Adobe Flash CS6 ActionScript Advanced - Bristol

Flash ActionScript Advanced Overview

This 2-day Advanced course gives existing ActionScript users the expert techniques for taking full programmatic control over all types of Flash projects. Together, we will look at dynamic loading of graphics, using XML, advanced styling, and more.

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

• Load graphics dynamically
• Insert advanced Flash text and CSS
• Use XML in Flash projects
• Apply blend modes
• Animate with Tween and Transition classes
• Add skins and themes

Our goal is for to you understand the professional methods for writing scripts to control your Flash projects.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites

This course is for experienced Flash designers who have a basic understanding of ActionScript and who want to take their ActionScript knowledge to the next level.

You will need significant experience in using Flash. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe Flash CS6 ActionScript Introduction 2 Day course.

Flash CS6 ActionScript Advanced Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

• Introducing the course
• Understanding the course format
• Discussing the course objectives
• Reviewing the course prerequisites
• Reviewing the course outline

• Architecting with layers
• Architecting with Movie Clips
• Placing code in external ActionScript files
• Introducing object oriented programming concepts
• Working with Flash classes
• Writing methods, functions and event handlers
• Referencing dynamic variables using bracket notation
• Extending the Movie Clip class
• Detecting Movie Clip interactions with hitTest()

• Learning about Flash drawing models
• Using filters
• Using blends
• Creating filters and blends with ActionScript
• Introducing bitmap caching

• Learning about XML
• Using XML in Flash
• Accessing XML data
• Looping through XML data

• Implementing advanced anti-alias rendering
• Introducing the TextFormat class
• Formatting text with cascading style sheets
• Resizing text fields

• Creating reusable instance-based code
• Loading external media with Movie Clip Loader
• Creating instances of the Flash Object class
• Introducing listeners and event handlers
• Understanding the Movie Clip Loader event handlers
• Using create Empty Movie Clip and get Next Highest Depth
• Attaching Movie Clips
• Positioning visual elements dynamically
• Understanding swapping depths

• Creating Timeline-based custom easing
• Animating with ActionScript
• Interacting with the mouse location
• Adding easing via ActionScript
• Creating a mask with ActionScript

• Introducing the Tween class
• Handling Tween class events
• Introducing the Transition classes
• Using Delegate to create a component listener

• Styling components
• Skinning components with themes
• Skinning components manually

What's Included

The following are provided for your best experience on this course:

• All computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac systems
• Small class size (limited to a maximum of 4-8 attendees on all sessions)
• Quality reference manual for post course reference to take away with you
• 6 months post course support to assist you where needed
• Official Adobe Authorised Certificate for your successful completion of the course
• Lunch To give you the most flexible options for lunch we provide lunch vouchers which can be redeemed locally at a number of popular eateries including Pret A Manger, EAT, Starbucks, Tesco, Sainsburys, Boots and Greggs
• Refreshments to keep you on top form are available for you throughout the course with a full range of teas, coffees and biscuits
• Pads and pens

Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.

Further details on benefits included with this Adobe Flash CS6 course:

Training Location

This course is provided at the Bristol training centre located at:

Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.

Scheduled Course Enquiry

If you are considering this Flash CS6 ActionScript Advanced Course but would like further information simply send us your query quickly & easily with the form below. Whether you would like to check date availability, pricing, course suitability or just need further information about a course send us your query and we will get you a swift reply, usually within 2 business hours!

If you would prefer to check course details by phone please call us on 0345 363 1130.

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