Macromedia Flash MX Intermediate

This course introduces students to the animation techniques and ActionScript programming needed to create attention-grabbing movies. Flash is capable of creating interactive movies as well as eye-catching animation. In this course, students will learn how to use ActionScript and other advanced techniques to build Flash movies that go beyond straightforward animation.

After completing this one-day course, students will be able to:

• Build Complex Movies
• Use ActionScript to Control Your Movie
• Control Movie Clips
• Change Movie Clip Properties Dynamically
• Toggle Audio Loops
  

Target audience

Students should have a good working knowledge of Flash gained through experience or attendance on an introductory level course.

Course content

Introduction Introduction to Our Case Study • Exercise 0: Downloading and Installing the Files for Class

Movie Structure Useful Tools for Preparing a Movie • Keyframes and Labels • Exercise 1: Preparing the Movie's Stage

ActionScript Fundamentals The ActionScript World • Writing ActionScript • Example: Basic Actions • Exercise 2: Using Actions to Navigate a Movie Clip

The Flash Movie Clip Hierarchy Creating a Hierarchy • Targeting a Movie Clip's Timeline

Controlling Animation Using with() Inserting a Target Path • Example: Using with() to Target Instances • Exercise 3: Creating Complex Animation Using with()

Using Path Notation to Target Movies Exercise 4: Creating Interactive Movies

Movie Clip Properties Getting and Setting Properties • Exercise 5: Using Properties to Show and Hide the Content Clip

Variables and Conditionals Variables • Arithmetic Operators • Conditional Expressions • Example: Variables, Operators and Conditionals • Exercise 6: Creating Controls to Modify the Background

Controlling Audio Loops Importing Sound Files • A Demo: Toggling Sounds • Exercise 7: Toggling Background Music

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