Sessions
Time: 4 hours

Chapter 1 - Mastering the Basics
Session 01 : Symbols
See the difference between movie clips, graphics and button symbols.
Session 02 : Frames and Keyframes
The difference between the two and when to use each, as well as quick ways of adding and deleting.
Session 03 : Basic Motion Tween
Change the position and rotation of an object on the stage.
Session 04 : Basic Shape Tween
Learn to make one shape morph into another.
Session 05 : Symbols and Instances
This session explains the difference between Symbols and Instances and shows how to label them.
Session 06 : Nesting Movie Clips
Making a rotating movie clip and placing it inside a moving clip on the timeline. This shows how to build complex animations.
Session 07 : Flash Detection
Detect your visitors version of Flash and send them to a download if they don’t have the required version.
Session 08 : Animated Filters
Changing the way filters move over time, creating a realistic shadow under a helicopter as it takes off.
Session 09 : Flash on CD and DVD
Creating multimedia projects with Flash and controlling the screen viewing options.

Chapter 2 - Creating Imagery
Session 10 : Hi-Tech Interface
Add some depth to interfaces by using the vector drawing tools in Flash.
Session 11 : 3D Buttons
Create 3D buttons with gradients and learn how to set them up as basic button symbols.
Session 12 : Thumbnails from Images
Create thumbnails filled with images for galleries, interfaces and buttons using some really great time-saving techniques.
Session 13 : Scan Lines and Patterns
Making those trendy scanlines, diagonal lines and grids in Photoshop and Flash.
Session 14 : Make a Web Banner
Using Flash to convert an animated GIF to a SWF in a Web banner.
Session 15 : Bitmap Caching
Using a new feature in Flash to make complex vectors animate more smoothly.

Chapter 3 - Alive with Motion
Session 16 : Motion Blurred Slide-In
The trendy blurred object slides in and then becomes sharp, adds realism and fluidity to slides.
Session 17 : Animated Page Transitions
Make things shimmer, wipe or fade in, rather than just appear.
Session 18 : Shim of Light on a Logo
Add the moving gleam of light that makes a logo really pop.
Session 19 : Shimmering Metal
Moving highlights to simulate shimmering metal.
Session 20 : Freehand Writing
Looks like someone is really writing on the page.
Session 21 : Motion on a Path
Make an object animate along a path. We will make a fish move in an arc as it jumps out of the water.
Session 22 : Unrolling a Scroll
An animated effect that looks like a scroll being unrolled.

Chapter 4 : Special Effects
Session 23 : Vector Hand Painted Technique
Take a photo and turn it into vector art and learn how to fade it into a real photo.
Session 24 : Morphing an Outline to an Image
This effect can be found on many entertainment sites. An outline is drawn which then fades into a full image.
Session 25 : Creating an Outline the Easy Way
Create an outline easily around a bitmap object.
Session 26 : Optimizing Raster Graphics
Make your images load quickly and reduce the SWF file size substantially.
Session 27 : Animated 3D in Flash
(Contributor, Michael Donnellan) Learn to import art from a 3D animation application into Flash.
Session 28 : Smoke and Steam
Create an effect that mimics moving steam and smoke.
Session 29 : Reflections
See how to add a reflection under your movie clips.