Introduction

1. Introduction
2. Section Overview

Getting started with Dreamweaver

1. Interface Overview
2. Designing from a PSD

Getting started in Dreamweaver

1. Importing a PSD
2. Creating the Navigation
3. Rollovers
4. Designing a Page with Tables
   1. Nesting Tables
   2. Changing Cell Spacing and Alignment

Entering Text

1. Importing and Formatting Text
2. Formatting Text with CSS
3. Designing a Page with CSS

Working with Frames

Working with Layers Artist Page

Creating a template from your project

Importing Audio and Video

1. Adding a Flash Animation to the home page
2. Creating the Media page from a template
3. Adding Audio and Pictures to our media page

Publishing to your hosting server

Russ Ferguson

Russ Ferguson is Technical Manager for the Media Technologies Group within the Creative Services Department at MTV Networks. Managing development of internal web based applications. Russ also works as an instructor at both the Parsons School of Design, and the Pratt Institute in New York. He teaches web development methods, database integration and the use of Adobe development tools like Dreamweaver and Flash.

Russ’s client list includes: The Feed Room Inc; On2 Technologies; Panasonic.com; Sony.com; and DC Comics.com.

This training provides a comprehensive hands-on view of Flash® 8, so that you can be working quickly and confidently as you author advanced interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content. Working alongside our expert instructor using specially included media files, you will learn how to create, design and author rich interactive video content and animation for cutting edge web design, presentations or mobile content.

You will progress from an Introduction to and the Fundamentals of Flash, to a close examination of the new features of Flash 8, including: gradients, bitmaps, filters, actionscripts, multiple videos, playback, buttons, playlists and autoplay, interfaces, navigation, encoding and much, much more.

Introduction

1. Introduction
2. Section Overview

Flash Fundamentals         

1. Flash Interface
1. Windows Layout
2. Tools Palette
2. Flash Operational Basics
1. Drawing Objects
2. Editing Shapes
3. Working with Symbols
4. Using the Project Timeline
5. Animating Symbols
6. The Symbol Timeline
7. Useful Features
3. New Features of Flash 8
1. Text Anti-Aliasing
2. Object Drawing and Gradients
3. Blend Modes and Filters
4. CacheasBitmap
5. Complex./Custom Easing
4. ActionScript Overview

1. Creating a Player from One Video
1. Importing an .flv
2. Customizing a Video Component
3. Controlling Video Playback
4. Dynamically Loading Video
2. Creating a Player with Multiple Videos
1. Loading Multiple Videos
2. Creating a Custom Function
3. Editing ActionScript Externally
4. Creating Movie Clips as Buttons
5. Labeling Buttons
6. Making a Scroll List

Creating Navigation Functionality

1. Making Playlist Dynamic
2. Now Playing Functionality
3. Update Selected Movie in Playlist
4. Skip to and Autoplay Next Clip
5. Creating a Progress Bar
6. Creating a Volume Slider
7. Adding Thumbnails

Designing the Interface

1. Finishing the Navigation Bar
2. Working with Bitmpas
3. Designing the Scroller
4. Designing the Progress Bars
5. Designing the Player Navigation
6. Animating the Player Background
7. Animating the Player Build

Publishing your Project

1. Publish Settings
2. Loading Optimization
3. Creating a Loading Animation
4. Flash Deployment Kit

Creating Flash Videos

1. The .flv File Format
2. Flash 7 v Flash 8
3. Linked vs. Embedded
4. Progressive vs. Streamed
5. Video Encoding Basics
6. Encoding the project media

Advanced ActionScript Topics

1. Advance ActionScript Explanation
2. Creating a Bitrate Selector
3. Debugging the Bitrate Component
4. Customizing the Component
5. Adding multiple channels
6. Externalizing data using XML
7. Conclusion