Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Certification

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  hi carl,

i am unable to access the archives for this list. so i am just going to cut and 
paste in below the body of a post i made dec 9 2006 in response to a question 
just like yours.

best of luck in knocking off the certification!
   
  hr
   
  i recently sat and passed the Flash 8 Certification exam.

i had previously passed the Developer cert for both Flash MX and MX 2004. i had 
never sat the Designer cert.

my  impression is that the Flash 8 Certification exam IS a Developer exam.  my 
guess is that to pass the Flash 8 certification, you have to know  ActionScript.

mind you, when you sit the exam you might end up  with a completely different 
set of questions. my guess is that they  have hundreds of questions, of which 
you will have to answer 70.  passing grade is 70%, meaning you have to get 49+ 
correct to pass. and  you have 75 minutes to complete the exam.

yeah, the test prep materials for the Flash 8 Cert suck.

but ...

here are some things you definitely should do:
 -- sample questions that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info 
about the Flash 8 exam
 http://partners.adobe.com/public/en/ace/ACE_Exam_Guide_Flash_8.pdf
 -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about 
the Flash MX 2004 Developer exam
 
www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_dev_sample.pdf
 -- sample question that download with the PDF at Adobe.com with the info about 
the Flash MX 2004 Designer exam
 
www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/flmx2004_des_sample.pdf
 -- know what is new with Flash 8. there are 1  hour of training videos on F8 
new features here:
 http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=170
and you can get a 24 hour free pass here:
 http://www.lynda.com/freepass/24

beyond  that, you can use some MX 2004 Developer study guide materials. tom  
kitta created a sample exam and put up a ton of his notes. you can  find  links 
to both here:
 http://www.tomkitta.com/flash/index.cfm

and you can still get the MX 2004 Developer study guide book:
 http://www.amazon.com/Macromedia-Flash-Certified-Developer-Study/dp/0321256026/

as i said earlier, you might end up with completely different questions  than I 
did. following are 3 topics that I saw more than 1 question on:
 -- LoadVars
 -- Font outline embedding. defaults for static text, dynamic text, input text. 
 etc.
 -- Video.  Video class. import formats supported.
 -- Audio.  Sound class. import formats supported.

one surprise for me was no questions related to components. v2 or otherwise.  
none. nada.

there  were non-ActionScript questions. some related to the IDE. so maybe  
those came in from the Designer cert, or maybe not. things like  publish 
profiles, bandwidth profiler, etc.

one last bit of advice, if you can afford to take it twice, the best  way to 
find out what is on the exam is to take it. you definitely have  to prep for 
the first time that you take the exam. in the event that  you don't pass on the 
first go, you have to know enough to know what  you didn't know. if that makes 
sense. so if you can afford the risk of  taking the test a second time don't 
over agonize about it. prep, go, if  you pass the first time excellent. if not, 
likely you will know exactly  what you need to study up on to pass it with 
flying colors the second  time around.

i hope this helps. please post back about your experience after you take the 
exam.

and anyone else who has taken the exam. please post your impressions too.

best of luck!

  

Carl Welch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Hi flashcoders,

I am looking into becoming Flash Certified. Does anyone know about how
to prepare for taking the exam? What books or programs are available?
I can't seem to google a straight answer... and adobe's site is pretty
confusing... like a never ending rabbit trail.

Thanks for any advice.

-- 
Carl Welch
http://www.carlwelch.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
805.403.4819
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RE: [Flashcoders] Flash Certification

[Doug Coning]

Thanks.  I agree with your assessment.  

Doug Coning 
Software Developer
FORUM Solutions, LLC


 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:55 AM
 To: Flashcoders mailing list
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Certification
 
 Good morning...  :)
 
 I don't think there is many people who can actually answer your
question
 on
 that Adobe matter, but I am 100% sure that Macromedia will have a
 certificate for F8... (If not, I'll give you one of my certificates...
 I've
 got plenty...)
 
 I don't know about the power of the certificate though...  I do have
 several
 from F6 days and I am sure it has done some magic(?) when I was
landing my
 current job but I don't know how powerful it was or how powerful it
can be
 if I am looking for a new job...
 I mainly took the test because of my personal fulfillment nothing more
 nothing less... and I think that's pretty much how the certificate
works
 for
 most of the people...  Just my 2 cents on this...
 
 Jason
 
 - Original Message -
 From: Doug Coning [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:12 AM
 Subject: [Flashcoders] Flash Certification
 
 
  Greetings All,
 
 
 
  My company is encouraging all its developers to pursue certification
  over the next year in their realms of expertise.  I know that there
have
  been several threads on the legitimacy of certification and I'm not
  trying to revisit that discussion.  Instead, I'd like to ask if
anyone
  know the plans for certifications now that Flash 8 is out (i.e. will
  there be a Flash 8 certification test?) and also is Adobe going to
  continue the flash certification process when Flash becomes Adobe
Flash?
 
 
 
  Thanks,
 
 
 
  Doug Coning
 
  Software Developer
 
  FORUM Solutions, LLC
 
 
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