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

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

Architecting a Flash Application

• 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()

Working with Graphics

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

Importing XML Data

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

Working with Text

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

Implementing Advanced Graphic Loading

• 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

Reviewing Animation Basics with ActionScript

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

Learning Advanced Animation with ActionScript

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

Styling and Skinning Components

• 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:

Adobe Certified Flash Instructor

We are an Adobe Authorised Training Centre and our trainers are Adobe Certified Instructors with years of experience teaching Flash. Get the Animation skills you need with our experienced Flash professionals.

Quality training manual

Included with our Flash courses is the Flash Visual Quickstart Guide provided for free to use as a post course reference resource. This is a full 300+ page manual to supplement the content covered during the course.

6 months support

Included with your course booking for all delegates on this course is 6 months free support so if you run into problems or need assistance relating to anything covered during your course we would be happy to assist you during this time.

Adobe Authorised Certificate

After your Adobe class with XChange Training you will receive our official Adobe Authorised Training Certificate as a record of your successful completion of the Adobe Certified Flash course.

Lunch & refreshments

Delegates attending scheduled or bespoke courses at our training centres will receive lunch and plentiful refreshments including tea, coffee and hot chocolate for each day of the course.

Training Location

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

The Waterfront
Welsh Back
Bristol
BS1 4SB

The training centre is conveniently located in central Bristol in the popular Waterfront area of the city and is easily accessible from Bristol Temple Meads.

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

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