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Those creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Flash Professional CS5 choose Adobe Flash Professional CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 10 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Flash CS5.
Readers learn what they need to know to create engaging interactive content with Flash CS5. In addition to learning the key elements of the Flash interface, including panels, timelines, and frames, readers learn how to work with graphics, create and edit symbols, modify text, add interactivity with ActionScript 3.0, and incorporate animation and sound into their projects. They also learn how to prepare and export their finished projects for publishing. This completely revised CS5 edition covers the new text engine, Deco drawing tools, Spring feature for inverse kinematics, video enhancements, and more.
The companion DVD includes lesson files so readers can work along with the book, as well as 2 hours of video tutorials from 'Learn Adobe Flash Professional CS5 by Video' from video2brain and Adobe Press.
“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” -Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training
Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does-an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.
List of contents
Getting Started
1. Getting Acquainted
2. Working with Graphics
3. Creating and Editing Symbols
4. Adding Animation with Motion Tweens
5. Adding Articulated Motion and Morphing
6. Creating Interactive Navigation
7. Working with Text
8. Working with Sound and Video
9. Loading and Controlling Flash Content
10. Publishing Flash Documents
About the author
The Adobe Creative Team of designers, writers, and editors has extensive, real-world knowledge of Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.
Summary
Using step-by-step instructions with projects that build on the knowledge gained in each lesson, students learn the key elements of the Flash interface. From there they learn how to work with graphics, create and edit symbols, modify text, add interactivity with ActionScript 3.0, and incorporate animation and sound into their projects. Students also learn how to take advantage of the new features of Flash CS5. There's also a new real-world project that teaches them how to create interactivity with buttons by creating an interactive restaurant guide. The companion DVD includes lesson files for students to use as they work their way through the lessons in the book, as well as up to two hours of premium video training from Learn Adobe Flash Professional CS5 by Video (9780321719829).
