Adobe Flash Level 3 - ActionScript

Summary

Course Aim:

This course will build on the Level 2 course to give participants more in-depth knowledge of the more advanced features of ActionScript to create more sophisticated interactivity, animation, event-handling and decision-making in Flash. Alpha-designed comprehensive courseware is supplied, approx. 150 pages.

Course Prerequisites:

The prerequisite for this course is that you have completed the Flash Level 2 course, or have equivalent knowledge. Note this course includes programming using ActionScripts coding.

Course Duration:

One day 9:00am – 4:30pm

Classroom courses include:

  • Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
  • Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with tutorials and exercises (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
  • Certificates
  • eLearning DVD Package (FREE at course registration where available, see our SPECIALS)
  • After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
  • Training guarantee
  • FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions

Content

Course Content

During this course you will learn about:

Topic 1 Controlling Multiple Timelines

  • Topic Objectives
  • About using multiple timelines
  • About Target Paths
  • Target Paths for Nested Movie Clips
  • Absolute and Relative Paths
  • Using the with operator
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 2 Loops in ActionScript

  • Creating Repetition Using Loops
  • Creating a simple for loop
  • Creating a loop to create symbol instances
  • Modifying Instances Created by a loop
  • While Loops
  • Do While Loops
  • Creating a loop to create multiple text fields
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 3 Loading External Content Into Flash

  • Limitations of timeline-based Flash applications
  • Loading External Files
  • Replacing a Loaded External File
  • About Loading External Files Into Flash
  • Controlling Loaded External Files
  • Detecting When a File has Successfully Loaded
  • Managing Multiple Loaded Files
  • Detecting Download Progress:
  • Creating a Preloader
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 4 Controlling Graphics with ActionScript

  • About the Display List
  • About 9-slice scaling
  • Enabling 9-slice scaling manually
  • Enabling 9-slice scaling using ActionScript
  • Modifying Colours using the ColorTransform Class
  • Creating Drag and Drop Interactivity
  • Constraining the Draggable Object
  • Detecting Collisions Between Objects
  • Creating Symbol Instances Using ActionScript
  • Changing the Cursor Appearance
  • Putting it Together:
  • Animating Graphics with ActionScript
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 5 Using ActionScript to Control Text

  • Creating Text Fields
  • Modifying Text Field Properties
  • Modifying Text in Text Fields
  • Using the TextFormat Class
  • Capturing Text From an Input Text Field
  • Loading External Text Into Flash
  • Creating Scrolling Text
  • Creating a Text Animation
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 6 The Math, Array and Date Classes

  • About the Math Class
  • Methods of the Math Class
  • Generating Random Numbers
  • Rounding Numbers
  • About the Array Class
  • Creating Arrays
  • Methods of the Array Class
  • Examples of Array Methods
  • Looping Through An Array
  • Creating Multiple Instances Using Loops
  • About the Date Class
  • Telling the Time
  • Creating a Calendar
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 7 Creating Custom Classes

  • About Classes
  • About Custom Classes
  • Creating a Custom Class
  • Extending a Existing Flash Class
  • Linking an Object to a Custom Class
  • Modifying the Custom Class
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 8 Creating Vector Shapes in ActionScript

  • Classes that support vector shapes
  • The Graphics Class
  • Drawing Lines and Curves
  • Drawing Rectangles and Circles
  • Erasing a Shape
  • Creating Irregular Shapes
  • Applying Masks in ActionScript
  • Putting it Together: Drawing with the Mouse
  • Putting it Together: Creating Shapes Based on User Input
  • Putting it Together: Creating Repeating Shapes With Loops
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 9 Working With Sound and Video

  • About Using Sounds
  • Importing Sounds into the Library
  • Playing Sounds from the Library
  • Loading and Playing External Sounds
  • Starting and Stopping Sounds
  • Managing the Volume of Sound
  • Loading External Video
  • Controlling Video Playback
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Appendix A: Index

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