Basic Flash Video Tutorial QuickSkills

The Flash Environment Showing the grid Showing the ruler Showing guides Viewing panels Show/Hide timeline Show/Hide panels Show/Hide tools Showing selected panels Show properties panel I Show align panel I Show color panel I Showing the library panel I

Flash Environment II Zooming II (numerical) Zooming II (zoom to fit window) Zooming III (main menu) Changing grid size Changing grid color Changing ruler units Changing guide color Clear guides Lock guides Using guides to draw shapes Using guides to position objects Snapping Snap to grid (main menu) Snap to object (main menu) Snap to guide (main menu) Edit Snapping

Flash Tools The Selection tool Moving objects How to select and object on stage How to deselect and object on stage How to select multiple objects Move the end point of a curve Move points on a polygon Reshape a curve Reshape an oval Reshape a polygon Turn a line into a curve Add anchor point to an oval Add an anchor point to a rectangle The Subselection tool Editing shapes Moving objects Moving the end points of a curve Moving points on a curve Delete points on a curve Reshaping a curve using the bezier handles Reshape an oval using bezier handles Convert corner point to curve points The Free Transform tool Scale a shape Resizing and object Vertically Resizing an object Horizontally resizing an object Vertical flip Horizontal flip Vertical skew Horizontal skew Rotating an object Distorting a rectangle (vector graphic) Distorting a bitmap (bitmap graphic) The Gradient transform tool Change Linear gradient position Change linear gradient orientation Change linear linear overflow Change radial gradient center Change radial gradient orientation Change radial gradient overflow Change radial gradient shape The Line tool Drawing lines Drawing lines with different properties Change line color Change the line alpha value Change line height Change line style Changing line xy position Changing line width and height Creating simple shapes with the line tool The lasso tool Selecting objects with the lasso The Pen tool Drawing with the pen tool Add new anchor point Add new anchor point to an oval Convert curve point to a corner point Convert a curve point to a corner point in an oval Delete an anchor point Delete an anchor point in an oval Delete and anchor point in a rectangle The Text tool Inserting text with the text tool Editing text Changing text size Changing text color Changing alignment Changing text indentation Changing line spacing Changing font Changing text style (bold) Converting text to ant-alias for readability Changing the letter spacing Changing orientation of text Converting text to superscript Using text auto-kern Hyperlinking text (properties) Making text selectable in a swf The Oval tool Drawing ovals Drawing a perfect circle Changing the color fill Removing the color fill Changing the fill alpha setting Changing the stroke color Removing the stroke Changing the stroke alpha setting Changing the stroke style Changing the stroke height The Rectangle tool Drawing a rectangle Drawing rectangles II Creating a prefect square Creating the perfect square II Creating rectangles with rounded corners Changing rectangle fill color Changing rectangle stroke color Changing rectangle stroke style Changing rectangle stroke height Polygon Tool Creating a six sided polygon Creating a six pointed star Changing the point size of a star The Pencil tool Drawing with the pencil tool Setting the pencil color Setting the pencil style Smoothing lines Straightening lines Smoothing shapes (shape recognition) The Brush tool Using the brush tool Changing the brush color Changing the brush shape Setting the brush mode Creating a bitmap fill Creating a pattern fill Creating a gradient fill The Ink tool Creating a stroke outline Changing the color of a line/stroke The Paint Bucket tool Filling a shape Changing a fill color Editing a radial gradient fill Using the paint bucket fill options Setting the fill across multiple shapes The Sample tool Taking a sample color from a bitmap The Eraser tool Erasing pixels in a bitmap The Grab tool Using the grab tool The Zoom tool Using the zoom tool

Working with Images How How to import images into the library Drag an image onto the stage Rasterizing an image Converting an image to a "graphic" Resizing a "graphic" instance II Compressing an image file Editing an image with fireworks

Manipulating Objects Grouping objects Ungrouping objects Drawing objects (auto grouping) Creating a graphic Creating a movie clip Converting to a graphic symbol Converting to a movie clip symbol Converting a bitmap to a graphic Converting a symbol back to a shape Create multiple instances of a graphic Edit the common image file of multiple graphic instances

Working With Frames & Keyframes I Insert frames Remove frames Insert a keyframe Insert blank keyframe Clear a keyframe Convert to keyframe Convert to blank keyframe Cut and paste frames Copy and paste keyframe Select all frames in a timeline Drag frames Drag keyframes Drag frames and keyframes Drag frames and Keyframes to another layer Onion skin all frames Onion skin selected frames Edit multiple selected frames Edit all frames

Working with Layers I (timeline) Create new layer Rename a layer Re-ordering layers Delete layer Lock a layer from editing Hide a layer

Working with Text II (Menu Bar) Entering symbol font text Changing font II Changing text size II Changing text style II Creating Superscript text II Changing alignment II Changing the letter spacing II Changing spell check settings to include text fields Checking text spelling Changing spell check language settings Breaking apart text

Transforming Objects (Menu Bar) Bitmap free transform Bitmap free transform rotation Rotate bitmap 90 degrees cw Rotate bitmap 90 degrees ccw Scale and rotate bitmap numerically Scale bitmap Skew bitmap Flip bitmap vertically Flip bitmap horizontally Remove transformations

Working With Frames & Keyframes II Insert frames Remove frames Insert a keyframe Insert blank keyframe Clear a keyframe Convert to keyframe Convert to blank keyframe Cut frames Copy a keyframe Paste frames Select all frames

Working With Layers II Insert new layer II Delete layer II How to lock a layer from editing II Lock all layers from editing Hide a layer on the stage II Hide all layers on the stage Distributing objects to layers Show layers as outlines Onion Skin outlines

The Color Panel Using the color mixer Create a linear gradient fill change the gradient of a linear gradient fill Add a color to a linear gradient fill Create a radial gradient fill Setting the alpha value of a stroke Setting the alpha value of a fill

Using The Transform Panel Scale an object Vertically Resize an object Horizontally resizing an object Rotations Vertical skew Horizontal skew Copy and apply a transform Reset transformation

Using The Align Panel Aligning objects to the stage Align an object relative to another object Distribute objects vertically Distribute objects horizontally Match objects sizes Finding object information

Inserting Timeline Effects Effects Blur effect I Creating a drop shadow I Creating an expand effect Creating an explode effect Transitions Image transitions Transformations The rolling ball

Basic Tweening Effects Position Tween Horizontal position tween Vertical position tween Diagonal position tween Multiple position tween I Multiple position tween II Rotation Tween Simple auto-rotation tween Bitmap cw rotation tween Bitmap ccw rotation tween vector graphic cw rotation tween multiple rotation tween Scale Tween height scale height scale II width scale width scale II Size scale size scale II simple zoom tween Skew Tween Bitmap vertical skew Vector graphic vertical skew Vector graphic horizontal skew Shape Tween Vector graphic shape tween Text shape tween Color Tween Bitmap brightness tween Bitmap graphic color tint tween Vector graphic color tint tween Text graphic color tint tween Alpha Tween Bitmap alpha tween

Canvas Properties Set canvas size I Changing canvas size II Set canvas color I Changing the canvas color II Fitting canvas to contents

Object Color Properties Changing color brightness Changing color tint Changing alpha channel value Using advanced color settings (to remove color)

Movie Clips I Convert to a movie clip Create a movie clip Convert an animation to a movie clip I Convert an animation to a movie clip II Test a movie clip Play a movie clip I (timeline) Play a movie clip in the library Change frame rate I Naming frames in movies Naming scenes in movies Editing a movie clip

Movie Clip Control I Using the Play command Using the Stop command Using the gotoAndPlay command

Working With Buttons I Creating a simple button Setting button states Using preset button objects

Basic Animation Effects Flashing text on a web banner Creating vibrating text on a web banner

Rotation Tween Effects Creating a moving vehicle Creating a clock animation Creating a pseudo 3d rotation tween Change the rotation pivot point

Size/Scale Tween Effects Simple image zoom effect Simple ripple effect I Ripple effect II looped

Alpha Tween Effects Creating a fade in effect Creating A Fade out effect Creating a sunrise effect

Slide Shows Sideshows using timeline effects Creating a simple slide show using alpha tweening Creating a basic audio visual slide show Adding text to a slide show

Publishing Testing your animation/movie Exporting your flash document Publishing your swf Changing the publishing settings I

Using Simple Flash Templates Creating a photo slide show (template) Creating a simple web banner (template)