Adobe Flash Training

Los Angeles Adobe Flash CS5 Training

Flash CS5.5 | Level 3
Advanced Actionscript 3.0

This class provides Flash designers with prior ActionScript experience the knowledge and hands-on practice to build more flexible and dynamic design-based Flash content. This course focuses on teaching students more advanced ActionScript topics. Students will learn to generate dynamic design and navigation elements that cannot be created without ActionScript.

Flash Level 3 Upcoming Classes

Location	Length	Dates	Time	Price
Austin	3 days	Wed-Fri May 23-25 Wed-Fri Jul 18-20	9am-4pm	$1295
Dallas	3 days	Mon-Wed Jun 11-13 Wed-Fri Aug 15-17	9am-4pm	$1145
Houston	3 days	Wed-Fri Aug 22-24	9am-4pm	$1295
Live Online Training	2 days	Thu-Fri Jul 26-27	9am-4pm	$895
Los Angeles	2 days	Thu-Fri Jul 26-27	9am-4pm	$995
Phoenix	3 days	Wed-Fri Aug 15-17	9am-4pm	$1295

Audience

Flash CS5: Level 3 | Advanced Actionscript 3.0 is for Flash designers who have some experience with ActionScript and want to learn more advanced topics and features to enhance their designs.

Prerequisites

Basic Computer Skills on Windows or Mac
Have taken the Flash | Level 1 & Flash | Level 2 or equivalent knowledge
Experience creating Flash designs and animation using the Timeline
At least one year of Flash design experience

Adobe Flash CS5 : Advanced Design Training Outline

Introducing the Course

Introducing the course
Understanding the course format
Discussing the course objectives
Reviewing the course prerequisites
Reviewing the course outline

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()

Working with Graphics

Learning about Flash drawing models
Using filters
Using blends
Creating filters and blends with ActionScript
Introducing bitmap caching

Importing XML Data

Learning about XML
Using XML in Flash
Accessing XML data
Looping through XML data

Working with Text

Implementing advanced anti-alias rendering
Introducing the TextFormat class
Formatting text with cascading style sheets
Resizing text fields

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

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

Learning Advanced Animation with ActionScript

Introducing the Tween class
Handling Tween class events
Introducing the Transition classes
Using Delegate to create a component listener

Styling and Skinning Components

Styling components
Skinning components with themes
Skinning components manually

Related Classes:
	Flash \| Level 1
	Flash \| Level 2 \| Actionscript
	Dreamweaver \| Level 1
	Photoshop \| Level 1

We offer Adobe Authorized Flash Training classes in Los Angeles, Newport, Sacramento, San Diego,
San Francisco, Austin, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Mechanicsburg, Chicago,
and many other cities throughout the country via our partner network.

We offer Group Training, Onsite Training, 1-on-1 Training, and Live Online Virtual Flash training nationwide.

Audience

Flash CS5: Level 3| Actionscript 3.0 is for flash actionscript programmers who want to learn how to deepen their programming skills using ActionScript 3.0.

Prerequisites

Basic Computer Skills on Windows or Mac
Have taken the Flash | Level 2, or equivalent knowledge

Flash Actionscript Training Outline

Introducing the Course

Understanding the course format
Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
Looking at the course outline

Controlling Visual Objects with ActionScript

Using the Actions and Help panels within Flash
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 Target Path
Introducing core properties of visual built-in classes: MovieClip, Button, and TextField
Controlling Button and MovieClip using various properties
Creating Our Own Functions
Controlling TextField content
Introducing core properties of non-visual built-in classes: Math
Using mathematical operators
Understanding data type conversion

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

Using TextFields

Controlling TextField formatting through code
Using Input and Dynamic TextFields
Creating and formatting TextFields at runtime
Working with String concatenation
Generating random numbers and integers using the Math class
Understanding relative path names
Controlling nested MovieClip objects

Understanding and Handling Events

Understanding event driven programming
Working with event handler syntax
Moving from symbol-based to timeline-based event handling
Creating Listener Events
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

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

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
Creating "for" loops

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

Related Classes:
	Flash \| Level 1
	Flash \| Level 2 \| Actionscript
	Dreamweaver \| Level 1
	Photoshop \| Level 1

We offer Adobe Certified Flash Training classes in Los Angeles, Newport, Sacramento, San Diego,
San Francisco, Austin, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Mechanicsburg, Chicago,
and many other cities throughout the country via our partner network.

We offer Group Training, Onsite Training, 1-on-1 Training, and
Live Online Flash training nationwide.

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