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Topics covered on this course include:
Introduction
- Welcome and About This CD Demo
- Flash Overview Demo
- What's New in Flash MX pt. 1 Demo
- What's New in Flash MX pt. 2 Demo
Interface and Setup
- Interface Overview Demo
- Grid Demo
- Rulers and Guides Demo
- Preferences Demo
- Editing Preferences Demo
Flash Basics
- Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics Demo
- Symbols and Instances Demo
- Shared Libraries Demo
- ActionScript Demo
- Previewing Your Movies Demo
- Naming Conventions Demo
The Toolbox
- Toolbox Overview
- Arrow Tool
- Subselection Tool
- Line Tool
- Lasso Tool
- Pen Tool
- Text Tool
- Oval and Rectangle Tools
- Pencil Tool
- Brush Tool
- Free Transform Tool
- Fill Transform Tool
- Ink Bottle, Paint Bucket and Eyedropper Tools
- Eraser Tool
- Hand and Zoom Tools
- Color Selection
The Panels
- Panels Overview
- Toolbars
- Help Panels
- Library
- Common Libraries
- Properties
- Align
- Color Mixer
- Color Swatches
- Info
- Scene
- Transform
- Actions
- Reference
- Debugger and Output
- Movie Explorer
- Accessibility
- Components and Component Parameters
- Sitespring
The Timeline
- Overview and Customizing The Timeline
- Layers
- Frames and Keyframes Overview
- Working With Frames and Keyframes
- Tweening Overview
- Motion Tweening
- Shape Tweening
- Shape Hints
- Motion Guides
- Onion Skinning
- Frame Labels, Comments and Named Anchors
- Frame Actions
- Mask Layers
Creating and Editing Artwork
- Basic Drawing and Editing
- Editing Symbols
- Editing Instances vs Drawn Shapes
- Transform Menu
- Draw a Flower pt. 1
- Draw a Flower pt. 2
Working with Bitmaps
- Bitmap Overview
- Modifying Bitmaps
- Tracing Bitmaps
Working with Video
- Video Overview
- Modifying and Controlling
Working with Text
- Text Overview
- Text Options
- Modifying Text
- Text From External Sources
Working with Sound
- Importing and Placing
- Sound Options
- Compression
Graphic Layout
- Graphics Interaction
- Instance Interaction and Stacking
- Grouping and Aligning
Flash Architecture
- Architecture Overview
- Scenes
- Movie Clips
- Instance Names
- Flash Hierarchy
- Targeting
- Controlling Movie Clips
Interactivity
- Simple Buttons
- Animated Buttons
- Activating Buttons
- Custom Cursors
- Drag and Drop
- Variables
A Simple Flash Website
- Nav Panel
- Nav Buttons
- Content Movie Clip
- Duplicate Content
- Variables and Welcome Message
- Frame Labels
- First Button Actions
- Duplicate Button Actions
- Controlling Variables
More ActionScript
- The Flash Object
- Functions
Components
- Components Overview
- Built-in Components
- Additional Components
- Components In A Feedback Form
Preloaders
- Preloaders Overview
- Simple Preloader
- Progress Bar Preloader
- Percentage Preloader
Optimizing and Publishing
- Good Practices
- Bandwidth Profiler
- Publishing Formats
- Flash Publish Settings
- HTML Publish Settings
- HTML Code
Where Now?
- Author Contact
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