Macromedia Flash MX Tutorials

Macromedia Flash 5 is for designing and delivering low-bandwidth animations, presentations, via the Web intarnet or even as a exe or on CD. It offers Action scripting capabilities and server-side connectivity for creating engaging applications with PHP, ASP and Javasript, making the production of Web interfaces a easy task. A large distribution of the plug in which is about 98% of the online audience will be able to view it with the Macromedia Flash Player via a standard browser. This tutorial guides you step-by-step through projects in order to show you how to set up a Flash web site, how to create a preloader, to create an interface and content, and much more. You may also like to view our ActionScripting or techniques CDs.

This training course is designed for fast learning and covers all the fundamental points of the application, all cds work on a mac or pc and no application is needed.

The links below are free Macromedia Flash MX tutorials. The entire contents may be purchased either on CD or watched via the Online University

Introduction & Setup
 Welcome & About This Course
 Screen areas
 Rulers
 Drawing Settings

Flash Basics
 Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics
 Symbols and Instances ñ Using the Library
 Scenes
 Graphics Interaction
 Stacking Objects
 Action Scripting
 Variables
 Previewing Your Movies

The Toolbox & Panels
 Oval & Rectangle Tools
 Line & Pencil Tools
 Brush & Eraser Tools
 Text Tool
 Lasso Tool
 Hand & Zoom Tools
 Paint Bucket
 Arrow Tool
 Pen Tool
 Subselect Tool
 Panels Overview

The Timeline
Timeline Overview
Layers
Frames & Keyframes
Tweening
Tweening Constraints
Motion Guides
Onion Skin
Frame Labels

Project Section 1 ñ Set Up A Flash Web Site
Planning Your Site
New Movie & Movie Settings

Project Section 2 ñ Create a Preloader
What Is a Preloader?
Creating Basic Shapes l
Creating Basic Shapes ll
Simple Animation ñ Motion Tweening
Assembling the Elements ñ Align and Distribute
Controlling the Elements ñ Instance Names
Controlling the Elements ñ ActionScript
Preloader Message ñ Using Fonts in Flash

Project Section 3 ñ Create an Interface
Setting up the Main Movie
Creating the Background
Modifying the Background
Animating the Background
Creating the Button Elements l
Creating the Content Panel l
Creating the Content Panel ll ñ Shape Tweening
Customizing the Content Panel
Duplicating the Content Panel
Creating Buttons
Inserting the Buttons and Panel in the Interface
Interface Coordination and Animation
Activating the Buttons l
Activating the Buttons ll
Work Project

Project Section 4 ñ Create The Content
Main Menu Button
Creating a Mask
Creating and Duplicating the Content Movie Clips
Creating Content ñ Importing Text
Creating Content ñ Editing Text & Importing Bitmap
Scrolling Window l
Scrolling Window ll
Creating Feedback Form Elements
Creating a Check Box
Radio Buttons l ñ Creating
Radio Buttons ll ñ Activating
Reset & Submit
Adding the Content to the Main Movie

Project Section 5 ñ Add Sound
Sound In Flash Overview
Sourcing
Main Movie Background Music l
Main Movie Background Music ll
Sound Levels & Stereo Sound
Adding Sound to Buttons
Music On/Off Switch l
Music On/Off Switch ll
Music On/Off Switch lll ñ Activating The Button

Project Section 6 ñ Testing and Tweaking
Debugging
Bandwidth Profiler
Preloader Adjustment l
Preloader Adjustment ll
Optimizing Sound & Bitmaps
Modifying the Background Grid

Project Section 7 ñ Optimize & Publish Your Movie
Publishing Overview
Formats
Publish Flash
Publish HTML
Publish Image
Publish QuickTime
Export Movie & Export Image

Project Section 8 ñ Create a Flash Banner
Setup & Sliding Intro
New Scene & Element Setup
Advanced Shape Tweening ñ Shape Hints
Adding Color Effects
Explosion!
Fading Shape Tween
Adding Messages
Fading Messages

Drop Down Menu
Drop Down Button
Selection Buttons
Activating the buttons
Display Current Selection
Click Outside & Tidying Up