Flash 8 Training
Flash 8 is a developer program produced by Adobe that graphics and website designers use to develop and manipulate graphics, animation, interactive web components, animated webpages, and audio and video streaming applications. There are many training materials available online. Some materials are available for purchase and some are freely available to use.
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Adobe
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The Adobe Flash Developer Center website offers a lot of learning tools free to use. Start off by using the "Getting started" tutorial as a beginner, as this lays out the fundamentals for using Flash with sample exercises to complete (see Resources). Search for specific topics if you are having difficulty in a particular area like animation, video or graphics. Each tutorial gives step-by-step instructions plus exercises to practice.
Free Online Tutorials
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The Baycon Group website features step-by-step online tutorials on Flash 8 (see Resources). The website offers video and a series of exercises including adding graphics, sound, motion and text into video.
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DVD Training
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Total Training, a software training company, sells a comprehensive Flash 8 DVD and online course (see Resources). The course is 24 hours long and includes training on all aspects of Flash 8, from beginner through to advanced. The website states that in addition to the fundamental uses of the program, you will learn insider tricks to create better designs and interactive content for websites and presentations.
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