Macromedia Flash 5

Introduction & Setup

1. Welcome & About This Course
2. Screen areas
3. Rulers
4. Drawing Settings

Flash Basics

1. Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics
2. Symbols and Instances - Using the Library
3. Scenes
4. Graphics Interaction
5. Stacking Objects
6. Action Scripting
7. Variables
8. Previewing Your Movies

The Toolbox & Panels

1. Oval & Rectangle Tools
2. Line & Pencil Tools
3. Brush & Eraser Tools
4. Text Tool
5. Lasso Tool
6. Hand & Zoom Tools
7. Paint Bucket
8. Arrow Tool
9. Pen Tool
10. Subselect Tool
11. Panels Overview

The Timeline

1. Timeline Overview
2. Layers
3. Frames & Keyframes
4. Tweening
5. Tweening Constraints
6. Motion Guides
7. Onion Skin
8. Frame Labels

Project Section 1 - Set Up A Flash Web Site

1. Planning Your Site
2. New Movie & Movie Settings

Project Section 2 - Create a Preloader

1. What Is a Preloader?
2. Creating Basic Shapes l
3. Creating Basic Shapes ll
4. Simple Animation - Motion Tweening
5. Assembling the Elements - Align and Distribute
6. Controlling the Elements - Instance Names
7. Controlling the Elements - ActionScript
8. Preloader Message - Using Fonts in Flash

Project Section 3 - Create an Interface

1. Setting up the Main Movie
2. Creating the Background
3. Modifying the Background
4. Animating the Background
5. Creating the Button Elements l
6. Creating the Content Panel l
7. Creating the Content Panel ll - Shape Tweening
8. Customizing the Content Panel
9. Duplicating the Content Panel
10. Creating Buttons
11. Inserting the Buttons and Panel in the Interface
12. Interface Coordination and Animation
13. Activating the Buttons l
14. Activating the Buttons ll
15. Work Project

Project Section 4 - Create The Content

1. Main Menu Button
2. Creating a Mask
3. Creating and Duplicating the Content Movie Clips
4. Creating Content - Importing Text
5. Creating Content - Editing Text & Importing Bitmap
6. Scrolling Window l
7. Scrolling Window ll
8. Creating Feedback Form Elements
9. Creating a Check Box
10. Radio Buttons l - Creating
11. Radio Buttons ll - Activating
12. Reset & Submit
13. Adding the Content to the Main Movie

Project Section 5 - Add Sound

1. Sound In Flash Overview
2. Sourcing
3. Main Movie Background Music l
4. Main Movie Background Music ll
5. Sound Levels & Stereo Sound
6. Adding Sound to Buttons
7. Music On/Off Switch l
8. Music On/Off Switch ll
9. Music On/Off Switch lll - Activating The Button

Project Section 6 - Testing and Tweaking

1. Debugging
2. Bandwidth Profiler
3. Preloader Adjustment l
4. Preloader Adjustment ll
5. Optimizing Sound & Bitmaps
6. Modifying the Background Grid

Project Section 7 - Optimize & Publish Your Movie

1. Publishing Overview
2. Formats
3. Publish Flash
4. Publish HTML
5. Publish Image
6. Publish QuickTime
7. Export Movie & Export Image

Project Section 8 - Create a Flash Banner

1. Setup & Sliding Intro
2. New Scene & Element Setup
3. Advanced Shape Tweening - Shape Hints
4. Adding Color Effects
5. Explosion!
6. Fading Shape Tween
7. Adding Messages
8. Fading Messages

Drop Down Menu

1. Drop Down Button
2. Selection Buttons
3. Activating the buttons
4. Display Current Selection
5. Click Outside & Tidying Up

Where To Now?

1. VTC