Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 is a versatile user interface design tool that allows designers to very quickly assemble complete website and application interfaces without having to write any programming code. Designers can build interfaces from scratch within Catalyst or import design files from external applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator with complete compatibility. In this course, author Rick Martin first takes you through the tools and features of Catalyst to familiarize you with the application and then completes two projects to give you some hands-on experience. By the end of the course, you will be comfortable using Catalyst for a variety of real-world applications. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links below.
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Introduction
Course Overview
Catalyst Basics
What is Catalyst?
The Catalyst Interface
Settings
Artwork vs. Components
Pages & States
Layers & Grouping
Creating & Editing Artwork pt. 1
Creating & Editing Artwork pt. 2
Optimizing Artwork pt. 1
Optimizing Artwork pt. 2
Transitions
Video & Sound
Publishing
Publishing pt. 1
Publishing pt. 2
Wireframe Project
Overview & Setup
Base Artwork pt. 1
Base Artwork pt. 2
Base Artwork pt. 3
Base Artwork pt. 4
Home Page Contents
Contact Page Contents
Adding States & Activating Buttons
Adding Graphics pt. 1
Adding Graphics pt. 2
Adding Graphics pt. 3
Prototype Project
Importing & Setup
Buttons
Defining Pages & States
Form Components & Optimizing
Conclusion
Wrap Up
Credits
About the Author