Flash MX - Core

Overview

Flash MX has become a web standard - fusing the precision and flexibility of vector graphics with animation, interactivity and audio to create dynamic web sites that attract and engage. With editable text fields, powerful ActionScripts and e-Commerce capabilities, Flash is a web design and development tool of the future.

Prerequisites

To ensure your success, you must have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.

Objectives

This extremely popular two day course has proved to be the most effective way of getting up and running in Flash quickly and easily.

Day one of the course covers Flash basics, importing, creating and editing vector graphics and creating simple animations.

Day two covers creating interactive elements, more advanced animation techniques, incorporating sound and video and testing your Flash movies.

Duration

2 days.

Course Content

Introduction

  • Internet Applications: The Big Picture
  • Next Generation Internet Applications

Flash Basics

  • The Flash Interface
  • Creating a New Document
  • Development Checklist
  • Designing Flash Documents

Creating Graphics and Text

  • About Layers
  • Using and Importing Graphics
  • Converting Bitmaps to Vector-Based Graphics
  • Using Text and Fonts
  • Masking in Flash

Adding Animation

  • Working with Symbols, Libraries and Instances
  • Registration Points
  • Creating Frame-by-Frame Animation
  • The Timeline
  • Symbols and Instances
  • Distribute to Layers
  • Motion Tweening
  • Using Motion Guides
  • Shape Tweening
  • Adding Stop Actions

Using Symbols and Libraries

  • Graphic, Button, Movieclip Symbols and Invisible Buttons
  • The Movie Explorer
  • Working with Libraries

Enhancing Functionality Using Actions and Actionscript

  • Using ActionScript
  • Creating Interactive Buttons
  • The On Action
  • Linking to a URL

Creating Compact Movies

  • Using the Load Movie Action to Create More Efficient Documents
  • Using Shared Symbols to Create Smaller Flash Documents
  • Using Fonts

Adding Sound and Video

  • Importing Sound
  • Flash and MP3 Files
  • Adding Sound to your Movie
  • Importing Video
  • Using Components
  • The Bandwidth Profiler

Publishing

  • Factors to Consider Before Publishing
  • Optimising Movies
  • Using a Preloader
  • Using the Load Movie Action
  • Using Sound and Video Wisely
  • Optimising Shapes
  • Designing Thoughtfully
  • Publishing Formats
  • Publishing in HTML
  • Accessibility

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