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Macromedia Flash 5

Macromedia Flash 5. Foundation Level Course. What is Flash?. Flash 5 is the latest version of Macromedia’s graphics and animation package. Flash File Types. In the Flash you can use many file types. We will cover the most important ones: FLA Files SWF Files HTML Files PROJECTOR Files.

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Macromedia Flash 5

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  1. Macromedia Flash 5 Foundation Level Course

  2. What is Flash? Flash 5 is the latest version of Macromedia’s graphics and animation package

  3. Flash File Types • In the Flash you can use many file types. • We will cover the most important ones: • FLA Files • SWF Files • HTML Files • PROJECTOR Files

  4. Movie Properties Setting up Movie Properties: • Frame Rate • Dimensions • Background Color • Ruler Units

  5. Review Questions

  6. The Authoring Environment The Toolbox The Timeline Panels The Stage The Work Area The Launcher Bar

  7. Toolbars • Flash has five Toolbars: Toolbox, Main, Status Bar, Controller, and the Launcher Bar Main Controller Launcher Bar Status Bar Toolbox

  8. The Timeline • The Timeline is an object on the Flash interface that contains the sequence of frames, layouts and scenes composing an animation.

  9. Panels • You can control Panels by choosing Window, then… • Panels > Panels Menu • Panel Sets • Save Panel Layout… • Close All Panels

  10. Frames • Any content you want to display in the Flash movie needs to be placed within one or more Frames Frame Numbers Playhead Frames

  11. Layers • The Timeline can have one or more Layers • Layers allow us to separate out pieces of content and action One Layer Many Layers

  12. Scenes • The Flash movie can have one or more Scenes • Each new Flash movie comes with one default scene, named “Scene 1” Default Scene “Scene 1”

  13. The Movie Explorer • The Movie Explorer gives you the ability to browse through the whole movie at different levels of detail • The Movie Explorer displays the contents of the movie: scenes, layers and keyframes

  14. Review Questions

  15. Toolbox • The Toolbox is a toolbar where you can quickly access all the drawing, painting and editing tools • The Toolbox window is divided into four sections Tools View Colors Options

  16. Arrow Tool • The Arrow tool is used to select, move, place and modify objects on stage • The Arrow tool has five modifiers in the Options section: Snap to Objects, Smooth, Straighten, Rotate and Scale Snap to Objects Smooth Straighten Rotate Scale

  17. Lasso Tool • The Lasso tool is used to select objects on the stage • The Lasso tool has three modifiers in the Options section: Magic Wand, Magic Wand Properties and Polygon Mode Magic Wand Magic Wand Properties Polygon Mode

  18. Oval Tool • The Oval tool is used to draw oval shapes on the stage

  19. Rectangle Tool • The Rectangle tool is used to draw rectangle shapes on the stage • The Rectangle tool has one modifier in the Options section: Round Rectangle Radius Round Rectangle Radius

  20. Line Tool • The Line tool is used to draw lines on the stage

  21. Pencil Tool • The Pencil tool is used to draw freeform lines on the stage • The Pencil tool has one modifier in the Options section: Pencil Mode Pencil Mode

  22. Brush Tool • The Brush tool is used to paint on the stage • The Brush tool has four modifiers in the Options section: Brush Mode, Brush Size, Brush Shape and Lock Fill Brush Mode Brush Size Brush Shape Lock Fill

  23. Pen Tool • The Pen tool is used to draw curves on the stage • The curves created by Pen tool are called Bezier Curves

  24. Text Tool • The Text tool is used to create and edit text elements on the stage • The Text tool is used in conjunction with the Character Panel

  25. Ink Bottle Tool • The Ink Bottle tool is used to change the fill color of existing lines • The Ink Bottle tool is used in conjunction with the color palette on the Toolbox

  26. Paint Bucket Tool • The Paint Bucket tool is used to fill in empty shapes or to change the fill color of existing shapes • The Paint Bucket tool is used in conjunction with the color palette on the Toolbox • The Paint Bucket tool has three modifiers in the Options section: Gap Size, Lock Fill and Transform Fill Gap Size Lock Fill Transform Fill

  27. Subselect Tool • The Subselect tool is used to select and modify existing points on the curves

  28. Dropper Tool • The Dropper tool is used to pick-up the colors and styles of fills or lines from existing objects

  29. Eraser Tool • The Eraser tool is used to erase shapes on the stage • The Eraser tool has three modifiers in the Options section: Eraser Mode, Faucet and Eraser Shape Eraser Mode Faucet Eraser Shape

  30. Hand Tool • The Hand tool is used to move around the segment of the stage that is displayed on your screen

  31. Zoom Tool • The Zoom tool allows you to enlarge or reduce screen view • The Zoom tool has two modifiers in the Options section: Enlarge and Reduce Enlarge Reduce

  32. Colors Colors have five modifiers: • Stroke Color • Fill Color • Default Colors • No Color • Swap Colors Stroke Color Fill Color Default Colors Swap Color No Color

  33. Review Questions

  34. Lines • Lines can be drawn using the Line tool, the Pencil tool and the Pen tool Using the Line Tool Using the Pen Tool Using the Pencil Tool

  35. Fills • Fills can be painted using the Brush tool, the Paint Bucket tool and the Pen tool Using the Brush Tool Using the Pen Tool Using the Paint Bucket Tool

  36. Shapes • Shapes can be easily drawn using the Oval tool and the Rectangle tool

  37. Selecting Shapes • The Arrow tool and the Lasso tool are used for selecting shapes Using the Arrow Tool Using the Lasso Tool

  38. Modifying Shapes • Shapes can be modified using the Arrow tool, the Dropper tool, the Paint Bucket tool and the Ink Bottle tool Using the Arrow Tool Using the Ink Bottle Tool

  39. Review Questions

  40. Custom Colors • To create custom colors, you will use the Mixer panel, the Swatch panel and the Color picker

  41. Gradient Color In Flash, you can create: • Solid colors - called Color Swatches • Multicolored color - called Color Gradient

  42. Review Questions

  43. Creating Text • The Text tool is used to create text • There are three Panels that are used to modify text: Character Panel, Paragraph Panel and Text Options Panel

  44. Font Types Flash can use the following font types: • True Type Fonts • Postscript Type 1 Fonts • Bitmap Fonts • Device Fonts

  45. Review Questions

  46. Vector Graphics 500% increase • A Vector graphic file stores image data in the form of mathematical expressions • Vector graphics can scale to any size without loosing the image quality • Vector graphics are not good for representing a detailed graphic

  47. Raster Graphics 500% increase • A Raster graphic file stores image data for each individual pixel • Raster graphics can become very “pixelated” when scaled up from their original size • Raster graphics appear onscreen very quickly

  48. Importing Vector Graphics • Choose File > Import… • Select a vector graphic file: • WMF • FH • AI • SWF

  49. Importing Raster Graphics • Choose File > Import… • Select a raster graphic file: • JPG • BMP • GIF • TIF • PCT • PNG

  50. Review Questions

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