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INTRODUCTION TO FLASH CS5
Understanding the Workspace
(Review: Animation Key Terms)
Review: Intro to Animation• Key Terms• Frame - contains an individual image
• Persistence of Vision - the illusion of movement created by rapidly moving still images
• Key Frame - where the beginning or ending positions of an object are placed
Review: Intro to Animation
• Key Terms• Tween - frames between Key
Frames
• Vector Image - resolution independent; created mathematically
• Stream - continuous movement
Intro to Flash CS5• Key Terms• Vector graphic• Streaming
• Flash Interface Terms• Workspace• Stage• Timeline (Frames and Layers)• Panels• Tools
What is Flash?• An interactive development tool
• Used to create games, apps, animations, websites, and simulations (short movies)
• Can incorporate pictures, sound, video, and special effects
• Creates vector images
• Can be streamed
The Workspace
The Stage
Contains all objects that are seen by the viewer in the final movie
You can draw objects on or import objects to the stage
The Timeline
Contains images within frames
Units of the timeline
Has separate layers
Has a playback head
PanelsGrouped
Docked
Stand Alone
The Tools Panel
Panels are used to view, organize, and modify objects and features in a movie
Most commonly used:
Tools
Properties
Libraries
Properties Panel
Used to edit documents size, background color, speed and other settings
Document Settings
• Modify > Document • CMD J
• Used to edit documents size, set ruler units, edit background color, speed and other settings
Summary
• Key Terms• Vector graphic – created
mathematically on a graph• Streaming – a progressive download
of a file
• Flash Interface Terms• Workspace• Stage• Timeline (Frames and Layers)• Panels• Tools
Assignment• Introduction to Flash CS6
PowerPoint Assignment – Changing Flash Document Properties