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Training
Provided by Tekno Point Multimedia
ActionScript for Designers
ActionScript Level 1
Description:
Macromedia Flash 8: ActionScript Level 1 provides experienced Flash designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create dynamically generated event-driven animation and interactive games with Flash. The course teaches fundamental programming techniques. It begins by introducing core concepts including instance names, variables, functions, properties, and methods; then proceeds through conditions, loops, event handling, and animating with ActionScript.
Eligibility / Audience:
To take this course, you should have:
Completed the Adobe (formerly Macromedia) Flash 8: Rich Content Creation course, or have equivalent experience.
The desire to learn how to program Flash content using ActionScript.
ActionScript Level 2
Description:
Flash designers with some ActionScript experience will find that the Flash Scripting for Designers course provides the knowledge and hands-on practice required to build more flexible and dynamic design-based Flash pieces. This course focuses on teaching students more advanced ActionScript topics that removes their reliance on timeline-based visual tools. It also introduces them to other ActionScript code that will allow them to generate dynamic design and navigation elements that cannot be created without ActionScript.
Eligibility / Audience:
This course is for Flash designers who have some experience with ActionScript but want to learn more advanced topics and features to enhance their designs. To gain the most from this class you should already have:
Experience creating Flash designs and animation using the timeline
One year of Flash design experience
Related Software Programs or Products: Flash 8 and Flash CS3
Related Jobs or Careers: Flash Developer, Media developer, ActionScript Programmer
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ActionScript for Designers
ActionScript Level 1
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
- Understanding the course format
- Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
- Looking at the course outline
Unit 2: Controlling Visual Objects with ActionScript
- Using the Actions and Help panels
- Declaring variables and their data types
- Using the trace() function
- Using code hinting
- Assigning instance names and using them to assign runtime property values
- Using the with operator
- Introducing core properties of visual built-in classes: MovieClip, Button, and TextField
- Button and MovieClip position and visual state
- Controlling TextField content
- Introducing core properties of non-visual built-in classes: Math
- Using mathematical operators
- Understanding data type conversion
Unit 3: Using and Writing Functions
- Working with Flash Player global functions
- Converting values returned from functions and assigning them for display
- Writing user defined functions
- Returning, or not returning, data from a function
- Understanding variable scope
- Adding code within a MovieClip symbol's own timeline
- Introducing the this operator
- Understanding object methods
- Introducing core methods of visual built-in classes: MovieClip and TextField
- Controlling the MovieClip playhead within its timeline
- Loading external MovieClip content
- Understanding cross-domain security issues
- Exporting and attaching MovieClip symbol instances at runtime
- Writing and using user defined functions to create visual content
- Understanding depth
- Dynamically referring to instance names and property names at runtime
Unit 4: Using Text, Dates, Math, and Paths
- Controlling TextField formatting through code
- Creating and formatting TextFields at runtime
- Using Date objects
- Working with String concatenation
- Generating random numbers and integers using the Math class
- Understanding relative path names
- Controlling nested MovieClip objects
Unit 5: Understanding and Handling Events
- Understanding event driven programming
- Working with event handler syntax
- Moving from symbol-based to timeline-based event handling
- Introducing core events of visual built-in classes: Button, MovieClip, and TextField
- Controlling the playhead within an event handler
- Understanding the this keyword inside an event handler
- Creating rollover effects
- Responding to TextField focus events
- Calling a single function from multiple event handlers
- Referring to a parent object from within an event handler
Unit 6: Managing Color, Sound, and Data with Built-In Classes
- Understanding complex (aggregate) variables
- Working with Arrays
- Working with generic Objects
- Transforming MovieClip objects using Transform and ColorTransform objects
- Generating random color transformations
- Using Sound objects
- Creating audio feedback with event-driven sounds linked from the Library
Unit 7: Making Decisions and Repeating Yourself
- Understanding looped code
- Using loops and arrays to attach, name, and control MovieClip objects
- Using loops to create, name, and control TextFields to display data object values
- Understanding conditional code execution
- Surveying the comparison and logical operators
- Using if/else comparison to toggle MovieClip visual states
Unit 8: Animating with ActionScript
- Dragging and dropping a MovieClip object
- Testing for collision between MovieClip objects
- Initializing attached MovieClip objects
- Using the onEnterFrame event handler
- Controlling visual change rate
- Testing and responding to position at runtime
ActionScript Level 2
Course Outline
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
- Introducing the course
- Understanding the course format
- Discussing the course objectives
- Reviewing the course prerequisites
- Reviewing the course outline
Unit 2: Architecting a Flash Application
- Architecting with layers
- Architecting with Movie Clips
- Placing code in external ActionScript files
- Introducing object oriented programming concepts
- Working with Flash classes
- Writing methods, functions and event handlers
- Referencing dynamic variables using bracket notation
- Extending the Movie Clip class
- Detecting Movie Clip interactions with hitTest()
Unit 3: Working with Graphics
- Learning about Flash drawing models
- Using filters
- Using blends
- Creating filters and blends with ActionScript
- Introducing bitmap caching
Unit 4: Importing XML Data
- Learning about XML
- Using XML in Flash
- Accessing XML data
- Looping through XML data
Unit 5: Working with Text
- Implementing advanced anti-alias rendering
- Introducing the TextFormat class
- Formatting text with cascading style sheets
- Resizing text fields
Unit 6: Implementing Advanced Graphic Loading
- Creating reusable instance-based code
- Loading external media with MovieClipLoader
- Creating instances of the Flash Object class
- Introducing listeners and event handlers
- Understanding the MovieClipLoader event handlers
- Using createEmptyMovieClip() and getNextHighestDepth()
- Attaching Movie Clips
- Positioning visual elements dynamically
- Understanding swapping depths
Unit 7: Reviewing Animation Basics with ActionScript
- Creating Timeline-based custom easing
- Animating with ActionScript
- Interacting with the mouse location
- Adding easing via ActionScript
- Creating a mask with ActionScript
Unit 8: Learning Advanced Animation with ActionScript
- Introducing the Tween class
- Handling Tween class events
- Introducing the Transition classes
- Using Delegate to create a component listener
Unit 9: Styling and Skinning Components
- Styling components
- Skinning components with themes
- Skinning components manually
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
- Understanding the course format
- Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
- Looking at the course outline
Unit 2: Controlling Visual Objects with ActionScript
- Using the Actions and Help panels
- Declaring variables and their data types
- Using the trace() function
- Using code hinting
- Assigning instance names and using them to assign runtime property values
- Using the with operator
- Introducing core properties of visual built-in classes: MovieClip, Button, and TextField
- Button and MovieClip position and visual state
- Controlling TextField content
- Introducing core properties of non-visual built-in classes: Math
- Using mathematical operators
- Understanding data type conversion
Unit 3: Using and Writing Functions
- Working with Flash Player global functions
- Converting values returned from functions and assigning them for display
- Writing user defined functions
- Returning, or not returning, data from a function
- Understanding variable scope
- Adding code within a MovieClip symbol's own timeline
- Introducing the this operator
- Understanding object methods
- Introducing core methods of visual built-in classes: MovieClip and TextField
- Controlling the MovieClip playhead within its timeline
- Loading external MovieClip content
- Understanding cross-domain security issues
- Exporting and attaching MovieClip symbol instances at runtime
- Writing and using user defined functions to create visual content
- Understanding depth
- Dynamically referring to instance names and property names at runtime
Unit 4: Using Text, Dates, Math, and Paths
- Controlling TextField formatting through code
- Creating and formatting TextFields at runtime
- Using Date objects
- Working with String concatenation
- Generating random numbers and integers using the Math class
- Understanding relative path names
- Controlling nested MovieClip objects
Unit 5: Understanding and Handling Events
- Understanding event driven programming
- Working with event handler syntax
- Moving from symbol-based to timeline-based event handling
- Introducing core events of visual built-in classes: Button, MovieClip, and TextField
- Controlling the playhead within an event handler
- Understanding the this keyword inside an event handler
- Creating rollover effects
- Responding to TextField focus events
- Calling a single function from multiple event handlers
- Referring to a parent object from within an event handler
Unit 6: Managing Color, Sound, and Data with Built-In Classes
- Understanding complex (aggregate) variables
- Working with Arrays
- Working with generic Objects
- Transforming MovieClip objects using Transform and ColorTransform objects
- Generating random color transformations
- Using Sound objects
- Creating audio feedback with event-driven sounds linked from the Library
Unit 7: Making Decisions and Repeating Yourself
- Understanding looped code
- Using loops and arrays to attach, name, and control MovieClip objects
- Using loops to create, name, and control TextFields to display data object values
- Understanding conditional code execution
- Surveying the comparison and logical operators
- Using if/else comparison to toggle MovieClip visual states
Unit 8: Animating with ActionScript
- Dragging and dropping a MovieClip object
- Testing for collision between MovieClip objects
- Initializing attached MovieClip objects
- Using the onEnterFrame event handler
- Controlling visual change rate
- Testing and responding to position at runtime
ActionScript Level 2
Course Outline
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
- Introducing the course
- Understanding the course format
- Discussing the course objectives
- Reviewing the course prerequisites
- Reviewing the course outline
Unit 2: Architecting a Flash Application
- Architecting with layers
- Architecting with Movie Clips
- Placing code in external ActionScript files
- Introducing object oriented programming concepts
- Working with Flash classes
- Writing methods, functions and event handlers
- Referencing dynamic variables using bracket notation
- Extending the Movie Clip class
- Detecting Movie Clip interactions with hitTest()
Unit 3: Working with Graphics
- Learning about Flash drawing models
- Using filters
- Using blends
- Creating filters and blends with ActionScript
- Introducing bitmap caching
Unit 4: Importing XML Data
- Learning about XML
- Using XML in Flash
- Accessing XML data
- Looping through XML data
Unit 5: Working with Text
- Implementing advanced anti-alias rendering
- Introducing the TextFormat class
- Formatting text with cascading style sheets
- Resizing text fields
Unit 6: Implementing Advanced Graphic Loading
- Creating reusable instance-based code
- Loading external media with MovieClipLoader
- Creating instances of the Flash Object class
- Introducing listeners and event handlers
- Understanding the MovieClipLoader event handlers
- Using createEmptyMovieClip() and getNextHighestDepth()
- Attaching Movie Clips
- Positioning visual elements dynamically
- Understanding swapping depths
Unit 7: Reviewing Animation Basics with ActionScript
- Creating Timeline-based custom easing
- Animating with ActionScript
- Interacting with the mouse location
- Adding easing via ActionScript
- Creating a mask with ActionScript
Unit 8: Learning Advanced Animation with ActionScript
- Introducing the Tween class
- Handling Tween class events
- Introducing the Transition classes
- Using Delegate to create a component listener
Unit 9: Styling and Skinning Components
- Styling components
- Skinning components with themes
- Skinning components manually
About The Training Provider: Tekno Point Multimedia
Tekno Point Multimedia - Tekno Point Multimedia , An Adobe Authorized Training Center
is positioned as Advance Flash Platform Training provider to professionals, however we do offer courses for beginners as well. We are already an established player in Corporate training and now are paying equal importance to coaching individual professionals from accross the world, who have chosen Flash as their way of life ,at our...
