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