Flash MX 2004 - Introduction

Course Length: Two-Days
Fees: Training at Client Offices: One delegate: £595 per-day + VAT
Additional delegates attending: £100 each per-day + VAT

Overview: Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Designing and Developing Media is the appropriate course for you if you need to create Web pages or Web page components that contain text, graphics, and animation, and that will display correctly in almost every browser on most computing platforms.

You will create Flash-based movies that contain graphics, text, and animations.

Software Requirements

	Flash MX 2004 Professional (You can use Flash MX 2004, however you will not be able to complete some activities using that version of the software.)
	QuickTime Free Player 6 or better

Course Objectives:

	Explore Macromedia Flash MX 2004 to determine the types of applications you can build with it, how to use the program's user interface, and the general process you will follow when creating Flash movies
	Import, create, modify, and manipulate graphics in your Flash movie. You will also create graphic symbols, add them to your library, and use them in your movie to optimize both the size and efficiency of your application
	Add static and input text and Flash components to your movie. You will build input forms and set the starting text of fields in the form. And, you will optimize the text in your movie by configuring font options
	Animate graphics using multiple techniques
	Add interactivity to your movie by using buttons
	Create an interactive movie by using Movieclips, ActionScript, and by displaying sequential content with screens
	Add sound and video to your movie
	Publish your Flash applications

Exploring Macromedia Flash MX 2004

	Define Rich Internet Applications
	Orientation to Macromedia Flash MX 2004
	The Process of Producing Flash Applications

Working with Graphics

	Import Images
	Create Vector Graphics
	Modify Vector Graphics
	Organize Content with Layers
	Modify Colours
	Optimise Movies by Using Symbols
	Create Mask Effects

Adding Text to a Movie

	Create Text
	Build Forms
	Set Starting Text with ActionScript
	Set Font Options
	Add Input Text by Using Flash Components

Adding Animations to a Movie

	Create an Animation
	Create a Motion Tween Animation
	Create a Complex Motion Tween
	Control the Timeline with ActionScript
	Create a Shape Tween Animation
	Animate Using Timeline Effects
	Adding Interactivity with Buttons Create Buttons
	Control Movies with Button Behaviors
	Create Navigation Systems

Creating Interactive Movies

	Add Interactivity with Movieclips
	Create a Flash Slide Presentation

Adding Media to a Movie

	Add Sounds
	Add Sounds with Behaviors
	Add Video
	Display Video with Media Components

Publishing Flash Documents

	Publish Documents
	Detect the Flash Player Version

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