Adobe Flash CS4: Level 3
[ Course No. FlashCS403 - 1 Day ]

• AUDIENCE

This course is intended for Flash designers and developers who want to master the skills required to develop robust applications using Flash CS4 with ActionScript 3.0.

• OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Build a robust application using Flash.
• Use videos in Flash.
• Program using advanced ActionScript code.
• Deploy a Flash application.

• PREREQUISITES

To gain the most from this course, students should have taken the following courses: Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 1 and Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 2, or have equivalent knowledge. They must also have a desire to expand their knowledge of ActionScript 3.0.

• COURSE OUTLINE

Lesson 1: Building an Application

• Topic 1A: Import Assets for an Animation XFL
  • How to Import Assets for an Animation
• Topic 1B: Edit Animations
  • The MOTION EDITOR Panel
  • How to How to Edit Animations
• Topic 1C: Build a Navigation Structure
  • Menu Structures
  • Scene Navigation
  • How to Build a Navigation Structure

Lesson 2: Using Videos in Flash

• Topic 2A: Encode a Video Object
  • Adobe® Media Encoder CS4
  • How to How to Encode a Video Object
• Topic 2B: Add Videos to a Movie
  • The Import Video Wizard
  • Linked Videos
  • Embedded Videos
  • Video Streaming from Server
  • The FLVPlayback Component
  • Video Masking
  • How to Add Videos to a Movie

Lesson 3: Programming with Advanced ActionScript

• Topic 3A: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
  • OOP
  • Classes
  • Objects
  • Inheritance
  • Encapsulation
  • Polymorphism
  • Abstraction
  • Interfaces
  • Packages
• Topic 3B: Use ActionScript for Animations
  • The import Directive
  • The Tween Class
  • How to Use ActionScript for Animations
• Topic 3C: Load Data from an External Source
  • The Loader Class
  • XML Objects
  • XML Data Access
  • Shared Objects
  • How to Load Data from an External Source
• Topic 3D: Create Custom Classes
  • Document Classes
  • How to Create Custom Classes

Lesson 4: Deploying a Flash Application

• Topic 4A: Create a Preloader
  • Preloaders
  • How to Create a Preloader
• Topic 4B: Publish a Flash Application
  • AIR
  • Adobe Device Central
  • How to Publish a Flash Application

Appendix A: Localizing Content in Flash

Appendix B: Testing and Debugging a Flash Application

Appendix C: Exporting a Flash Application