Programs

Course Content:

Introducing the Course
Understanding the course format.
Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites.
Looking at the course outline.

Working in Flash
Setting Stage dimensions.
Working with panels and panel layouts.
Setting preferences.
Identifying the development cycle.
Publishing a file.

Creating and Importing Graphic Assets
Working with different graphic formats.
Importing bitmap graphics.
Importing vector graphics.
Working with layers and layer folders.
Using the drawing tools.
Using object and merge drawing.
Working with the Color panels.
Creating and using Graphic symbols.
Using the Library panel.
Using the Text tool.
Adding and formatting static text.
Changing font rendering methods.
Adding input text fields.
Embedding fonts in input text fields.
Using font best practices.

Creating Animations
Working with the Timeline.
Using keyframes, blank keyframes, and frames.
Creating motion tweens.
Creating shape tweens.
Creating transition effects.
Using animation best practices.

Adding ActionScript with Script Assist
Using Script Assist.
Adding actions to a frame.
Creating and using Button symbols.
Adding behaviors to a button.
Loading external SWFs.

Using Moving Clips
Creating and using Movie Clip symbols.
Organising a Movie Clip Timeline.
Using actions to control a Timeline.
Using frame labels.
Responding to user interactions.

Adding Sound and Video
Importing sound.
Changing sound properties.
Adding sound to a Timeline.
Embedding video in a Timeline.
Using the FLVPlayback component.

Publishing Flash Documents
Using different publishing formats.
Using publishing profiles.
Adding Flash Player detection.
Publishing for deployment.