Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 Training

Course FC10

All-new Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 software is the most advanced authoring environment for rich, interactive content without authoring a single line of code. This course introduces the students to creating interactive websites, rich media advertisements, and engaging presentations. Over the two day course students will build a Flash based website with interactivity, video and components. Learn the fundamentals of Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 fast with a fluid workflow and best practices

Lesson 1

Getting to know Adobe Flash Catalyst
About Flash Catalyst
Key features
Flash Catalyst design workflow
Design workspace
Code workspace
Adjusting Panels
Zooming the artboard
Previewing the project in a browser

Lesson 2

Preparing, Importing, and Placing Artwork
Preparing a design document
Choose your design application
Plan the structure of your application
Group complex objects
Flatten artwork with filters and effects
Name everything
Embed images in the design document
Manage fonts when sharing files
Identify duplicate component assets
Set component properties in Flash Catalyst
Create sample artwork for the list of images or text
Hide, show, and lock layers
Exporting an FXG file from Adobe Fireworks
Importing artwork
Importing a design document
Import additional images
Position images in the artboard
Optimizing artwork

Lesson 3

Managing the Library
Viewing the Library panel
How do assets get into the Library panel?
Add assets to the Library panel
Preview files in the Library panel
Deleting assets from the project
Compressing images in the Library panel
Renaming project assets
Using assets in the Library panel
Sharing project libraries
Exporting a library package
Importing a library package

Lesson 4

Managing Layers
Exploring the Layers panel
Expand and collapse layers
Show and hide layers
Lock and unlock layers
Grouping objects
Renaming objects in the Layers panel
Optimizing complex groups
Adding and deleting layers
Stacking artwork using layers

Lesson 5

Working with Pages and States
Page and component states
Duplicating and modifying page states
Save time by duplicating page states
Give page states descriptive names
Show and hide artwork in each page state
Adding and deleting states
Add a blank page states
Add objects to blank page states
Delete page states

Lesson 6

Creating interactive components
The building blocks of RIA’s
Components
Interactions
Using wireframe components
Add and modify wireframe buttons
Add wireframe text input fields
Add wireframe radio buttons
Add a wireframe checkbox
Add wireframe scroll bars
Converting artwork to built-in components
Convert artwork to buttons
Create a reusable navigation button
Enable and disable buttons
Creating next and previous buttons
Create a custom toggle button
Convert artwork to scroll bars
Work with text
Create a scroll panel form artwork
Creating custom components
Adding interactivity
Add page navigation
Create conditional interactions
Link to external content

Lesson 7

Creating transitions and action sequences
Inspecting default transition effects
Adding smooth transitions
Fine-tuning transitions
Adjust transition duration
Change transitions timing
Ease transitions
Adding and changing effects
Swap one effect for another
Add multiple effects to the same object
Adding action sequences
Add an action sequence interaction
Edit an action sequence in the Timeline
Flash Catalyst helper effects

Lesson 8

Adding and controlling video and sound
Preparing video for the web
What is encoding?
What is a video codec?
How do I encode my video?
Importing and previewing video and sound
Import video and sound
Preview video and sound
Adding video to an application
Add video to the artboard
Set video player properties
Controlling video playback
Attach controls to the video
Add interactions to control video playback
Reset the video after playing
Adding sound effects

Lesson 9

Integrating SWF content from other creative suite tools
SWF files
Creating SWF files for Flash Catalyst
Using SWF files in Flash Catalyst
Adding SWF files to Flash Catalyst
Import a SWF file to the artboard
Preview a SWF animation
Controlling the playback of SWF files
Play or stop a SWF file
Play the SWF movie from a specific frame
Adding a SWF file to a component
Position a SWF file
Add effects to play the animation

Lesson 10

Designing with Data
Flash Catalyst data lists
What is design-time data?
Preview a data list
Creating a Data List component
Design a sample record
Convert the sample record into a Data List component
Define the repeated item
Setting data list properties
Size and position the bounding box
Edit the repeated item layout
Edit the repeated item states
Using design-time text
Add and delete design-time data
Add and remove elements in the repeated item
Using a wireframe data list

Lesson 11

Drawing and editing artwork
Flash Catalyst drawing tools
Using the rulers, guides and grid
Show and hide rulers
Edit grid and guide settings
Set guides for precise drawing
Drawing basic shapes and lines
Preview a drawing example
Draw rectangles
Draw rounded rectangles
Draw ellipses
Draw basic lines
Changing stroke and fill
Change the fill color
Change stroke color and weight
Add an modify gradients fills
Grouping and transforming
Group objects
Transform shapes
Size and position objects
Applying and removing filters
Add and modify a bevel
Add and modify and drop shadow
Round-trip editing and Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
Launch and edit in Adobe Illustrator
Download and install the Adobe FXG extensions for Photoshop
Launch and edit in Adobe Photoshop

Lesson 12

Publishing a project
Delivery options
Publishing your application
Accessibility
Embedding fonts
Before you publish
Publish to SWF
Viewing the published files
Publishing to the web with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
Create a local root folder and site structure
Connect to a remote site
Upload files

Prerequisites: None

Duration: 2 days, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fee: $845.00 CDN + HST

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