Note from the publisher: FREE Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 updates are available for this title.
Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.
Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” –Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training. “The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. The companion DVD includes lesson files so readers can work along with the book, as well as 2 hours of video tutorials from 'Learn Adobe Flash Professional CS5 by Video' from video2brain and Adobe Press. This completely revised CS5 edition covers the new text engine, Deco drawing tools, Spring feature for inverse kinematics, video enhancements, and more.
They also learn how to prepare and export their finished projects for publishing. In addition to learning the key elements of the Flash interface, including panels, timelines, and frames, readers learn how to work with graphics, create and edit symbols, modify text, add interactivity with ActionScript 3.0, and incorporate animation and sound into their projects. Readers learn what they need to know to create engaging interactive content with Flash CS5. The 10 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Flash CS5. Those creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Flash Professional CS5 choose Adobe Flash Professional CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. Project files used in the lessons are included on the disc so viewers can practice what they've learned, and interactive review questions help reinforce freshly gained knowledge."-Resource description page. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to work alongside in Flash and ActionScript. The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic and also bookmark individual sections for later review. Experienced instructor Kelly McCathran presents three hours of exceptional quality video tutorials, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes, and review materials. Tips and tricks for all versions of Flash are sprinkled throughout. Take advantage of new features including improvements to Flash's powerful TLF type engine, improved layout fidelity, and enhancements to the already powerful inverse kinematics bone tool, as well as updates to ActionScript. "This innovative product is a focused video workshop and accompanying 48-page full-color book that will teach Flash developers how to get up to speed on the new features of Adobe Flash CS5.5 and ActionScript 3.0. Selected videos can be downloaded for viewing on iPhones, iPods, and other compatible mobile devices. The DVD-ROM is bundled with a printed book that provides supplemental material to enhance the video training. Project files used in the lessons are included on the disc so viewers can practice what they've learned, and interactive review questions help reinforce freshly gained knowledge. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to work alongside in Flash. Experienced instructors present 18 hours of video, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes and review materials. Structured around the objectives of the 'Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash CS5' exam at the Adobe Certified Associate level, this Adobe-approved product teaches how to create animations and well-designed interactive Web pages using rich media with Flash. This innovative product from Adobe Press combines interactive video and a printed reference to teach the fundamentals of Flash Professional CS5 as well as the basic principles of rich media design. video2brain is one of the world's leading producers of video training and have been commissioned by Adobe to create videos for Adobe TV.Only Adobe-approved video courseware for Adobe Certified Associate exam.Complete training program offers 18 hours of high quality HD video tutorials from experienced trainers and a 120 page printed guide.Critically-acclaimed training includes interactive video and a printed guide to teach the basics of Flash - now fully revised for CS5