Flash MX Introduction

Objectives
To introduce delegates to the powerful capabilities of Flash. During the course the delegates will practise a wide variety of skills which will allow them to create their own animation images. Emphasis will be given towards experimentation to allow delegates to incorporate newly discovered features into their existing work.

 

Flash Basics
About the Timeline
About the Stage
About the Toolbar
Zooming
Rulers and Grids

The Toolbar
Drawing & Editing Objects
Creating Text

Setting Selection Preferences
Selecting Lines & Fills
Using the Lasso Tool
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Changing Line Segment Length
Reshaping Lines & Fills
Changing the Size of Objects
Reorienting Objects
Using the Ink Bottle Tool
Using the Eraser Tool in Normal Mode
Using the Faucet Modifier
Editing Colours
Creating & Editing Gradients

Shapes
Grouping
Stacking Order
Editing Groups & Objects

The Timeline
Editing Layers
Controlling Layers
Guide Layers
Mask Layers

The Library
Symbols
Converting Graphic Objects to Symbols
Instances

Importing Non?Flash Graphics
Editing Bitmaps
Using the Magic Wand Tool

Using the Timeline
Creating Frames
Manipulating Frames in One Layer
Removing Frames
Making a Simple Frame?by?Frame Animation
Using Onion Skinning
About Frame Rate
Varying the Speed of Animations

 

Motion Tweening
Adding Keyframes to Motion Tweens
Animating Objects That Change Size
Rotating and Spinning Objects
Moving Objects in Straight Lines
Moving Objects Along a Path
Changing Tween Speed

Morphing Simple Lines and Fills
Shape Tweening Multiple Objects

Scenes
Manipulating Frames in Multiple Layers
Animating Multiple Motion Tweens
Using Animated Masks
Graphic Symbols
Movie?Clip Symbols

Actions
Assigning Actions
Adding Actions to a Frame
Using Frame Labels and Comments
Using Stop and Play Actions
Using Go To Actions
Previewing Actions in Action .

Rollover Buttons
Buttons That Change Shape
Adding Button Actions
Using On MouseEvent
Creating an Invisible Button

Sounds in Flash
Importing Sounds
Organizing Sounds in Separate Layers
Adding Sounds
Event Sounds
Start Sounds
Streaming Sounds
Editing Sounds

Expressions and Variables
Conditional Actions
Manipulating Movie Clips .
Other Actions

Optimising the Movie
Publishing and Exporting
Flash Player Settings
HTML
Creating Projectors
Exporting Flash to Other Formats
Printing from Flash