Getting Started: 03 Exploring the Flash interface

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Tour the Welcome screen and save files in Flash. Learn the three major parts of the Flash interface: the Stage, the Timeline, and the panels.

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Getting Started: 01 Understanding Flash Getting Started: 01 Understanding Flash Learn what Flash is and what it can do. Create and display animation, video, and sound content. Add interactivity. Learn the Flash interface. Runtime: 00:01:17 Added: October 07, 2008 Views: 211,477	00:01:17
Getting Started: 02 Understanding Flash file types Getting Started: 02 Understanding Flash file types Learn essential Flash file types, including FLA, SWF, FLV, F4V, and MP4. Discover other file types, such as ActionScript and XFL. Runtime: 00:01:55 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 110,405	00:01:55
Getting Started: 03 Exploring the Flash interface Getting Started: 03 Exploring the Flash interface Tour the Welcome screen and save files in Flash. Learn the three major parts of the Flash interface: the Stage, the Timeline, and the panels. Runtime: 00:01:49 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 101,571	00:01:49
Getting Started: 04 Setting up workspaces Getting Started: 04 Setting up workspaces Customize the interface by using preset workspaces or creating your own. Learn about different workspace options, such as Essentials and Designer. Runtime: 00:02:14 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 83,964	00:02:14
Getting Started: 05 Using the drawing tools Getting Started: 05 Using the drawing tools Become familiar with the Flash drawing tools. Use the Line, Pencil, and Shape tools. Change the color of a shape's stroke and fill. Runtime: 00:01:55 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 100,408	00:01:55
Getting Started: 06 Object and merge drawing Getting Started: 06 Object and merge drawing Learn object and merge, the two main drawing types in Flash CS4. Explore the benefits and limitations of each drawing type. Create custom shapes. Runtime: 00:02:09 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 89,714	00:02:09
Getting Started: 07 Understanding symbols Getting Started: 07 Understanding symbols Understand the importance of symbols as the basic building blocks of Flash CS4. Learn the difference between movie clips, buttons, and graphics. Runtime: 00:02:28 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 94,057	00:02:28
Getting Started: 08 Working with bitmap graphics Getting Started: 08 Working with bitmap graphics Import bitmap images to the Stage or the Library. Take an image from the Library and place it on the Stage. Runtime: 00:00:56 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 70,818	00:00:56
Getting Started: 09 Working with sound Getting Started: 09 Working with sound Utilize sound in Flash movies. Import sound to the Stage or the Library. Open the Sound Properties window to change the compression of a sound. Runtime: 00:02:57 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 84,408	00:02:57
Getting Started: 10 Working with video Getting Started: 10 Working with video Use Adobe Media Encoder to encode a video clip as an FLV, F4V, or MP4 file. Import video into Flash. Choose the controls to play back the video. Runtime: 00:03:23 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 92,230	00:03:23
Getting Started: 11 Understanding tweens Getting Started: 11 Understanding tweens Create animations using tweens. Learn what tweens are and discover the different types: shape, motion, armature, and bone tweens. Runtime: 00:02:36 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 84,234	00:02:36
Getting Started: 12 Creating shape tweens Getting Started: 12 Creating shape tweens Learn how to create shape tweens. Identify object and merge drawings. Create starting and ending keyframes. Preview complex shape tweens. Runtime: 00:03:47 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 87,124	00:03:47
Getting Started: 13 Creating motion tweens Getting Started: 13 Creating motion tweens Learn how to create a motion tween, step by step. Animate symbols and apply special effects unique to motion tweens. Preview Flash animations. Runtime: 00:02:04 Added: October 07, 2008 Views: 98,758	00:02:04
Getting Started: 14 Using the Motion Editor Getting Started: 14 Using the Motion Editor Control the properties of an animation using the Motion Editor. Adjust the x and y values and property keyframes. Add effects using filters. Runtime: 00:03:40 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 56,255	00:03:40
Getting Started: 15 Working with motion presets Getting Started: 15 Working with motion presets Save and reuse animations using the Motion Presets panel. Use default and custom presets to enhance animations. Runtime: 00:03:29 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 41,649	00:03:29
Getting Started: 16 Animating bones Getting Started: 16 Animating bones Create bone systems to easily create animated hinge effects. Generate complex animations using a bone system. Preview an animation and test a movie. Runtime: 00:02:41 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 64,407	00:02:41
Getting Started: 17 ActionScript 3.0 Getting Started: 17 ActionScript 3.0 Use ActionScript to control the Timeline or add interactivity to animations. Place ActionScript code in frames on the Timeline or in external files. Runtime: 00:03:00 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 62,786	00:03:00
Getting Started: 18 Building an application Getting Started: 18 Building an application Use ActionScript to build a simple, interactive application. Use keyboard shortcuts to view ActionScript. Add event listeners and stop actions. Runtime: 00:06:07 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 50,291	00:06:07
Getting Started: 19 Creating a Flash web movie Getting Started: 19 Creating a Flash web movie Create Flash movies for the Web. Automatically create HTML, SWF, FLA, and F4V files. Preview Flash movies in a web browser. Runtime: 00:01:58 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 43,223	00:01:58
Using InDesign Export to Flash (XFL) Using InDesign Export to Flash (XFL) Export an InDesign document to XFL. Edit the resulting file in Flash Pro while preserving the visual appearance of the original. Runtime: 00:06:22 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 21,290	00:06:22
Introducing Flash CS4 Professional Introducing Flash CS4 Professional Learn Flash workflow basics: using the workspace, creating and importing artwork, using symbols and Timeline, and publishing SWF files. Runtime: 00:03:59 Added: October 07, 2008 Views: 73,350	00:03:59
Creating motion tweens: Part 1 Creating motion tweens: Part 1 Create animation using motion tweens. Create complex effects by creating custom motion paths and adding and editing property keyframes. Runtime: 00:10:53 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 71,977	00:10:53
Creating motion tweens: Part 2 Creating motion tweens: Part 2 Learn editing techniques that allow you to create more complex animations by using nested symbols and custom ease curves. Runtime: 00:05:55 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 36,245	00:05:55
Using motion presets Using motion presets Use motion tween presets, and learn how to create and save your own motion tweens as presets. Runtime: 00:03:25 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 18,871	00:03:25
Using the Motion Editor Using the Motion Editor Use the Motion Editor to finely control the tweening of individual properties. Also apply ease curves to individual property tweens. Runtime: 00:06:08 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 18,054	00:06:08
Using inverse kinematics Using inverse kinematics Use inverse kinematics to add motion and distortion to objects. Use Bone and Bind tools to create armatures and animate them in the Timeline. Runtime: 00:07:30 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 39,018	00:07:30
Working with 3D art Working with 3D art Create 3D effects with the 3D Rotation and 3D Translation tools. Use the Perspective Angle property to control the appearance of 3D effects. Runtime: 00:05:02 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 30,064	00:05:02
Using the decorative drawing tools Using the decorative drawing tools Use the Deco and Spray Brush tools to turn graphic shapes that you create into complex geometric patterns. Runtime: 00:05:36 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 16,284	00:05:36
Using ConnectNow to share your screen Using ConnectNow to share your screen Use ConnectNow to share your screen with other users online, directly from the interface of your CS4 application. Runtime: 00:07:12 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 7,463	00:07:12
Exporting from After Effects to Flash via XFL Exporting from After Effects to Flash via XFL Learn how to create content in After Effects for export to Flash in XFL format, allowing native editing in Flash. Runtime: 00:02:43 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 7,760	00:02:43
Introducing Adobe Device Central CS4 Introducing Adobe Device Central CS4 Create and preview mobile content on a wide range of devices. Interact with these emulated devices to preview and test your content. Runtime: 00:03:55 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 5,736	00:03:55
Managing Design Suite workspaces Managing Design Suite workspaces Move among CS4 design applications easily with the common interface elements. Adapt each to your style with a preset or custom workspace. Runtime: 00:07:44 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 6,473	00:07:44
Understanding Flash integration Understanding Flash integration Create a rich layout in InDesign prior to exporting to XFL. Then add animation in Flash Professional. Runtime: 00:05:10 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 8,687	00:05:10
Working with Soundbooth and Flash Working with Soundbooth and Flash Learn to add cue points to files in Soundbooth, import sounds into Flash, and perform round-trip editing between Flash with Soundbooth. Runtime: 00:04:02 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 7,395	00:04:02
Exporting artboards to Flash Exporting artboards to Flash Learn to export Illustrator files with multiple artboards to Flash, set options for export and view the art in the Flash library and Timeline. Runtime: 00:05:53 Added: April 06, 2009 Views: 8,792	00:05:53
Preparing AI and PS files for Flash Preparing AI and PS files for Flash Learn how to bring content from Illustrator or Photoshop into your Flash projects. Runtime: 00:09:05 Added: April 21, 2009 Views: 13,345	00:09:05

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