Adobe® Flash® CS4: Level 3

Course length: 1.0 day(s)

Course Description
You will build Flash applications using advanced features of Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0.

Target Student
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.

After completing this course the student should 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 Element K 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 Content

Lesson 1: Building an Application
Topic 1A: Import Assets for an Animation

XFL
How to 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 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 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
How to

Topic 3B: Use ActionScript for Animations

The import Directive
The Tween Class
How to 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 How to Load Data from an External Source

Topic 3D: Create Custom Classes

Document Classes
How to How to Create Custom Classes

Lesson 4: Deploying a Flash Application
Topic 4A: Create a Preloader

Preloaders
How to How to Create a Preloader

Topic 4B: Publish a Flash Application

AIR
Adobe Device Central
How to 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