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Flash MX-CS3

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The Flash MX-CS3 package includes over 9 hours of training for Flash MX, MX 2004, 8 & CS3. Your traners are Matt Voerman - Certified Macromedia Instructor, David Emberton - Author and Flash Developer and Paul Le Fevre - Macromedia Specialist Trainer.

Comprehensive training for designers and developers alike.

Course Outline

CD 1

Flash MX
Getting Started
Introduction
How Flash Works
The Work Environment
Panel Sets and Layouts
Preferences
Font Mapping
Rulers, Guides and the Grid

Documents
BlanK Documents & lemplates
Dimensions and Frame Rates
Working witti Layers
Distributing to Layers
Creating & Working with Scenes

Symbols
Using the Library and Symbols
Creating a Button
Creating a Graphic
Creating a Movie Clip
Importing Artwork & Symbols
Editing S Organizing Symbols
Author-time Shared Symbols
Run-lime Shared Symbols

Animation
Creating a Motion Tween
Using Motion Guides
Creating a Shape T.'.een
Key Framed Animation

Color
The Color Panels
Working with Gradients

Drawing
Drawing in Flash MX
Using Bczicr Tools
Snapping 10 Grid and Pixels
Modifying Strokes and Fills
Modifying Shapes
Working witn Objects

Text
Formatting Text
Breaking Text into Letters
Using Text as Shapes

Bitmaps
Editing Bitmaps
Using Bitmaps as a Fill
Bitmaps to Vector Graphics

CD 2

Sound
Adding Sound
Setting Sound Properties
Editing Sounds

Video
Embedding Flasri Video
Creating Video Controls

Accessibility
Making Movies Accessible

Intro to ActionScript
The Actions Panel
Controlling the Timeline
Controlling Movie Clips
Working with Text] Fields

Components
Flash Components
User Input Components

Publishing and Exporting
Test Movie Options
Publish Settings

ActionScripting
What is ActionScript?
Syntax
Variables and Expressions
Conditionals and Loops
Functions
Arrays
Objects

Intermediate ActionScripting
Loading Variables
Preload with Percent Status
Dynamic Sound
Tab Order
Printing
Loading Movies
Dale and Time
Attaching Movie Clips

Advanced ActionScripting
Credit Card Validator
Flash Writer
Music Player

CD 3

Flash MX 2004
Productivity
Start Page
Integrated Help System
Document Tabs
History Panel
Spell Checker
Timeline Effects
Behaviors
Updated Templates
ActionScript 2
Project Management
Forms-based Authoring
Slides-based Authoring

Rich Media Support
High-fidelity Import
Video Import Wizard

Publishing
Flash Player Detection
Publish Profiles
Strings Panel

Components
Advanced Components Support
Data Binding
Prebuilt Data Connectors for Web Services

CD4 - Flash 8

The Flash Work Area
Search Engine Optimization
New Drawing Tool
New Stroke Controls
Gradient Effects
Object Level Undo
Nine Slice Scaling
New Text Functions
New Flash 8 Filters
Blend Modes
Custom Easing
Runtime Bitmap Caching
Flash Video
Custom Flash Video Skins
Flash 8 Video Encoder
Script Assist
Mobile Device Settings Dialog

CD5 CS3

Introduction
Workspace
New Panel System
Updated Pen Tool
Shape primitives
Integration
Photoshop CS3
Illustrator CS3
Device Central CS3
Export/Video
Hidden Layers
Enhanced Quick Time Export
Enhanced Video Encoding
Motion Tweening
Copy Motion
New Components
Skinning UI Components
Coding
Action Panel Changes