Macromedia Flash MX for Designers
Training
Provided by The Virtual Training Company
Macromedia Flash MX is a wonderful tool for the creation of incredible web sites. Virtual Training Company's tutorial is aimed at designers, those who create graphical Flash content, such as animations, interactive web navigation controls, interactive web sites, games, and movies. Rick Martin, your instructor, starts off slowly by introducing you to the interface, setup, and the basics of Flash you need to know to get started, such as the difference between vector and bitmap graphics. He guides you through the many tools available. From there, he takes you through panels, timelines, and creating artwork. You will also learn to import sound, control movie clips, activate buttons, and much more. Get started right away by clicking one of the movie topics below.
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Macromedia Flash MX for Designers
Introduction
- Welcome and About This CD
- Flash Overview
- What's New in Flash MX pt. 1
- What's New in Flash MX pt. 2
Interface and Setup
- Interface Overview
- Grid
- Rulers and Guides
- Preferences
- Editing Preferences
Flash Basics
- Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics
- Symbols and Instances
- Shared Libraries
- ActionScript
- Previewing Your Movies
- Naming Conventions
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
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...
