, listening and doing real-world exercises
Learn from UK presenters who are working creatives, and specialists in their fields
Learn individual tools and techniques, as well as how to apply them to real life briefs

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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Instructors: Mark Rogers & Allie Crawford
Format: DVD-ROM (Includes
Exercise Files)
Platform: PC and MAC

Level: Beginner to Advanced
Duration: 4 hours / 88 lessons

What is a Mediaroots Video Training DVD-Rom?
Mediaroots Video Training DVD-Roms are like having your own personal tutor. Just place the DVD-Rom into your PC or Mac and start watching! Watching the videos are like looking over the instructor's shoulder while they work, looking at their computer screen as they talk you through what they're doing.

Why use a Mediaroots product instead of going on a training course?
Courses at training centres cost upwards of £500 for just a two day course. Our training DVD-Roms give the flexibility to allow you to learn at your own pace, at a time good for you and the place you feel most comfortable.

Who are Mediaroots products targeted at?
Mediaroots products aren't targetted at any specific group, they are suitable for anyone looking to learn a piece of software, however they do provide a particular focus on teaching skills and techniques relevant to an academic course or job.

What skill level is required?
All of our Video Training DVD-Roms start with the very basics and work upwards to cover the more advanced techniques, so it doesn't matter if you've never even opened the program before, or already have a bit of experience.

Product Outline

Flash® is the best web animation and multimedia creation program on the market. This training DVD teaches you how to create interactive websites and presentations using the powerful multimedia authoring tools in versions CS4 and CS3. Start with the basics and progress to advanced techniques to bring your ideas to life. Practical exercises let you hone your Flash skills to perfection.

This Video Training DVD-Rom is the perfect guide to learning Flash. The tutorials cover Flash CS4 and CS3, so you can follow along with what is being taught regardless of what version of Flash you have.

Mediaroots is the leading UK provider of video-based software training

Overview

If you want to produce web animation, you need to know Adobe® Flash®. Flash® lets you add interactivity to websites, mobile phone applications and other platforms. In this accessible training DVD, Flash experts Mark Rogers and Allie Crawford cover the essential tools of Flash’s huge toolset, including filters, music and masks. You’ll work through the step-by-step construction of a professional-looking web banner, making the learning process as interactive as the program itself.

If you’re new to Flash®, you can start with the basics, learn how to set up a productive workspace and move on to the more creative aspects of the program. Mark’s comprehensive tour of all the drawing tools, images and symbols helps prepare you for the more advanced sections. If you already have some knowledge of Flash®, you can skip to the topics that interest you, including several tutorials on animation, and find your own level. Allie covers all of the latest CS4 enhancements, including object-based animation and 3D transformation tools and the new "Motion Editor".

The DVD includes tons of tips and tricks, and the final practical exercises let you put your new skills into action. Learn from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Order today and bring your interactive ideas to life.

Mediaroots teach using
real-world exercises and projects

Mediaroots use only presenters sourced from the British creative industry

Course Outline

1. Introduction

Welcome

2. Getting Started

The New CS3 Interface
The New CS4 Interface (CS4)
Setting up a Productive Workspace
Modifying a Document's Properties
The Stage and Pasteboard
The Timeline and Layers
Scenes

3. Drawing Tools

Object and Merge Drawing (CS4)
Drawing Basics: Rectangle Tool
Sphere and Oval Tools
Primitive Shapes
Pencil and Line Tools
Pen Tool
Selecting and Deleting Content
Modifying Content
The Free Transform Tool
Advanced Drawing Techniques
The Art Deco Tool (CS4)

4. Colour

Colour and Swatches Palettes
Working with Gradients

5. Text Tools

Text Boxes
Text Types
Text Formatting
Spellchecking

6. Working with Images

Different Types of Images
Trace Bitmap Feature and Breaking Apart Bitmaps
Ensuring Best Quality for Export

7. Symbols & Instances

Creating Symbols
Button Symbol Type and Button States
Symbol Editing
Overview of the Library
Organizing the Library
9-Slice Scaling
Filters and Blends
Components

8. Concepts of Animation

Understanding Flash Animation
Frame by Frame Animation
Onion Skinning
Multiple Frames Tool
Frame Rate
Ways to Copy Animation

9. Shape Tweens

Creating a Shape Tween
Creating Shape Hints
Multiple Shape Tweens at One Time

10. Motion Tweens (CS4)

The New Tween Model (CS4)
Creating a Motion Tween (CS4)
Using Motion Paths - Part 1 (CS4)
Using Motion Paths - Part 2 (CS4)
Using the Motion Editor (CS4)
Built in Motion Presets (CS4)
Saving Motion Presets (CS4)
Nesting Animations (CS4)

11. Masks

Creating a Mask
Animating a Mask

12. Overview of Actionscript

Comparing Actionscript 1,2 and 3
The Actions Panel
Linking to a Specific Frame and Frame Labels
Linking to a Website

13. Working with Sound

Importing Sound
Sound Types and Editing

14. Working with Video

Embed Vs. External Video
Using the Adobe Media Encoder (CS4)

15. Working with the Bone Tool (CS4)

Inverse Kinetics with the Bone Tool (CS4)
Creating Bones (CS4)
Bone Animation (CS4)

16. Working with 3D (CS4)

Using the 3D Rotation and Translation Tools (CS4)
Animating in 3D (CS4)

17. Integration

Direct Import of Photoshop Files
Direct Import of Illustrator Files
The Concept Behind XFL Files
Integration with other Adobe Products (CS4)

18. Previewing

Testing your Movie
The Bandwidth Profiler and Simulating Download

19. Publishing

Publish Settings
Publishing Flash and HTML
Publishing to a Projector File
Exporting to Adobe Air (CS4)

20. Exercises

Banner Intro
Banner Exercise - Part 1
Banner Exercise - Part 2
Banner Exercise - Part 3
Banner Exercise - Part 4
Banner Exercise - Part 5
Banner Exercise - Part 6
Cross Fading Pictures
Importing Dynamic Text from an External File
Using a Custom Cursor

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

A starting guide to Flash CS3/4 30 April 2009

By Holy Smoke TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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For an introductory guide this tutorial covers the majority of ground you'd expect. While not going into huge depth at the more advanced areas (Action script) it does cover enough to get you started on the basics. You'll come away from this with enough knowledge to make some basic animations, web banners and graphics.

The software utilizes its own video interface displaying a full page view of Flash's interface. Chapters are accessed using a drop down menu at the top. I did find there was some freezing while navigating between chapters but it soon resolved itself. Each chapter is split into sub categories that delve deeper into the subject. Again it doesn't go into huge depth but enough to get you familiar with using the features of Flash.

At the end of the tutorial (there's around 14 chapters) you can complete some examples for CS3/4 using the template files on the disk. It's a good way to get some hands on experience without having to develop all the graphics yourself.

A few negatives I noted were the progression of the tutorial and the placement of the CS3 and CS4 categories. I found that the instructors would mention a subject that was, "covered previously", unfortunately it hadn't yet, which I found a little confusing as I thought I'd missed something. Also the CS4 categories should have been placed at the end as they cover areas not yet mentioned in the main CS3 tutorial (such as tweening).

Overall though I think mediaroots Flash training is a good way for the uninitiated to get to grips with Flash. The �40 price tag is a little steep for a beginners guide but I can't fault the clearly spoken Instructors who take things nice and slow and cover a lot with clear demonstrations.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Excellent introduction to Flash 21 May 2009

By R. WEST-SOLEY TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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This is an excellent product for anyone new to Flash - and even those with experience of previous Flash versions trying to find out more about the new features in Flash CS4 such as bones for character animation (like me). Each chapter of the course is concise but very clear, and what I really liked was the range of (British!) accents used for the narration - it makes a really nice change from the usual USA bias of most multimedia training courses.

All of the chief tools for design and animation are covered, along with the basic of ActionScript - a really good foundation course to get you up and running with Flash very quickly.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Great introduction to a massive and complicated program 5 May 2009

By binukumar

Flash is very very complicated, but a great program. Wanting to learn it, I had to start somewhere and it was books, or this training DVD. I'm glad I chose the right decision, some of the stuff taught in this DVD I couldn't imagine learning from a book. Great for beginners and experts alike.

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