Getting started in Flash



    Articles

    If you’re new to Adobe® Flash® CS4 Professional, these articles provide a good overview.

    Videos

    If you’re new to Adobe® Flash® CS4 Professional, get a good overview by viewing these video tutorials.

    Learn Flash Professional CS4 - Getting Started Series

    Understanding Flash (1:17)

    Understanding Flash file types (1:55)

    Exploring the Flash interface (1:49)

    Setting up workspaces (2:14)

    Using the drawing tools (1:55)

    Object and merge drawing (2:09)

    Understanding symbols (2:28)

    Working with bitmap graphics (0:56)

    Working with sound (2:57)

    Working with video (3:23)

    Understanding tweens (2:36)

    Creating shape tweens (3:47)

    Creating motion tweens (2:04)

    Using the Motion Editor (3:40)

    Working with motion presets (3:29)

    Animating bones (inverse kinematics) (2:41)

    ActionScript 3.0 (3:00)

    Building an application (6:07)

    Creating a Flash web movie (1:58)

    Learn Flash Professional CS4 Series

    Introducing Flash CS4 Professional (4:00)

    Managing Design Suite Workspaces (Demo is in Photoshop) (7:44)

    Using Motion Presets (3:25)

    Creating motion tweens: Part 1 (10:53)

    Creating motion tweens: Part 2 (5:55)

    Using the Motion Editor (6:08)

    Using inverse kinematics (7:30)

    Working with 3D art (5:02)

    Using the decorative drawing tools (5:36)

    Understanding Flash Integration (InDesign XFL import) (5:10)

    Using InDesign Export to Flash (XFL) (6:22)

    Exporting artboards to Flash (Illustrator import) (5:53)

    Working with Soundbooth and Flash (4:02)

    Exporting from After Effects to Flash via XFL (2:43)

    Using Kuler color themes (4:11)

    Using ConnectNow to share your screen (Demo is in Dreamweaver) (7:12)

    Introducing Adobe Device Central CS4 (3:55)