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Advanced Macromedia Flash

There are plenty of exciting notions to see in this class, they are simply the most cutting edge techniques for the most cutting edge application on the web. Despite its appeal, this course is not an easy one. It is actually rather demanding. It will draw from both your creative side AND your analytical side. Many of the programming aspects are quite complex and to be able to turn these concepts into art can be quite a mind bender. But if you learn to master all that is viewed in this course, you will be amongst the most sought-after web specialists out there.
Outline
Week 1: The Creation and Manipulation of Flash Objects.
  • A quick review of intermediate actionscripting notions
  • Get a handle on advanced actionscripting
  • Learn about Objects and Classes
  • Learn to create a Flash Object and manipulate it with code
  • The Date Object
  • The Mouse Object
Week 2: Scripted Continuous Action
  • Show Object content in dynamic textfields
  • How to use the 'trace' action to view variables in the Output window
  • The Button Object
  • The Key Object
  • Listeners
  • Coding onClipEvents, onEnterFrame, setInterval for continuous action
Week 3: Multi Level Communication
  • The Movie Clip Object
  • Be able to create and use the complex Color Object
  • Swap overlapping movie clips by dynamically changing their depth
  • Attaching and removing movie clips to and from the Library
  • Spontaneously generate movie clips out of thin air (MX only)
  • Generate shapes, lines and colors just with code (MX only)
  • Generate dynamic masks and draggable masks
  • Communication/interaction between two separate swf movies
  • Animating motion with code and user-created functions
  • Know how to load external variables so your clients can change web site contents on their own
  • Learn to use if/else conditional statements in more complex ways
Week 4: Controlling Sound and Text Dynamically
  • Be using the complex Sound Object and its properties
  • Create dynamic sound controls to modify independent sounds
  • The intricacies of Attaching sounds
  • Loading external sounds
  • Learn instant loops like while, for and do while to instantly generate art
  • Know the many intricacies of textfields
  • Generate textfields out of thin air (MX only)
  • Easily be able to manipulate the contents of textfields to retrieve or change their content
  • The Textfield Object
  • The Textformat Object
  • The String Object
  • The Selection Object to control the focus of editable text
Week 5: The Math and Array Objects
  • Be calculating using the Math Object
  • Use Sine and Cosine for directional movement
  • Calculate distances or angles between objects
  • Generate Random numbers to create artistic/natural effects
  • Order information with the Array Object
  • Learn the secrets of the 'square brackets' to dynamically refer to anything on the Stage
Week 6: Managing Content and Troubleshooting
  • Sharing Symbols
  • Including external actionscript
  • Build reusable scripts
  • Create your own custom actions/Objects/Classes with Functions
  • Modify already existing Flash actions to fit your needs by modifying the 'Prototype' of Flash Objects (MX only)
  • Flash Remoting
  • Components
Prerequisites
  • You must know the basics of HTML.
  • A233 - Intermediate Flash MX
  • You should have lots of time to explore, research, experiment, analyze and assimilate the complex notions seen in class. You must know about the web and computers well. Those with sufficient previous flash experience can attend as well, but material covered in both the vast introduction and intermediate classes will be taken for granted and will not be discussed. You also need to have some web storage somewhere on the internet. If you don't have any, there are many free sites available.
Requirements
The full version of Flash CS3, Flash 8, or Flash MX 2004 is required as well as a recent version of one of the 2 main internet explorer web browsers. Netscape Navigator has exhibited difficulties working with native .fla files. To get the most of this class, having a recent version of Internet Explorer installed is encouraged. The minimum system requirements are as follows:

Flash CS3, Flash 8, and Flash MX 2004 work on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms. As a Flash author, you must consider not only the requirements for creating and viewing Flash movies, but also the requirements for viewers of your movie. The following lists MINIMUM system requirements for both activities on both platforms.

To create and edit Flash movies on a MAC:
Processor: Power Macintosh
Operating System: MacOS 8.5 or later
RAM: 32 MB
Free disk space: 40 MB
Monitor: 256 colors, 800X700 resolution

To create and edit Flash movies in Windows:
Processor: 133-MHz Pentium
Operating System: Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or NT 4.0 or later
RAM: For Windows 95 and 98, 16 MB (24 recommended); for Windows NT, 24 MB (32 MB recommended)
Free disk space: 40 MB
Monitor: 256 colors, 800X700 resolution.

Class Books
Student needs to have one of the below books depending on the software version:
Required Book: Flash CS3 Professional Advanced for Windows and Macintosh [
Required Book: Macromedia Flash 8 Advanced for Windows and Macintosh ]
Required Book: Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Advanced for Windows and
Course Price
  • Member Price: $140.00 US
  • Non-Member Price: $240.00 US
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Additional Information:
This online course is limited to 40 participants. Your place in the course is confirmed by your payment. Introductory courses are intended for students with no experience in the subject matter and are seeking beginner level training.

Refund Policy: Please read our "Terms and Refund Policy" before registering for this course.

Additional Cost: Book and software migh be required for the course. Read the Requirements and Book section for more information. Course fee does not include the book and software cost .

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Instructor: Stephane Richer
Stephane RicherStephane Richer is the president of a print and web design company called Noise Communications based in Montreal. Stephane comes from the print design world where he evolved during the 1980's. In the 90's he turned to digital presentations and web design. After years of focusing on HTML/DHTML/CSS designs, Stephane switched to Macromedia's Flash when it was in its 3rd version. He now considers Flash to be one of the most important design tools for creating stunning designs for the web. He has been teaching Flash at our organization since January 2000. In 2001, he started teaching Fireworks and Director classes as well.

Testimonial:
'Stephane was great. His lectures are extremely helpful and his comments on my homework were thoughtful and thorough. And, Stephane's lectures point up how to solve real-world problems and have already saved me time and fustration...The homework was engaging and challenging.' -- Jane Lindley

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