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Flash Catalyst

Adobe® Flash® Catalyst™ CS5 software is an approachable new interaction design tool. Transform Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and Fireworks® artwork into expressive, fully interactive projects without writing code, and leverage the reach and consistency of the Adobe Flash Platform.

Flash Catalyst

Essentials

Course Objectives

This two-day interactive training course provides designers with the tools necessary to create interactive projects, using artwork from Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Fireworks and publish as SWF or Adobe AIR files without writing code. This course focuses on the creation of real-world applications and introduces best practice concepts.

Duration

2 Days

Cost

£595 (ex VAT)

Schedule

Course Dates

Prerequisites

This course is for beginners: designers and developers new to Flash Catalyst who want to learn the interface and commonly used features. Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer’s operating system.

Additional Notes

Courses can be run on Windows and Macintosh platforms and tailored to meet customers’ requirements. Courses run in Edinburgh, Glasgow and at client sites throughout the UK.

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Course Outline

Flash Catalyst

Getting to know Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5

  • Introduction to key features and benefits of Adobe Flash Catalyst
  • Starting a new project and exploring the workspace
  • Previewing the project in a browser

Preparing, Importing and Placing Artwork

  • Preparing the design and structure of an application
  • Importing and optimizing assets
  • Working with fonts, layers and FXG files from Fireworks

Managing the Library

  • Managing library assets
  • Sharing project libraries

Managing Layers

  • Working with layers

Working with Pages and States

  • Page and component states
  • Duplicating and modifying page states
  • Adding objects to blank page states
  • Deleting page states

Creating Interactive Components

  • Components and Interactions
  • Using wireframe components
  • Converting artwork to built-in components and buttons
  • Adding interactivity and page navigation
  • Creating conditional interactions and linking to external content

Creating Transitions and Action Sequences

  • Adding transition effect
  • Adding multiple effects to the same object
  • Adding action sequences
  • Flash Catalyst Helper Effects

    • Adding and Controlling Video and Sound

    • Preparing video for the web
    • Importing and adding video and sound
    • Attaching video controls
    • Adding sound effects

    Integrating SWF Content from other Creative Suite Tools

    • Creating SWF files for Flash Catalyst
    • Controlling SWF playback

    Designing with Data

    • Creating a Data List component
    • Setting Data List Properties
    • Defining the repeated item
    • Using Design-time data

    Drawing and Editing Artwork

    • Using Flash Catalyst drawing tools
    • Changing fill, stroke, colour and gradient properties
    • Round-trip editing with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
    • Using the Adobe FXG extensions for Photoshop

    Publishing a Project

    • Publishing an application
    • Accessibility
    • Embedding Fonts
    • Publishing to SWF

    Extending your Project Using Adobe Flash Builder

    • This section shows how to integrate

      • Catalyst projects with Adobe Flash Builder and includes:

    • Binding components to a data source
    • Collecting user input
    • Using sliders to set values
    • Preparing files for a developer
    • Importing and editing Flash Catalyst project files (FXP) in Flash Builder
    • Compare and integrate code between projects


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