Flash CS5, CS6, CC level 2 advanced class

Course Description:

Since the release of Flash CS3, Flash supports ActionScript 3.0, the latest release of ActionScript from Adobe. While similar to earlier versions of ActionScript, it presents enough of a departure to present significant challenges to Flash Designers and Developers as they move to the new version. This class focuses on ActionScript 3.0 syntax and concepts while comparing it with earlier versions.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Understand ActionScript 3.0 syntax
• Understand Object Oriented language structure
• Create and retrieve variables
• Write and call user-defined functions
• Handle and respond to events
• Understand Class structure
• Use conditional logic
• Create Arrays
• Load external content

Target Audience:

To take this course, you should have:

• Completed the Flash Fundamentals course or have equivalent experience.
• The desire to learn how to program Flash content using ActionScript.

Flash CS5, CS6, CC level 2 advanced class

Course Outline:

1. Vector Illustration

• Topic A: Creating vector path
• Topic B: Editing vector paths
• Topic C: Using mask layers
• Topic D: Using the pattern tools

2. Advanced Animation Techniques

• Topic A: Inverse kinematics
• Topic B: Shape tweens and animated masks
• Topic C: Filter animation
• Topic D: The Motion Editor

3. ActionScript Animation

• Topic A: Programming principle
• Topic B: Event listeners and event handlers
• Topic C: Modular code
• Topic D: Special classes
• Topic E: The Debugger

4. Interactive Techniques

• Topic A: Adding audio
• Topic B: Scripting a link to a Web page
• Topic C: Loading dynamic content

5. Video

• Topic A: Flash video basics
• Topic B: Video in Flash Files

6. Managing your Flash Project

• Topic A: Image copyrights
• Topic B: Project management
• Topic C: Application planning

Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical course. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular course.