Flash Professional 8 Advanced: Next Level ActionScript

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  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

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About this course

Become a pro with ActionScript by watching interactive, work-along lessons that walk you through the necessary steps of using the built-in classes, new objects, or making your own custom classes and components.

You'll also learn the new advanced features of Flash Pro 8 that are only available to ActionScript users including the Drawing API, Bitmap API, and the matrix transformations and displacements. Plus, you'll get a preview of how to use ActionScript in development of mobile applications.

Our training works on all devices including Mobile phones, IPad’s, Android tablets, Macs and PC’s.

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Subjects

  • Testing
  • ActionScript
  • Flash
  • Animation
  • Drawing
  • Looking
  • Classes
  • Variables
  • Reusable
  • Release
  • Event
  • Modifying

Course programme

DISC 1 – Making Custom Classes

Chapter USING BUILT-IN CLASSES (60 min)
  • Looking at the Basics
  • Changing the Properties of a Movie Clip
  • Using the On Enter Frame Event Handler
  • Using the Randomize Function
  • Creating a Placeholder for Multiple Objects
  • Adding a Loop
  • Using Variables to Make Reusable Code
  • Setting Up an On Release Event
  • Making a Tween Object
  • Modifying the Depth Parameter
  • Demonstrating the Modular Structure with Alpha
Chapter 2: WORKING WITH THE LISTENER OBJECT MODEL (62 min)
  • Looking at Built-In Classes
  • Working with MovieClip Event Handlers
  • Working with Non-Handler Classes
  • Creating Mouse Events
  • Creating Key Events
  • Using Switches to Detect which Keys are Pressed
  • Event Listeners
  • Practical Example of Listener Usage
  • Listening for Multiple Broadcasts
  • A Limitation of the loadMovie Method
  • Introducing the MovieClipLoader
  • Listening for Load Progress
  • Creating an Animated Progress Bar
  • Hiding Progress Bar Upon loadComplete
  • Loading External Bitmaps with MovieClipLoader
Chapter 3: INTRODUCTION TO MAKING CLASSES (64 min)
  • Learning the Structure of a Real Class
  • Declaring Variables
  • Introducing Constructor Functions
  • Testing Using a Di.erent Stage Size
  • Using Methods
  • Using a Getter & a Setter
  • Showing a Dynamic Setting in the Class
  • Randomizing
  • Reusability
  • Setting Up a Class for a Text Type Animation
  • Adding a Typer Function to the Class
  • Testing the Text Type Animation
Chapter 4: USING CUSTOM CLASSES FOR BUTTONS (54 min)
  • Introducing Custom Buttons
  • Setting Up the Visibility of the Initial Content
  • Setting Up Event Handlers for the Home Button
  • Adding Frame Labels
  • Dynamically Assigning the Label for a Button
  • Setting Up a Generalized Function to Handle Buttons
  • Making Custom Buttons into a Class
  • Making a Class an Extension of Another Class
  • Assigning Event Handlers to Functions & a Class
  • Advanced Button Class Summary
  • Attaching Audio to a Toggle Button
  • Constructing a Class for the Toggle Button
  • Animate the Toggle Button Using the Tween Class
  • Learning where to Store Class Files
Chapter 5: USING CUSTOM CLASSES FOR EFFECTS (69 min)
  • Building Animated E.ects in the Timeline
  • Packaging Scripts into a Function
  • Setting Up Letter Spacing & Text
  • Turning a Script into a Class, Part 1
  • Turning a Script into a Class, Part 2
  • Testing Using Syntax Checker
  • Animation Changes & New E.ects
  • Making a Class More Independent
  • Creating Tweens inside the Class
  • Incorporating Tween Events & Methods into the Class
  • Adding More E.ects
  • Building E.ects into the Class File
  • Formatting Text in the Test File
Chapter 6: MAKING A COMPONENT (68 min)
  • Checking Out Graphics for the Content
  • Starting the Slider Movement
  • Measuring the Position of the Slider
  • Set Intervals with Check Settings Function
  • Changing the Interval for Smoother Control
  • Moving the Code into a Class
  • Using Check Syntax to Find Script Errors
  • Setting Up the Project for Testing
  • Adding an OnRelease Outside Event Handler
  • Separate the Slider Measurement from the Object
  • Tracking if the Slider is Active
  • Setting the Range of the Slider
  • Making the Slider into a Component
  • Setting Up a Rotation Slider
  • Adding a Start Value
  • Displaying the Slider in the Components Panel
  • Testing the Slider Component
  • Final Comments & Credits
DISC 2 – Using Advanced ActionScript Classes

Chapter 1: USING THE SOUND CLASS (82 min)
  • Introducing the MP3 Player Project
  • Setting Up the External Playlist
  • Setting Up the Combo Box for Music Selection
  • Display Selected Song Title & Stylize Text
  • External Sound Loading & Tracking
  • Adding a Progress Bar for Load/Play Position
  • Working with ID3 Metadata
  • Adding Volume & Balance Sliders
  • Adding a Play/Pause Toggle Control
  • Rearrange the onLoad, onComplete & onID3 Data
  • Incorporating an Array Formula
  • Initializing the Array Data & Adding Variables
  • Constructing the Amplitude Meters
  • Controlling the Amplitude Meters with Sliders
  • Cleaning Up the MP3 Player Script
Chapter 2: DRAWING API (31 min)
  • Introducing Drawing Methods
  • Drawing Strokes with moveTo & lineTo Methods
  • Making Shapes with beginFill, endFill & curveTo
  • Introducing New Parameters in Flash 8
  • Animating Objects Using Drawing Methods
  • Using Initialization Objects to Control Animation
  • Connecting Animation to App Functionality
Chapter 3: WORKING WITH BITMAP DATA (36 min)
  • Intoducing the Bitmap Data Class
  • Setting Up Bitmap Caching
  • Using Basic Filters
  • Creating a Blur Filter & Adding it to a Movie Clip
  • Creating a Bitmap Data Object from Scratch
  • Accessing Pixel Noise through Bitmap Data
  • Applying a Noise Method to Bitmap Data
  • Applying a Perlin Noise Method
  • Setting the MP3 Player to Control the Animations
Chapter 4: APPLYING MATRIX TRANSFORMATIONS (42 min)
  • Understanding the Matrix Class
  • Using the Matrix Class
  • A.ecting Movie Clips with Matrices
  • Making a Placeholder Matrix
  • Changing Matrix Properties
  • Setting Up a Coordinate System
  • Setting Up Slider Controls
  • Looking at ColorTransforms
  • Assigning a ColorTransform Object
  • Understanding the Math behind ColorTransform
  • Applying Random Colors with ColorTransforz
Chapter 5: A PREVIEW OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS (43 min)
  • Setting Up Flash Lite™ 2
  • Introducing the Emulator
  • Explaining the Screen Size for the Graphics
  • Setting the Output Quality
  • Adding Text
  • Enabling Buttons with ActionScript
  • Adding Navigation to the Number Keys
  • Adding Navigation to the 4-Way Keys
  • Adding Navigation to the Soft Keys
  • Discussing the Flash Development Center
  • Final Comments & Credits

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