Flash 9 Advanced

Flash Advanced

Students will learn how to create vector paths with anchor, curve, and corner points to mask layer content; create time-line effects with dynamic and static effects, animated masks, motion-guide layers, and shape and motion tweens; use ActionScript code to change a movie clip’s properties; write event handler functions; use operators to change variable values; create conditional code with if blocks; convert code to functions; nest function calls; move functions into external ActionScript files; add user interface components; apply form components; write scripts to respond to user entries; learn the basics of creating dynamic content; import text and XML content; use XML class to import and manipulate XML content; use Flash Video Encoder to convert DV content to FLV; adjust FLV playback component parameters; write ActionScript to make items appear on the Stage in response to cue points.

Course Content

Create vector paths using the Pen tool, modify vector paths, and use paths to create mask layers.

Add timeline effects to create transitions and animation, animate masks to selectively hide moving areas, add a motion path to move objects along curves, apply shape tweening to morph one shape into another, and apply custom easing to control acceleration and deceleration of multiple animation properties.

Adjust movie clip properties with ActionScript, make a movie clip move in response to a button click, and convert code created for a specific movie clip to modular code that can act on any movie clip.

Add form components such as CheckBoxes, RadioButtons, and text input boxes to allow users to enter data, write form validation scripts to ensure that users enter appropriate data, use ActionScript to style components, customize a theme, create global and class styles, and apply dynamic content via components.

Use the Flash 8 Video Encoder application to convert DV content, import a video file into Flash, adjust component parameters, and create code to respond to cue points.