This flash tutorial is for intermediate and experienced media designers and developers who want to learn graphics animation skills and use flash.
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Flash Overview introduces what is new in Flash MX, explains what it does as a media animation tool, and shows how to use its drawing tools.
Animation shows how to orchestrate the dynamic elements of objects, including tweening and using various frames.
Text and Forms shows how to transform text into graphics and animated objects.
Coordinated Animations shows how to develop rich animations by integrating layers, scenes, and timelines.
Sound and Music shows how to use sound and music along with animation to create a movie.
After completing our Flash MX tutorial, the user should be able to:
How MX works
Basics of animation
Flash work environment
Tools, panels, and menus
Creating keyboard shortcuts
Layers
Drawing tools
Other tools
Colors
Organizing objects
Importing graphics
Symbols
Animation using individual keyframes
Frames and tweening
Shape and Motion tweening
Using tweening
Working with multiple layers
Movement along a path and toward the viewer
Tweening color
Morphing
Web site opener
Formatting text
Animating text blocks
Micro-animations and graphic text
Morphing text
Animated text banner
Setting the scene
Compound object
Animating compound objects
Organizing scenes
Independent timelines
Editing movie clips
Masking layers
Filters and masks
Creating a three-scene cartoon
Sound files
Importing sounds
Using sound in a movie
Sound control in buttons and frames
Controlling sounds in a movie
Editing, looping, and streaming
Music video
This course has the following features:
Certificates of Completion
Instructional steps -- walk through a procedure
Exercises -- try it out
Notes - See additional information related to the topic in the text
Tips - See a different, faster, or easier way of doing something
Quick References - See a quick reference guide to the features introduced in a chapter
Details - Display more detailed information related to the current topic
Hotwords - See related information
Navigation Bar - Maneuver easily through the courses
Course Topics and Index -- with searching feature and hyper-links
Printable Exercises - PDF downloadable files
Sample Application Files - PDF downloadable files
Course Glossary
Skill Assessment - can be used for pre and post-testing -- tracking first try, best try and course grade - if passed, green check mark will appear as 'mastered' - hyperlinks to units within the course to go back and re-take a certain unit again. Use as pre-test to determine which course topics you want to focus on and to go directly into that unit.