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   Title Description
Macromedia Flash MX is a wonderful tool for the creation of incredible web sites. Virtual Training Company's tutorial is aimed at designers, those who create graphical Flash content, such as animations, interactive web navigation controls, interactive web sites, games, and movies. Rick Martin, your instructor, starts off slowly by introducing you to the interface, setup, and the basics of Flash you need to know to get started, such as the difference between vector and bitmap graphics. He guides you through the many tools available. From there, he takes you through panels, timelines, and creating artwork. You will also learn to import sound, control movie clips, activate buttons, and much more. Get started right away by clicking one of the movie topics below.

Introduction
  Welcome and About This CD (03:12)
  Flash Overview (06:26)
  What's New in Flash MX pt. 1 (06:26)
  What's New in Flash MX pt. 2 (06:26)
Interface and Setup
  Interface Overview (03:27)
  Grid (04:27)
  Rulers and Guides (06:23)
  Preferences (04:25)
  Editing Preferences (06:09)
Flash Basics
  Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics (04:44)
  Symbols and Instances (06:25)
  Shared Libraries (06:48)
  ActionScript (02:28)
  Previewing Your Movies (07:35)
  Naming Conventions (08:55)
The Toolbox
  Toolbox Overview (02:04)
  Arrow Tool (07:48)
  Subselection Tool (03:29)
  Line Tool (05:21)
  Lasso Tool (02:44)
  Pen Tool (05:22)
  Text Tool (03:36)
  Oval and Rectangle Tools (02:15)
  Pencil Tool (02:11)
  Brush Tool (06:51)
  Free Transform Tool (05:34)
  Fill Transform Tool (02:15)
  Ink Bottle, Paint Bucket and Eyedropper Tools (05:48)
  Eraser Tool (03:19)
  Hand and Zoom Tools (01:53)
  Color Selection (04:10)
The Panels
  Panels Overview (03:55)
  Toolbars (03:08)
  Help Panels (02:08)
  Library (07:26)
  Common Libraries (01:35)
  Properties (04:19)
  Align (07:55)
  Color Mixer (06:24)
  Color Swatches (03:34)
  Info (03:11)
  Scene (03:12)
  Transform (05:10)
  Actions (10:30)
  Reference (03:10)
  Debugger and Output (04:19)
  Movie Explorer (06:17)
  Accessibility (02:25)
  Components and Component Parameters (03:01)
  Sitespring (01:44)
The Timeline
  Overview and Customizing the Timeline (06:18)
  Layers (08:11)
  Frames and Keyframes Overview (04:04)
  Working With Frames and Keyframes (11:01)
  Tweening Overview (06:24)
  Motion Tweening (04:40)
  Shape Tweening (04:57)
  Shape Hints (04:38)
  Motion Guides (08:59)
  Onion Skinning (05:23)
  Frame Labels, Comments and Named Anchors (04:57)
  Frame Actions (03:55)
  Mask Layers (04:36)
Creating and Editing Artwork
  Basic Drawing and Editing (04:54)
  Editing Symbols (04:14)
  Editing Instances vs Drawn Shapes (05:56)
  Transform Menu (03:28)
  Draw a Flower pt. 1 (03:03)
  Draw a Flower pt. 2 (06:40)
Working with Bitmaps
  Bitmap Overview (04:08)
  Modifying Bitmaps (03:08)
  Tracing Bitmaps (04:12)
Working with Video
  Video Overview (04:10)
  Modifying and Controlling (04:37)
Working with Text
  Text Overview (05:30)
  Text Options (05:50)
  Modifying Text (03:54)
  Text From External Sources (04:21)
Working with Sound
  Importing and Placing (05:10)
  Sound Options (03:28)
  Compression (04:37)
Graphic Layout
  Graphics Interaction (05:39)
  Instance Interaction and Stacking (02:59)
  Grouping and Aligning (08:46)
Flash Architecture
  Architecture Overview (03:32)
  Scenes (04:07)
  Movie Clips (06:21)
  Instance Names (06:29)
  Flash Hierarchy (06:03)
  Targeting (06:52)
  Controlling Movie Clips (07:50)
Interactivity
  Simple Buttons (06:12)
  Animated Buttons (04:20)
  Activating Buttons (06:05)
  Custom Cursors (06:29)
  Drag and Drop (06:44)
  Variables (04:03)
A Simple Flash Website
  Nav Panel (07:09)
  Nav Buttons (07:10)
  Content Movie Clip (08:24)
  Duplicate Content (07:39)
  Variables and Welcome Message (06:01)
  Frame Labels (02:09)
  First Button Actions (09:03)
  Duplicate Button Actions (04:27)
  Controlling Variables (06:29)
More ActionScript
  The Flash Object (03:04)
  Functions (01:05)
Components
  Components Overview (03:10)
  Built-in Components (06:37)
  Additional Components (03:11)
  Components In A Feedback Form (07:08)
Preloaders
  Preloaders Overview (01:06)
  Simple Preloader (07:07)
  Progress Bar Preloader (04:53)
  Percentage Preloader (03:53)
Optimizing and Publishing
  Good Practices (07:23)
  Bandwidth Profiler (03:49)
  Publishing Formats (04:23)
  Flash Publish Settings (03:12)
  HTML Publish Settings (05:23)
  HTML Code (04:33)
Where Now?
  Author Contact (01:37)

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Tutorial Information

Title: Macromedia Flash MX for Designers
Author: Rick Martin
SKU: 33357
ISBN: 1930519532
Release Date: 2002-07-12
Duration: 10.5 hrs / 123 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
QuickTime 7, Flash 8

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