Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript Tutorials

Course Title: Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript

Author Doug Sahlin teaches you the ins and outs of Macromedia Flash MX ActionScripting. Designed to create websites or multimedia presentations for CD-ROM, Flash MX ActionScripting allows users to create exciting animated graphics while keeping a smaller file size than with conventional graphic editing methods. Learn key concepts that will make your Flash designs efficient and entertaining. If you create Flash designs for clients, adding ActionScript to your repertoire will keep you busy creating new designs for existing clients and possibly some new ones. Get started right away by clicking one of the movie topics below.

Course Author/Expert: Doug Sahlin

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 127

Course Duration: 7 hours

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Controlling The Timeline With ActionScript

Starting and Stopping the Movie

Navigating to Frames and Scenes

Creating an Interactive Animation

Navigating to URLs

Opening a URL in a Different Browser Window

Controlling Movie Content With ActionScript

Creating Presentations

Working with Flash Levels

Using the LoadMovie and UnloadMovie Action

Creating ActionScript Loops

About Loops

Looping Between Frames

Creating a For Loop

Creating a While Loop

Creating a Do While Loop

Working With Variables And Arrays

About Variables and Arrays

Understanding Variable Data Types

Variable and Array Naming Conventions

Declaring a Variable

Creating an Array

Working with Arrays pt. 1

Working with Arrays pt. 2

Getting Data From an Array

Modifying An Object With ActionScript

Creating a Movie Clip

Creating Movie Clip Instances

Using the Set Property Action

Changing an Object's Properties pt. 1

Changing an Object's Properties pt. 2

Getting an Object's Properties

Using ActionScript with Text

Creating Input Text Blocks

Creating Dynamic Text Blocks

Loading Text From an External Document

Creating Rich Formatted Text

Using ActionScript Objects

Creating an Object Instance

Object Groups

Using the Date Object pt. 1

Using the Date Object pt. 2

Using the Date Object pt. 3

Using the Sound Object pt. 1

Using the Sound Object pt. 2

Using the Color Object

Using the Key Object pt. 1

Using the Key Object pt. 2

Generating Random Numbers

Creating Dynamic Content With ActionScript

Understanding Paths And Targets

Using Path Aliases

Programming a Movie Clip

Using the with Action

Loading Content Into a Target Movie Clip

Using the Attach Movie Method

Creating Modular ActionScript

Using the Duplicate Movie Clip Action

Creating Interactive Buttons And Navigation Devices

Creating a Button

Creating an Invisible Button

Creating a Drag and Drag Element

Creating a Navigation Bar pt. 1

Creating a Pop Up Menu pt. 1

Creating a Pop Up Menu pt. 2

Creating a Pop Up Menu pt. 3

Creating an Animated Button

Working With Statements And Expressions

Creating Conditional Statements pt. 1

Creating Conditional Statements pt. 2

Comparing Statements with Logical Operators

Using the Logical Not Operator

Working with Mathematical Expressions

Working with String Expressions

Manipulating Data pt. 1

Manipulating Data pt. 2

Manipulating Data pt. 3

Working With Functions

What is a Function?

Creating a Function

Calling a Function

Working With Flash Components

Using Flash Components

Getting New Components

Skinning Flash Components

Creating a Component pt. 1

Creating a Component pt. 2

Creating a Component pt. 3

Debugging ActionScript

Testing and Debugging Your Movies

Using the Trace Action

Using the Debugger

Debugging with Breakpoints

Project: Creating A Custom Cursor

Project Overview

Creating and Programming the Cursor Movie Clip

Project: Creating A Moving Image Gallery

Project Overview

Creating and Programming the Image Movie Clip

Programming the Invisible Buttons

Masking the Moving Image Gallery

Project: Creating a Motion Blur Effect

Project Overview

Creating the Motion Blur Movie Clip

Creating the Motion Trails Movie Clip

Project: Creating A Mouse Chaser

Project Overview

Creating Random Duplicates of Symbol

Creating and Programming the Chaser Movie clip

Project: Creating A Sound Controller

Project Overview

Creating a Soundtrack Movie

Programming the Controller

Programming the Buttons

Project: Creating A Slide Show

Project Overview

Creating the Image Title Array

Programming the Button

Programming the Back Button

Project: Creating Scrolling Text

Project Overview

Creating the Text and Text Box

Programming The Buttons

Where To Go From Here

Dissecting an ActionScript Movie

ActionScript Resources

Closing Remarks

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Introduction To ActionScript

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