Lynda.com Creating a Portfolio Web Site Using Flash CS4 Professional

Author: Paul Trani
Duration (hr:min): 04:04
Released on: 2/17/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

Flash and ActionScript are ideal for creating flexible, easily updatable web sites that are both unique in design and small in file size. In Creating a Portfolio Web Site Using Flash CS4 Professional, Adobe Certified Instructor Paul Trani shows how to exploit Flash to create a web site that showcases work to clients and prospective employers. Find out how to add dynamic navigation, animation, and video to a page, and how to load, sort and display XML that enables portfolio content to be updated without opening Flash. This course is designed to take your existing tweening skills and gotoAndPlay code and walk away with a fully functional Flash site. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

• Optimizing and publishing a Flash web site
• Designing a professional photo or video portfolio
• Adding button interactivity
• Adding functionality to portfolio thumbnails
• Displaying content with XML
• Adding audio to portfolio presentations

Content:

Introduction - 01:41

    Welcome - 1:07 - 10.9 MB
    Using the exercise files - 0:34 - 0.6 MB

1. Getting Started - 24:01

    Understanding web design - 2:44 - 2.9 MB
    Creating a Flash file - 3:18 - 3.6 MB
    Importing a design from Photoshop - 7:45 - 10.7 MB
    Optimizing the design - 10:14 - 13.4 MB

2. Creating a Unique Web Experience - 13:59

    Dynamically loading an image - 3:37 - 4.3 MB
    Loading random images - 10:22 - 18.1 MB

3. Adding Navigation - 47:38

    Creating menu buttons - 8:18 - 11.4 MB
    Adding functionality to buttons - 8:56 - 10.4 MB
    Adding navigation - 9:45 - 22.6 MB
    Creating transitions - 12:00 - 25.3 MB
    Simplifying code - 8:39 - 16.8 MB

4. Creating Sections - 26:11

    Creating web site sections - 7:41 - 11.8 MB
    Dynamically loading sections - 11:07 - 20.0 MB
    Linking to web sites and email addresses - 7:23 - 8.1 MB

5. Creating a Portfolio - 29:18

    Setting up a portfolio - 12:31 - 14.4 MB
    Adding functionality to thumbnails - 10:10 - 12.7 MB
    Allowing for unlimited thumbnails - 6:37 - 11.3 MB

6. Making a Flexible Portfolio - 41:17

    Benefits of using XML - 4:42 - 6.4 MB
    Loading XML content - 4:34 - 6.0 MB
    Sorting XML content - 7:32 - 9.6 MB
    Displaying XML content - 7:35 - 10.8 MB
    Using XML to create thumbnails - 8:41 - 14.3 MB
    Displaying content with thumbnails - 8:13 - 10.3 MB

7. Creating a Video Portfolio - 25:59

    Creating and importing video - 9:47 - 15.2 MB
    Adding a Full Screen button - 4:15 - 9.1 MB
    Creating custom video controls - 4:50 - 6.0 MB
    Adding functionality to video thumbnails - 7:07 - 8.3 MB

8. Adding Audio - 09:12

    Adding audio to buttons - 5:30 - 12.0 MB
    Adding audio to dynamically created buttons - 3:42 - 5.0 MB

9. Completing the Web Site - 21:19

    Applying professional transitions - 9:26 - 17.3 MB
    Creating a preloader - 8:56 - 10.6 MB
    Publishing a web site - 2:57 - 4.3 MB

10. Bonus Sites - 03:15

    Reviewing the "corporate" Flash site - 1:40 - 3.8 MB
    Reviewing the "artistic" Flash site - 1:35 - 3.6 MB

Conclusion - 00:12

    Goodbye - 0:12 - 0.3 MB