| Description: | It’s time to take your Flash design skills to the next level! In this course, you’ll learn how to use Movie Clip symbols to create movies inside movies. Then you’ll practice using ActionScript to control Movie Clips and the objects inside them, and you’ll use external ActionScript class files to draw and animate graphics dynamically. After that, you’ll discover how to load and format external content such as text and images on the fly, mastering techniques for keeping your lengthy SWFs lean, mean, and responsive. This course is full of ActionScript examples, and you’ll even learn how to use ActionScript to create Flash applications that make decisions based on user input. You’ll also delve into advanced Flash animation and special-effects techniques including the Motion Editor, Bone tool, and Spray Brush tool. By the time you finish this course, you’ll know more than enough to confidently market yourself as a Flash designer. Requirements: Adobe Flash Pro CS5 Windows or Adobe Flash Pro Mac or Adobe Flash Pro CS5 Windows Upgrade or Adobe Flash Pro Mac Upgrade or any Adobe Creative Suite bundle containing Adobe Flash CS5 are all acceptable (Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.) You will need Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 (the upgrade version will run on Windows XP) or Mac OS 10.x. You will also need Internet access, email, and the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, or Mozilla Firefox Web browser. In addition, you will need the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader). Artistic ability is not required—just a desire to be creative. |
