Flash CS6 is a platform for multimedia.

  • With this multimedia platform, we can create digital animation, rich web applications, websites, movies and etc.
  • Mostly these are used for creating games and advertisements.
  • Examples are Minesweeper, Pac Man, Tetris, and Bejewelled.
  • Some of the famous movies created using flash are Off-Mikes, Gotham Girls, CrimeTime, and Homestar Runners.

 

Starting Flash CS6 –

To start Adobe Flash Professional CS6, choose the Start button > All Programs > Adobe Production Premium CS6 > Adobe Flash Professional CS6.

 

  class 8 Introduction to Flash CS6

 

Exploring the interface of Adobe Flash Professional CS6 –

  • We have options such as Stage, Tools panel, Timeline panel, Properties panel, menubar, and application bar.
  • We can create and edit interactive websites, digital animations from this interface options.

  class 8 Introduction to Flash CS6

 

Workspace –

 

  • An application screen is the main screen in flash CS6.
  • Based on the primary usage you can change the layout and arrangement of the panels.

  class 8 Introduction to Flash CS6

 

Stage –

  • It is the area where the activities are performed while viewing a movie.
  • The grey colour area surrounding the Stage is called Pasteboard.
  • Anything in the Pasteboard is not visible in the final output.
  • The colour and size of the Stage can be changed by using the options in the New Document dialog box and the Properties panel.

  class 8 Introduction to Flash CS6

 

Tool section –

Selection Tool -  Used to select an object, group of objects, strokes, and fills by double clicking on the object.

Snap to Objects - This snap to object helps the selected object to move in the Stage to the edge of the nearest object.

Smooth - This smoothens the edges of the selected object.

Straighten - This sharpens the edges of the selected object.

 

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Subselection Tool - This tool helps to change the shape of an object.

 

Free Transform Tool - The Free Transform Tool is used to rotate, move, skew, and distort an object.

 

Rotate and Skew - This gives oblique direction to the selected object.

 

Scale - This tool helps to scale the selected object.

 

Distort - By dragging individual transform points we can deform the shape of an object

 

Envelope - Used to manipulate the shape of an object

 

Lasso Tool - We can select an object or a part of it by creating outlines

 

Magic Wand - It can select the areas that contain similar colors.

 

Polygon Mode - It can select an area by creating linear and interconnected lines.

 

Pen Tool - The Pen Tool is used to draw shapes and paths with anchor points.

 

Text Tool - This tool helps to write text in a text box.

 

Line Tool - This helps to draw a straight line.

 

Rectangle Tool - The Rectangle Tool is used to draw a rectangular shape.

 

Oval Tool - We can draw oval shapes with this tool.

 

 

Pencil Tool - The Pencil Tool is used to draw lines and shapes.

 

Straighten - The Straighten mode is used to draw straight lines.

 

Smooth - The Smooth mode is used to draw smooth curved lines.

 

Ink - The Ink mode is used to draw freehand lines.

 

 

Brush Tool - The Brush Tool is used to draw brush-like strokes.

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Spray Brush Tool - This tool helps to colour using free strokes.

 

Paint Bucket Tool - This is used to colour a closed path or area.

 

Eyedropper Tool - The Eyedropper Tool is used to pick the fill and stroke hexadecimal values.

 

Eraser Tool - The Eraser Tool is used to erase a section of the artwork in the Stage.

 

Hand Tool - We can move the stage using this hand tool.

 

Zoom Tool - Used to maximize and minimize the stage.

 

Fill color, Stroke color, Black and white color and swap colors – Used to colour the objects on the stage.

 

Timeline Panel - The animations that we have created can be seen in the timeline.

 

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New Layer - This button is used to create a new layer.

 

New Folder - This folder is used to create folders and save the files inside the folder to organize layers.

 

Delete - The highlighted or selected layers can be deleted using the delete button.

Go to first frame - On clicking this icon it takes you to the Playhead on frame 1 in the Timeline panel.

Step back one frame - On clicking this icon it takes you to move the Playhead backward by one frame from the current frame.

Play - The Play button is used to play the animation in the Stage.

Step forward one frame - On clicking this icon it takes you to move the Playhead forward by one frame from the current frame.

Go to last frame - The Go to last frame button is used to place the Playhead on last frame of the animation in the Timeline panel.

Center Frame - The Center Frame option is used to center the Timeline on the current frame.

Loop - The Loop button is used to specify a range of frames to play repeatedly during animation.

Saving Flash Document - To save a Flash file, choose File > Save or Save as from the menubar; the Save As dialog box will be displayed. The default format for saving a flash file is FLA. However, you can change it to the XFL format.

 

  class 8 Introduction to Flash CS6

 

 

Recap

Flash CS6 is a platform for multimedia.

With this multimedia platform, we can create digital animation, rich web applications, websites, movies and etc.

Starting Flash CS6 –

To start Adobe Flash Professional CS6, choose the Start button > All Programs > Adobe Production Premium CS6 > Adobe Flash Professional CS6.

Exploring the interface of Adobe Flash Professional CS6 –

  • We have options such as Stage, Tools panel, Timeline panel, Properties panel, menubar, and application bar.
  • We can create and edit interactive websites, digital animations from this interface options.

 

Try to recollect the tools used as CS6 – Pen, Lasso, eraser, etc

Saving Flash Document

  • To save a Flash file, choose File > Save or Save as from the menubar; the Save As dialog box will be displayed.