Flash CS3: Advanced

Course Outline

Course length: 1 Day

Description: This ILT series course builds on the fundamentals taught in Flash CS3: Basic. Students will learn how to create vector paths with anchor, curve, and corner points to mask layer content; create time-line effects with dynamic and static effects, animated masks, motion-guide layers, and shape and motion tweens; use ActionScript code to change a movie clip’s properties; write event handler functions; use operators to change variable values; create conditional code with if blocks; convert code to functions; nest function calls; move functions into external ActionScript files; add user interface components; apply form components; write scripts to respond to user entries; learn the basics of creating dynamic content; import text and XML content; use XML class to import and manipulate XML content; use Flash Video Encoder to convert DV content to FLV; adjust FLV playback component parameters; write ActionScript to make items appear on the Stage in response to cue points.

Course Content:

Unit 1: Vector illustration

• Topic A: Vector paths
• Topic B: Editing vector paths
• Topic C: Mask layers
  
  

Unit 2: Advanced timeline animation

• Topic A: Timeline effects
• Topic B: Animated masks
• Topic C: Motion paths
• Topic D: Shape tweens
• Topic E: Filter animation
  
  

Unit 3: ActionScript animation

• Topic A: Programming principles
• Topic B: Continuous motion
• Topic C: Modular code

Unit 4: Components

• Topic A: Form components
• Topic B: Component scripts
• Topic C: Component styles
• Topic D: Dynamic content basics
  
  

Unit 5: Video

• Topic A: Video encoding