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Macromedia Flash 5 is the key to designing and delivering low-bandwidth animations, presentations, and Web sites. It offers scripting capabilities and server-side connectivity for creating engaging applications, Web interfaces, and training courses. Once you've created your content, 96% of the online audience will be able to view it with the Macromedia Flash Player. Virtual Training Company author Rick Martin guides you step-by-step through projects in order to show you how to set up a Flash web site, how to create a preloader, how to create an interface and content, and much more. Start learning now by clicking one of the links below.
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Introduction & Setup
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| Welcome & About This Course | (01:45) | |
| Screen areas | (02:09) | |
| Rulers | (02:18) | |
| Drawing Settings | (02:39) | |
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Flash Basics
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| Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics | (02:55) | |
| Symbols and Instances - Using the Library | (02:52) | |
| Scenes | (05:15) | |
| Graphics Interaction | (02:05) | |
| Stacking Objects | (03:28) | |
| Action Scripting | (00:39) | |
| Variables | (03:14) | |
| Previewing Your Movies | (03:12) | |
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The Toolbox & Panels
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| Oval & Rectangle Tools | (04:10) | |
| Line & Pencil Tools | (02:03) | |
| Brush & Eraser Tools | (04:41) | |
| Text Tool | (03:52) | |
| Lasso Tool | (02:13) | |
| Hand & Zoom Tools | (01:31) | |
| Paint Bucket | (04:40) | |
| Arrow Tool | (03:50) | |
| Pen Tool | (04:14) | |
| Subselect Tool | (01:57) | |
| Panels Overview | (04:06) | |
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The Timeline
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| Timeline Overview | (03:11) | |
| Layers | (04:02) | |
| Frames & Keyframes | (04:55) | |
| Tweening | (04:40) | |
| Tweening Constraints | (01:32) | |
| Motion Guides | (01:39) | |
| Onion Skin | (02:51) | |
| Frame Labels | (01:28) | |
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Project Section 1 - Set Up A Flash Web Site
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| Planning Your Site | (02:49) | |
| New Movie & Movie Settings | (02:37) | |
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Project Section 2 - Create a Preloader
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| What Is a Preloader? | (01:29) | |
| Creating Basic Shapes l | (04:01) | |
| Creating Basic Shapes ll | (04:28) | |
| Simple Animation - Motion Tweening | (04:56) | |
| Assembling the Elements - Align and Distribute | (04:00) | |
| Controlling the Elements - Instance Names | (04:20) | |
| Controlling the Elements - ActionScript | (03:47) | |
| Preloader Message - Using Fonts in Flash | (02:47) | |
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Project Section 3 - Create an Interface
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| Setting up the Main Movie | (04:00) | |
| Creating the Background | (03:09) | |
| Modifying the Background | (02:52) | |
| Animating the Background | (03:40) | |
| Creating the Button Elements l | (05:04) | |
| Creating the Content Panel l | (04:06) | |
| Creating the Content Panel ll - Shape Tweening | (04:10) | |
| Customizing the Content Panel | (03:34) | |
| Duplicating the Content Panel | (03:42) | |
| Creating Buttons | (04:31) | |
| Inserting the Buttons and Panel in the Interface | (03:03) | |
| Interface Coordination and Animation | (03:19) | |
| Activating the Buttons l | (03:03) | |
| Activating the Buttons ll | (05:23) | |
| Work Project | (00:48) | |
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Project Section 4 - Create The Content
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| Main Menu Button | (03:27) | |
| Creating a Mask | (04:06) | |
| Creating and Duplicating the Content Movie Clips | (03:07) | |
| Creating Content - Importing Text | (04:18) | |
| Creating Content - Editing Text & Importing Bitmap | (04:11) | |
| Scrolling Window l | (04:21) | |
| Scrolling Window ll | (03:10) | |
| Creating Feedback Form Elements | (03:57) | |
| Creating a Check Box | (05:14) | |
| Radio Buttons l - Creating | (05:24) | |
| Radio Buttons ll - Activating | (02:19) | |
| Reset & Submit | (03:49) | |
| Adding the Content to the Main Movie | (03:33) | |
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Project Section 5 - Add Sound
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| Sound In Flash Overview | (03:44) | |
| Sourcing | (05:13) | |
| Main Movie Background Music l | (05:45) | |
| Main Movie Background Music ll | (03:02) | |
| Sound Levels & Stereo Sound | (04:25) | |
| Adding Sound to Buttons | (02:15) | |
| Music On/Off Switch l | (02:57) | |
| Music On/Off Switch ll | (03:57) | |
| Music On/Off Switch lll - Activating The Button | (02:56) | |
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Project Section 6 - Testing and Tweaking
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| Debugging | (05:16) | |
| Bandwidth Profiler | (05:19) | |
| Preloader Adjustment l | (03:54) | |
| Preloader Adjustment ll | (05:27) | |
| Optimizing Sound & Bitmaps | (03:28) | |
| Modifying the Background Grid | (03:25) | |
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Project Section 7 - Optimize & Publish Your Movie
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| Publishing Overview | (01:32) | |
| Formats | (01:53) | |
| Publish Flash | (03:28) | |
| Publish HTML | (01:53) | |
| Publish Image | (03:39) | |
| Publish QuickTime | (04:38) | |
| Export Movie & Export Image | (01:49) | |
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Project Section 8 - Create a Flash Banner
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| Setup & Sliding Intro | (05:13) | |
| New Scene & Element Setup | (04:10) | |
| Advanced Shape Tweening - Shape Hints | (05:06) | |
| Adding Color Effects | (02:54) | |
| Explosion! | (04:17) | |
| Fading Shape Tween | (04:10) | |
| Adding Messages | (02:55) | |
| Fading Messages | (04:34) | |
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Drop Down Menu
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| Drop Down Button | (05:07) | |
| Selection Buttons | (04:22) | |
| Activating the buttons | (04:36) | |
| Display Current Selection | (04:23) | |
| Click Outside & Tidying Up | (03:08) | |
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Where To Now?
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| VTC | (02:44) | |
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| Title: | Macromedia Flash 5 |
| Author: | Rick Martin |
| SKU: | 33202 |
| ISBN: | 1930519265 |
| Release Date: | 2001-01-19 |
| Duration: | 6.5 hrs / 110 lessons |
| Work Files: |
Yes |
| Captions: | No |
| Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7, Flash 8 |
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