Project1 - Jeff C.

Want S'more?

What challenges did I experience using Flash?

There were three issues that come to mind that gave me a bit of grief while building this first animation. The first was that it seemed a bit difficult to get just the right frames filled (or empty). This was more an annoyance than a real problem. The second was that the text options seemed to be rather limited, as my photos and background had a range of colors from bright to dark, it was hard to find a placement and text format that allowed the text to be clearly visible through the entire animation. Third, and this I was not able to resolve, no matter what I did I could not get the animation to not loop in the .swf file. I made sure that loop was unchecked under the 'control' menu and also in publish settings, but still when the file is accessed through the sws server it plays a constant loop.

How did Flash compare to new programs I've used in the past?

I would find it difficult to compare this program to others I've used in the past such as MS Office. However I'm currently learning Dreamweaver and a little bit of Photoshop, and so far I have to say that Flash seems like the least intuitive out of the three, and the one that requires the most work that could be described as...tedious. However, I am an extreme novice and I'm sure it will get easier with practice.

What do I hope to do with Flash in the future?

Well I found out last night that the website functions I wanted to learn how to complete in Flash, are actually built with Spry in Dreamweaver. So I suppose what I really want to learn in Flash is not so much how to build animations, but any functions of the program that would make sense to incorporate into a professional site for any industry. That could be an animation, but I'm not an instinctively artistic individual. I think I would like to learn the interactive capabilities of Flash, if there are any.

Project 1 -Sam Cohoon

The Falls

• What challenges did you experience using the Flash interface?

None, really. I've used several programs that liken to Flash so i'm not having a hard time getting accustomed to the interface.

• How does Flash compare to new programs that you used in the past?

It is very much like Photoshop -duh- and just as overwhelming as 3ds max/maya, UI wise. There are lots of buttons and i'm going to enjoy learning what they all do.

• What do you hope to do with Flash in the future?

It would be fun to make a little cracker-jack game or even incorporate something that i've created into a website for a friend. I think it will be easier to answer that question once i've learned a little bit more about the program and what it is capable of.

Help!

I cant seem to figure out how to put my project on the blog. I guess I don't know how to find the URL of my project to post it on the blog.

Thanks

Project 1 - Casper

http://sws.pcc.edu/student/CAS175_pdeangel_25107/tiffaniecasper57/projects/project1/project1.swf

• I didn't face any challenges during this project.


• The Flash interface is very similar to Dreamweaver.


• I'm hoping to be able to make short animations in the future.

Project1-Josh Landis

Project 1-CLICK IT!!!


What challenges did you experience using the Flash interface?
Cant say that i really had any this time.
How does Flash compare to new programs that you used in the past?
0_o well the interface similar to other adobe products but. Thats about it.
What do you hope to do with Flash in the future?
I will use it to reach my ultimate goal of world domination.... No... Not really.... but chances are i will mainly use it for web design unless i randomly feel like making something for the fun of it.(and who knows that may become its primary use but seeing as i just started using it i really don't know)

Project 1 - Craig Phillips

Book Lesson 1:

http://sws.pcc.edu/student/CAS175_pdeangel_25107/craigphillips16/booklessons/lesson1/01_workingcopy.swf

Camping Time:

http://sws.pcc.edu/student/CAS175_pdeangel_25107/craigphillips16/projects/project1/project1.swf

1. This first lesson didn't have too many challenges. I had read the lesson all the way through (had too much time on campus) before I had even started the book lesson. Once I had finished the book lesson, I felt as if I had already done the Module 1 project twice. I suppose the only thing that threw me a couple of times was not having the right layer selected, so the correct options wouldn't show up.

2. It is a little comparable to Dreamweaver, which I used a little in high school. The timeline and much of the properties options reminded me of it, and I have used a small bit of Flash before.

3. In the future, I'm hopefully going to use Flash to make some short but interesting animations and/or small, simple games to play. Splash pages to web sites may be fun to do, as well.

Practice in class

http://sws.pcc.edu/student/CAS175_pdeangel_25107/tiffaniecasper57/practice/module1practice.swf

had fun with this in class. -casper