Flash MX Basics Course Outline:

In this cross-platform training guide we will teach you the basics of Flash MX, giving you a level of understanding of the program that will allow you to begin exploring, with confidence, the many features that Flash MX has on offer.

The two-day course includes the following lessons:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Macromedia Flash MX: What is Flash? Interactive and Multimedia Movies, The Flash Player, Flash File Formats, Seeing Flash in Action

Lesson 2: The Macromedia Flash MX Interface: The Flash MX Interface, The Main Menu, Toolbars, The Stage, The Timeline, Frames, Layers, Panels, The Launcher Bar, Customisable Shortcuts

Lesson 3: Basic Drawing in Macromedia Flash MX: Workflow in Flash, Modifying the Default Movie Properties, Drawing Tool Overview, Simple Shape Behaviour, Modifying Strokes and Fills, Applying Transformations to Shapes (Scale and Rotate)

Lesson 4: More Drawing, Using Text, Working with Layers, and Importing Artwork Using Rulers and Guide Lines Using Layers Using the Text Tool Importing Artwork Converting Bitmaps to Vectors

Lesson 5: Symbols, the Macromedia Flash MX Library, and the Movie Explorer, What is a Symbol? Using the Library, Open as Library, Using a Shared Library, Creating a Permanent Library, Using Symbol Instances, Introducing the Movie Explorer

Lesson 6: Animation: Introduction to Animation, Frame-by-Frame Animation, Masking, Tweening, Using a Motion Guide, Making Movie Clips

Lesson 7: Sound: Using Sounds, Types of Sounds, Importing Sounds, Modifying Sounds, Customizing Sound Effects, Sound Compression

Lesson 8: Adding Interactivity: An Introduction to Action Script, Using Input Text Boxes, Using Smart Clips, Making a Preloader, Making a Music Toggle

Lesson 9: Publishing and Exporting Your Macromedia Flash 5 Movies: Optimisation, Publish Settings

Cost - £500