GS-02: Creating buttons from Illustrator art

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Once you’ve brought artwork into Flash Catalyst, you’re ready to start defining the components that will add interactivity to a project. In this movie, learn how to create button components from Illustrator art and edit a button’s appearance.

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Mordy Golding

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What is Flash Catalyst? What is Flash Catalyst? An introduction to Flash Catalyst. Learn how it can help you build interactive Flash content only using design skills. Runtime: 00:01:41 Added: April 12, 2010 Views: 112,060	00:01:41
GS-01: Create a project from an Illustrator design... GS-01: Create a project from an Illustrator design Learn how to create a simple interactive game. See how you can create a new Flash Catalyst project, starting from a design created in Illustrator. Runtime: 00:05:21 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 35,421	00:05:21
GS-02: Creating buttons from Illustrator art GS-02: Creating buttons from Illustrator art Once you’ve brought artwork into Flash Catalyst, you’re ready to start defining the components that will add interactivity to a project. In this movie, learn how to create button components from Illustrator art and edit a button’s appearance. Runtime: 00:06:33 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 25,622	00:06:33
GS-03: Adding pages and states GS-03: Adding pages and states In this movie, learn how to define the pages and states for a simple interactive game. You’ll also learn how to duplicate and reuse existing button components in a design. Runtime: 00:05:48 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 17,648	00:05:48
GS-04: Adding interaction GS-04: Adding interaction In this movie, learn how to add an interaction to a button component that when clicked triggers a move to a different page in a design. Runtime: 00:06:27 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 17,473	00:06:27
GS-05: Adding transitions between pages and states GS-05: Adding transitions between pages and states In this movie, learn about the unique interaction-based Timeline in Flash Catalyst and how to create transitions that animate or move between two states of a design. Runtime: 00:07:19 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 17,597	00:07:19
GS-06: Publishing a project to SWF or AIR GS-06: Publishing a project to SWF or AIR In this movie, learn how to publish a project as either a SWF, for embedding in a Web browser, or a stand-alone AIR application, by using the Publish To SWF feature. Runtime: 00:02:26 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 11,535	00:02:26
Using layers and pages to create structure Using layers and pages to create structure Discover how to combine the use of layers in Illustrator with Flash Catalyst pages to create structure and organization in an interactive tour. Runtime: 00:09:57 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 11,280	00:09:57
Arranging and aligning objects Arranging and aligning objects Learn about changing the stacking order of objects in an interactive tour, using familiar commands from Illustrator. Use the align commands to easily align objects on the artboard. Runtime: 00:02:34 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 5,966	00:02:34
Moving objects between pages and states Moving objects between pages and states Learn to easily and efficiently edit the appearance of custom artwork and objects across multiple states of a project. Edit once, and use the states commands to share the edit. Runtime: 00:04:40 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 8,308	00:04:40
Using a data list to define repeating elements Using a data list to define repeating elements Learn to efficiently create repeating lists with custom design elements by using the data list component. Runtime: 00:04:18 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 6,883	00:04:18
Creating a basic data list: Building components Creating a basic data list: Building components Learn how to organize your custom Illustrator artwork in preparation for creating a repeating list in Flash Catalyst. Build the components of a basic data list, including the scrollbar and repeated elements, all without writing any code. Runtime: 00:05:38 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 7,883	00:05:38
Creating a basic data list: Adding data Creating a basic data list: Adding data Learn how to add and manage data in a basic data list by using the Design-Time Data panel in Flash Catalyst. Runtime: 00:03:14 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 5,851	00:03:14
Creating conditional interactions Creating conditional interactions Discover the power of defining parameters for interactions in your projects. Learn how to control precisely when interactions occur on buttons, web links, and so on. Runtime: 00:00:31 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 7,768	00:00:31
Creating custom components Creating custom components Learn how to create an order form with conditional text fields. Discover how custom components enable you to define additional states inside a component, and efficiently build applications with more than 20 pages/states. Runtime: 00:04:34 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 10,956	00:04:34
Using the Library panel Using the Library panel Manage project components and imported artwork in the Library panel. The Library panel facilitates easy sharing of artwork both within the same project file as well as across different project files. Runtime: 00:03:09 Added: April 30, 2010 Views: 4,071	00:03:09

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