Macintose Course Overview

In this course, you will gain experience with Flash tools and methods for working in Flash.You will build on this knowledge by using Flash to create animations that you can publish on the Web or as stand-alone files.

Prerequisites:

In order to take this course, you need to be familiar with your computer's operating system and basic operation.

Benefits:

After taking this course, you will be able to enhance your Web sites by incorporating Flash animations. You will also be able to use Flash to create stand-alone animated movies.

Target Student:

Anyone who has an interest in learning the basics of Flash-based animation, and who has little to no experience working with an animation application, is an ideal student for this course.

What's Next:

After you have completed this course, we recommend that you further build upon your animation skills by taking the next course in the series, Flash 5: Advanced (Macintosh).

Delivery Method:

Flash 5: Introduction (Macintosh) is a hands-on instruction book that will introduce you to the basics of the Flash 5 application.

Course duration:

1 Day.

Hardware/Software Requirements:

You will need:

• A Power Macintosh (G3 or higher recommended) running System 8.5 or later.
• 32 MB of random-access memory (RAM) plus a minimum of 40 MB of available disk space (64 MB recommended).
• A color monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution.
• Either Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or later version).
• Macromedia Flash 5.
• A CD-ROM drive.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• View a Flash movie and modify the appearance of the Stage.
• Draw, paint, and create custom colors and line styles using Flash tools.
• Manipulate objects, experiment with shape interaction, and import artwork.
• Build layers and use them to create effects.
• Add text, and manipulate its behavior and appearance.
• Create frame-by-frame, shape tweened, and motion tweened animation.
• Publish a Flash movie.