Adobe Course

Outline

Adobe Flash CS3 - Advanced Design

Hands-on training in an instructor-led environment. One workstation per

delegate and exercises to consolidate learning.

Training Method:

Delegates should have some knowledge Flash CS3 and ActionScipt, and the Mac

OSX or Windows operating systems.

Prerequisites:

Two days

Duration:

This course focuses on teaching delegates more advanced ActionScript topics that removes their

reliance on timeline-based visual tools. It also introduces them to other ActionScript code that will

allow them to generate dynamic design and navigation elements that cannot be created without

ActionScript. Delegates will learn:

* Object Drawing Model * Loading XML

* Loading Graphics Dynamically * Advanced Styling with CSS

* Attach Movie Clips Dynamically * Blend Modes in Flash CS3

* Advanced Flash Text and CSS * Animation with ActionScript

* Components in Flash CSS

Objectives

Flash designers who have some experience of the Flash environment and

ActionScript, but want to learn more advanced topics and features to enhance

their designs.

Designed for:

Flash CS3 Overview

Exploring the Finished Photo Gallery

Reviewing the Beginning Template

Working with Graphics

Understanding the Object Drawing Model

Using Gradients

Using Strokes

Using Scale

Understanding Filters

Understanding Blend Modes

Importing Content Using XML

Reviewing the Text Controls, Static, Dynamic,

Input

Understanding XML

Introducing the XML Class

Retrieving Text Nodes

Parsing XML Data into Flash Data

Working with Text

Introducing Anti-Alias Rendering

Using the TextFormat Object for Styles

Using Cascading Styles Sheets with text

Working with Text

Introducing Anti-Alias Rendering

Using the TextFormat Object for Styles

Using Cascading Styles Sheets with text

Content

Advanced Graphic Loading

Loading JPG/GIF/PNG formats with AS, LoadMovie,

MovieClipLoader

Image Caching (issues/benefits)

Attaching movie clips dynamically

Creating a pre-loader

Displaying Random Images

Creating Position-Aware Elements

Build out grid of images

Load in the popUp Image

Reviewing Animation Basics with ActionScript

Reviewing Animation on the Timeline

Introducing Custom Easing

Masking with ActionScript

Animating with ActionScript

Organising a Movie Clip timelin

Using setInterval

Understanding Bitmap Caching

Advanced Animation with ActionScript

Introducing the Tween Class/Penner formulae

Advanced Tweening with ActionScript

Introducing the Transition Class

Transitions in Flash CS3

Customising Components

Using styles

Implementing setStyle on the ComboBox

component

Modifying component graphics/skins

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