Macromedia Flash 5
Training
Provided by The Virtual Training Company
Macromedia Flash 5 is the key to designing and delivering low-bandwidth animations, presentations, and Web sites. It offers scripting capabilities and server-side connectivity for creating engaging applications, Web interfaces, and training courses. Once you've created your content, 96% of the online audience will be able to view it with the Macromedia Flash Player. Virtual Training Company author Rick Martin guides you step-by-step through projects in order to show you how to set up a Flash web site, how to create a preloader, how to create an interface and content, and much more. Start learning now by clicking one of the links below.
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Macromedia Flash 5
Introduction & Setup
- Welcome & About This Course
- Screen areas
- Rulers
- Drawing Settings
Flash Basics
- Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics
- Symbols and Instances - Using the Library
- Scenes
- Graphics Interaction
- Stacking Objects
- Action Scripting
- Variables
- Previewing Your Movies
The Toolbox & Panels
- Oval & Rectangle Tools
- Line & Pencil Tools
- Brush & Eraser Tools
- Text Tool
- Lasso Tool
- Hand & Zoom Tools
- Paint Bucket
- Arrow Tool
- Pen Tool
- Subselect Tool
- Panels Overview
The Timeline
- Timeline Overview
- Layers
- Frames & Keyframes
- Tweening
- Tweening Constraints
- Motion Guides
- Onion Skin
- Frame Labels
Project Section 1 - Set Up A Flash Web Site
- Planning Your Site
- New Movie & Movie Settings
Project Section 2 - Create a Preloader
- What Is a Preloader?
- Creating Basic Shapes l
- Creating Basic Shapes ll
- Simple Animation - Motion Tweening
- Assembling the Elements - Align and Distribute
- Controlling the Elements - Instance Names
- Controlling the Elements - ActionScript
- Preloader Message - Using Fonts in Flash
Project Section 3 - Create an Interface
- Setting up the Main Movie
- Creating the Background
- Modifying the Background
- Animating the Background
- Creating the Button Elements l
- Creating the Content Panel l
- Creating the Content Panel ll - Shape Tweening
- Customizing the Content Panel
- Duplicating the Content Panel
- Creating Buttons
- Inserting the Buttons and Panel in the Interface
- Interface Coordination and Animation
- Activating the Buttons l
- Activating the Buttons ll
- Work Project
Project Section 4 - Create The Content
- Main Menu Button
- Creating a Mask
- Creating and Duplicating the Content Movie Clips
- Creating Content - Importing Text
- Creating Content - Editing Text & Importing Bitmap
- Scrolling Window l
- Scrolling Window ll
- Creating Feedback Form Elements
- Creating a Check Box
- Radio Buttons l - Creating
- Radio Buttons ll - Activating
- Reset & Submit
- Adding the Content to the Main Movie
Project Section 5 - Add Sound
- Sound In Flash Overview
- Sourcing
- Main Movie Background Music l
- Main Movie Background Music ll
- Sound Levels & Stereo Sound
- Adding Sound to Buttons
- Music On/Off Switch l
- Music On/Off Switch ll
- Music On/Off Switch lll - Activating The Button
Project Section 6 - Testing and Tweaking
- Debugging
- Bandwidth Profiler
- Preloader Adjustment l
- Preloader Adjustment ll
- Optimizing Sound & Bitmaps
- Modifying the Background Grid
Project Section 7 - Optimize & Publish Your Movie
- Publishing Overview
- Formats
- Publish Flash
- Publish HTML
- Publish Image
- Publish QuickTime
- Export Movie & Export Image
Project Section 8 - Create a Flash Banner
- Setup & Sliding Intro
- New Scene & Element Setup
- Advanced Shape Tweening - Shape Hints
- Adding Color Effects
- Explosion!
- Fading Shape Tween
- Adding Messages
- Fading Messages
Drop Down Menu
- Drop Down Button
- Selection Buttons
- Activating the buttons
- Display Current Selection
- Click Outside & Tidying Up
Where To Now?
- VTC
About The Training Provider: The Virtual Training Company
The Virtual Training Company - The Virtual Training Company started in California's Silicon Valley in 1996.
VTC grew quickly over the next three years and relocated first in 1999 to the beautiful town of Winchester, Virginia; and six years later to Stephens City, Virginia.
The company was founded by British born Mark Vernon who started producing CD-based training for Apple software. The format on the CDs - narrated...
