FLASH CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

In this one-day seminar, you’ll learn how to use Adobe Flash to create uniquely compelling experiences from the ground up.  Whether you’re looking to update your skills, work more efficiently in Flash, revamp your web site, or launch a new career or business, you’ll walk away with awesome new skills in the industry-leading animation authoring software!

THE VECTOR CONFERENCE

Adobe Illustrator is like a Swiss Army knife: Everyone uses a few of the tools, but there are many more that go unused. The Vector™ conference is your chance to learn what all the tools do and how best to use them for great effects. The more you learn about Illustrator; the more amazed you will be.

THE ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE CONFERENCE

The Creative Suite Conference is the premiere event for designers using Adobe Creative Suite. World-renowned experts will deliver in-depth sessions covering print-based, web, and mobile workflows, as well as XML and cross-media solutions. Whether you’re looking to create reliable PDF documents or deliver interactive Flash or AJAX enabled websites, this is the place to be.

What is Adobe Flash?

At the core, Flash is a web-based animation tool. But defining it as such would be overlooking what Flash really offers, which is a development platform for interactive design. That means Flash can be used to develop content for all kinds of uses - and not only for the Web either. Flash is being used today to drive user interfaces and applications on cell phones and in cars. Tomorrow it could be your microwave or your wristwatch. And many components of Flash and what it supports, including video capabilities, help drive popular sites such as YouTube. But before we go too far, let's begin with a basic understanding of what Flash itself actually does.

Flash uses a frame-based animation model. That means there's a timeline with keyframes that determine how content changes and moves. Because Flash uses vectors for its art, you can easily manipulate objects and layers much like you can in Illustrator. In fact, you can even draw elements in Illustrator and then bring them into Flash to make them move. After you've created your artwork, you can also specify how users will interact with your artwork. For example, you might use ActionScript to determine that when a user clicks and drags on an object, a music clip starts playing. You can even use Flash to develop an online gaming experience.