Adobe Flash CS4 Advanced

	This course is intended for the intermediate to advanced Flash user who wants to learn ActionScript programming to add more complex interactivity to their movies than simple navigation. You'll learn to plan your movies to make the process efficient and to allow code to be reused in multiple places.
	Duration: 1.0 day(s) Price: £248.00 + VAT	Download Course Content   Download Course Files

Locations

Infero Ltd is based in the Lace Market in Nottingham. Training courses take place at the following locations including Nottingham, Derby, Loughborough, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Burton-on-Trent, Lincoln, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Birmingham, Solihul, Coventry, Nuneaton, Peterborough, Grantham.

Target Students

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.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students are recommended to take the following courses, or have equivalent knowledge:

• Adobe Flash CS4 Introduction
• Adobe Flash CS4 Intermediate

Delivery Method

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Course 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.

Course Content

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 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 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.
How to.
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.