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Flash Courses

  • 07-08-2009 03:21PM
    #1
    Andy Rivers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭


    Hey all,

    looking to do a Flash CS4 course that takes you through the basics and maybe a bit more. Do FAS run any courses on this besides the eCollege thing? Or any classes that mightcover other stuff but also include Flash?

    Any suggestions FAS or otherwise, ta ;-)

    Andy


Comments

  • #2
    Hank_Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Hank_Scorpio


    Try IACT on Stephens Green.


  • #3
    trihead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭trihead


    i'd try www.lynda.com - its online training so you wouldnt have access to teacher but still very good.


  • #4
    smokingman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,804 ✭✭✭smokingman


    Wouldn't bother if I were you, HTML5 will make flash redundant.
    If you have a proper browser, here's a demo - http://9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/


  • #5
    Andy Rivers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Andy Rivers


    Looks good - thanks for the link, Andy ;-)


  • #6
    p
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    smokingman wrote: »
    Wouldn't bother if I were you, HTML5 will make flash redundant.
    If you have a proper browser, here's a demo - http://9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/
    That's not in any way true. It's 5-10 years off if it ever happens. Canvas will certainly take over some things that flash does, just as javascript has taken over basic slideshows etc...

    I know a guy who works on canvas for Chrome and we've discussed this at length, there's no comparison. Flash has an authoring tool and a much faster innovation rate due to controlling it's own plugin architecture. I think canvas is a great innovation to happen to the web, but it is solving a very different problem to Flash and only has a portion of Flash's features. Labelling canvas as a 'flash killer' is just silly.


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  • #7
    Andy Rivers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Andy Rivers


    So where can I find out more about this Canvas V Flash debate? And also any good resources out there on HTML 5?

    Thanks,

    Andy ;-)


  • #8
    p
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,119 ✭✭✭p


    Andy Rivers wrote: »
    So where can I find out more about this Canvas V Flash debate? And also any good resources out there on HTML 5?

    Have you heard of google.com? It's a really great resource for finding out info like this.


  • #9
    Andy Rivers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Andy Rivers


    mmhhh...thanks for that P. I was thinking specific links it may have saved me a bit of time - you obviously like a person to go through the process for themselves...interesting.

    Andy


  • #10
    Hank_Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Hank_Scorpio


    It will be great if all parties agree a video codec. Otherwise you're just going to get some devices, computers, web browsers etc. that simply can't view some sites.

    Well we'll see what happens. It looks nifty though.


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