Flash Training: ActionScript

 
Flash 8 Training logo
ActionScript 3
Course Duration: 3 days Cost : $1,095.00
View Course Outline


Flash CS3 incorporates the new and improved ActionScript 3 into its development environment, giving Flash authors more flexibility than ever before. This hands-on course covers all the essentials and new features, including the brand new ActionScript debugger that allows users to step through a wide variety of properties in their code at runtime, with greater flexibility and feedback. Trainees will learn modern web design and workflow techniques for developing their projects successfully using ActionScript 3. This course offers a clear, step-by-step approach to Flash CS3 ActionScripting.

Click on the 'Register' button to sign up for a class or call us at 1-800-783-1712 x130

 Flash Training Schedule

Start Date

End Date

Status

June 23, 2008 June 25, 2008 Register Button

 Other Recommended Courses

Fast Track to Flash CS3 Dreamweaver CS3 Level 1
Flash ActionScript Dreamweaver CS3 Level 2
Contribute CS3 Training Cascading Style Sheets
Flash Video Development Adobe Connect
Flex 3 - Flex 3 and LiveCycle Data Services Photoshop CS3
Flex 3 - Developing Rich Client Application Fireworks CS3
Fast Track to HTML InDesign
JavaScript Adobe Presenter
RoboHelp 7 Authorware Advanced
Fast Track to Authorware 

 Course Outline

 

Lesson 1 – Getting Started

  • Introducing ActionScript 3.0
  • Why You Should Learn ActionScript 3.0
  • What’s New in ActionScript 3.0?
  • Differences Between ActionScript 1.0/2.0 and 3.0
  • ActionScript 3.0 Elements
  • Moving Beyond Script Assist
  • The Flash Player
  • Beyond ActionScript 3.0

Lesson 2 – Communicating with ActionScript

  • Communicating to Movie Clips
  • Modifying Movie Clip Properties
  • Understanding Variables
  • Selecting Variable Data Types
  • Using Trace Statements
  • Using Comments

Lesson 3 – Using and Writing Functions

  • Understanding Functions
  • Using Methods
  • Writing Custom Functions
  • Understanding Modular Functions
  • Making Functions Modular
  • Making a Function Return a Value

Lesson 4 – Responding to Events

  • Understanding Event Types
  • Using a Listener to Catch an Event
  • Writing Event Handlers
  • Responding to Mouse Events
  • Responding to Keyboard Events
  • Creating a Link to a Web Site.
  • Using the Enter Frame Event to Create Animation
  • Using the Timer Event to Control Animation

Lesson 5 – Understanding Classes

  • Understanding Classes
  • Writing a Custom Class
  • Extending an Existing Class
  • Add a Class Object to the Timeline
  • Defining a Document Class
  • Setting Up a Classpath

Lesson 6 – Decision Making and Repetition

  • Understanding Conditional Statements
  • Writing a Conditional Statement
  • Using Conditional Operators
  • Setting Up Alternative Conditions
  • Writing Compound Conditions
  • Understanding Loops
  • Creating a Code Loop
  • Using a Loop to Generate Instances of a Class
  • Placing Instances Created by a Loop

Lesson 7 – Using Math – and Loving It!

  • Understanding the Math Class
  • Using Basic Math Operators
  • Generating Random Numbers
  • Rounding Numbers

Lesson 8 – Using Text and Arrays

  • Creating a Text Field
  • Styling a Text Field
  • Capturing Data from a Text Field
  • Loading External Text
  • Understanding Arrays
  • Using Text and Arrays to Create a Game
  • Finishing the Text Game

Lesson 9 – Lab – Creating a Memory Game

Lesson 10 – Using Advanced Graphics and Animating Tools

  • Drawing with Code
  • Creating a Color Change
  • Generating a Random Color Change
  • Animating a Color Change
  • Using Filters
  • Modifying Filter Properties
  • Animating Filters

Lesson 11 – Working with Multimedia

  • Loading External Images and SWFs
  • Communicating with Loaded Movies
  • Loading Sounds
  • Starting and Stopping Sound
  • Managing the Volume of Sound
  • Loading Videos
  • Controlling Video Playback

Lesson 12 – Adding Advanced Interactivity

  • Creating a Drag-and-Drop Class
  • Detecting Collisions
  • Responding to Collisions Detecting a Win
  • Randomly Placing Objects

Top

 
Training Image
 
Next Steps
Contact Training Coordinator
215-643-8580 ext: 130
training@brookwood.com
Register for an Instructor-led Class
Onsite Training
Training Vouchers
Directions
Have a solutions specialist contact me
..........................................................
   
..........................................................

Our facility is conveniently located near these major cities:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, PA
New York, New York, NY
Baltimore, Maryland, MD
Wilmington, Delaware, DE
Washington DC

Copyright © 2006, Brookwood Media Arts. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | 215-643-8580