The main objective of the subject is to impart the practical knowledge about the digital 2D animation and software like Adobe Flash.
Creating animation: Animation basics, creating motion, creating key frames, Representations of animation in the Timeline, Frame rates, and Frame-by-frame animation. Onion skinning, Extend still images, Mask layers, Using Timeline effects, twinned animation, Special effects.
Onion skinning, Extend still images, Mask layers, Using Timeline effects, twinned animation, Special effects. Filter, Animation Filters, Create preset filter libraries, Blend modes in Flash, Working with text, working with sound, working with video.
Motion presets: Getting Started with Motion Presets, Modifying a Motion Tween, Stretching Tween Spans, Save Custom Presets & Create Layer Folders, Moving Tween Spans, Setting Static Frames, Building a Test Movie.
Creating A Motion Tween: Adding a Motion Tween, Setting Property Key frames for Scale & Rotation, Creating a Motion Tween from a Shape, Easing Key frames, Creating a Fade-in by Adjusting the Alpha, Making a Motion Preset.
Animation techniques: Importing Slideshow Content, Working in a Movie Clip Timeline, Animating the First Image in the Slideshow, Non-linear Animation, Swapping Objects, Using the Distribute to Layers Command, Adjust Timeline View Options & Animation Timing.
Actionscript & behaviors: Introducing Action Script, Adding a Stop Action, Creating Buttons & Setting Button States, Creating Interactive Text Buttons, Adding Site Content, Setting up for Action Script 2, Adding Behaviors with Action Script 2, Writing Action Script 3.
Using sound & video: Adding a Sound File to the Timeline, Adding Sound to a Button, Encoding Video for Import into Flash, Set Import Options & Choose a Player Skin, flv Playback. Component & Component Inspector Flash Video for Action Script 2 & Older Players.
Publishing your site: Overview of Flash Publish Settings, Compression in Bitmaps & Sounds, Other Flash Publish Settings, Publishing Flash Movie.