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=Flash CS3: Getting Started=

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Flash is a vector animation software. That is a simple definition, and Flash refuses to be described so simply or limited by a simple definition. Flash has become a design tool that can build interactive web sites and applications such as an e-commerce store. In these pages and tutorials we will illustrate how to use Flash as an animation tool creating tween, shape, and frame-by-frame animations, and also look at how to develop a web site using Flash.

=Introduction to Flash=

Getting Started Using Flash CS3
Take a look at the following videos to familiarize yourself with the Flash program.
 * ===[|Flash Interface]===
 * ===Working with the Color Mixer===

You will have between 40 minutes to watch the tutorials and try out Flash.
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=Animation with Flash= To understand using Flash it is necessary to understand animation principles. Take a look at the document on animation principles below.

[|12 Animation Principles] (pdf)
=Basic Animation Techniques=

Dump Truck Animation Practice Assignment
Assignment handout (pdf) | Example (swf) | [|Lesson] (pdf) Templates (right click "Save Target As..", save to desktop) [|Yellow] | [|Blue] In this lesson you will practice a variety of new animation techniques and review some old ones. Sound Files (right click "Save Target As..", save to desktop) : [|Beep] | [|Start Up] | [|Driving] | [|Dumping]
 * **Lesson 1: [|Cycles](12:33)**
 * **Lesson 2: [|Sound] (4:14)**
 * **Lesson 3: [|Rumble] (4:26)**
 * **Lesson 4: [|Drive and rumble] (12:35)**

**Videos**

 * ===**[|Box and Circle-Motion Tween]**===
 * ===Ball Animations===
 * ===**[|Bouncing Ball]**===
 * ===**[|Copy Motion of Symbol]** ===
 * ===**[|Ball-Shrinking and Growing]**===
 * ===**[|Bouncing Ball-Color]**===
 * ===**[|Bouncing Ball-Motion Guide]**===
 * ==**[|Rotating Object]**==
 * ==Shape Tweening==
 * ===**[|Shape Tween-Morphing Oval to Rectangle]**===
 * ==Pet Shop Banner==
 * ===**[|Fish Ad 1]**===
 * ===**[|Fish Ad 2]**===
 * ===**[|Fish Ad 3]** ===
 * == Swimming Fish==
 * ===**[|Swimming Fish Intro]**===
 * ===**[|Swimming Fish]**===
 * ==**Desert Background**==
 * ==Slideshow==
 * ===**[|Slideshow 1]**===
 * ===**[|Slideshow 2]**===
 * ==Airplane Race==
 * ===Set-Up===
 * Draw Plane
 * [|Flames for Engines]
 * Clouds
 * Motion Guide
 * Add a Second Plane
 * [|Add Sound]
 * [|Add Sound]


 * ==Flash Project Resources:==
 * ===**[|Motion Tweening Instructions.pdf]** ===
 * ===**[|Shape Tweening Instructions.pdf]** ===
 * ===**[|Custom Easing Instructions.pdf]** ===
 * ===**Background** ===
 * ===**Airplane Race**===
 * ===**[|airplaneproject-1.doc]**===
 * ===**[|airplaneproject-2.doc]**===
 * ===**[|rubricforairplanerace.doc]**===
 * ===**[|Sample Airplane Project]**===

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