This course will introduce students to the basics of Adobe Flash 8. It will teach students how to create and publish animations and advertisements for use on the web.

Flash 8 is the professional solution for creating rich, interactive content for digital, web and mobile platforms. With Flash you can create interactive websites, presentations, rich media advertisements, animations, games and much more.

During the course you will learn all about the Flash 8 workspace through working with the various panels, the timeline and the stage. You will be shown how to create, import and manage various types of images and objects. You will create and edit Flash movies and learn about frame-by-frame, shape and motion tween animations.

Learning the Basics

• Introduction to Flash
• The Flash Interface
• Creating a New Flash Document
• Developing in Flash

Creating Graphics and Text

• Using Graphics
• Importing Graphics
• Using Text
• Masking

Adding Animation

• Working with Symbols, Libraries, and Instances
• Creating Frame-by-Frame Animation
• Motion Tweening
• Using Motion Guides
• Shape Tweening
• Adding Stop Actions

Adding Sound

• Adding Sound
• Modifying the Sound Level
• Using Components

Using Symbols and Libraries

• Graphic Symbols
• Button Symbols
• Movie Clip Symbols
• The Structure of a Flash Document
• Working with Libraries

Enhancing Functionality Using Actions and ActionScript

• Using ActionScript
• Creating Interactive Buttons
• Linking to a URL

Publishing

• Factors to Consider Before Publishing
• Techniques for Optimizing Movies
• Publishing

Flash 8 is also delivered as an Evening Course. It takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6pm to 8pm at the Irish Times Training centre in Dublin city centre.