Adobe Flash ActionScript 3.0 for Designers
by James Gonzalez
Start the free chapterAdobe Flash is the worldâs leading authoring tool for creating media-rich web sites, web applications, online games, streaming audio and video presentations, animated greeting cards and much more. Learning ActionScript, Flashâs internal scripting language, is the key to creating these types of engaging and interactive applications. In this course, author James Gonzalez applies his many years of Flash and ActionScript training experience to introduce the ActionScript 3.0 scripts needed to create the type of engaging and interactive Flash content expected by todayâs sophisticated web audiences. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
Course content
Introduction4 lessons
Your First Script8 lessons
- Project 1: Building Basic Navigation3:371 credit or ad
- The Actions Panel pt. 15:441 credit or ad
- The Actions Panel pt. 27:061 credit or ad
- Basic Timeline Navigation pt. 15:451 credit or ad
- Basic Timeline Navigation pt. 24:301 credit or ad
- Basic Timeline Navigation pt. 33:581 credit or ad
- Scripting Convention: Naming Rules4:051 credit or ad
- Scripting Convention: Comment Usage5:151 credit or ad
ActionScript Fundamentals pt. 16 lessons
Event Handling & Menus7 lessons
Controlling Multiple Timelines6 lessons
Communicating with External Elements11 lessons
- Project 4: Preloader Animations6:181 credit or ad
- Linking to Web Pages5:081 credit or ad
- Opening Custom Windows with JavaScript6:581 credit or ad
- Resetting Flash Player Security4:531 credit or ad
- Loading External Flash Movies6:561 credit or ad
- Controlling Loaded Flash Movies5:131 credit or ad
- Loading External Images pt. 14:261 credit or ad
- Loading External Images pt. 24:381 credit or ad
- Using the Event Target Name Property4:281 credit or ad
- Setting Up the Preloader Animation6:291 credit or ad
- Scripting the Preloader7:151 credit or ad
Manipulating Graphics13 lessons
- The Flash Display List Model5:281 credit or ad
- Display Classes & Important Terms5:301 credit or ad
- Changing Object Position6:511 credit or ad
- Modifying Colors & Alpha6:531 credit or ad
- Rotating & Resizing Objects7:161 credit or ad
- Scripting Blending Modes4:371 credit or ad
- Filtering Display Objects pt. 16:571 credit or ad
- Filtering Display Objects pt. 22:451 credit or ad
- Masking Display Objects6:161 credit or ad
- Customizing the Pointer6:311 credit or ad
- Converting Tweens to ActionScript6:351 credit or ad
- Motion Tween Classes5:341 credit or ad
- Motion Tween Properties5:461 credit or ad
Controlling Audio11 lessons
- Controlling Audio with ActionScript3:141 credit or ad
- Project 5: Music Jukebox8:001 credit or ad
- Sound Classes4:011 credit or ad
- Loading Sounds5:011 credit or ad
- Playing Back Sounds4:441 credit or ad
- Pausing & Resuming Sounds7:121 credit or ad
- Monitoring Sounds5:091 credit or ad
- Creating the Volume Slider Graphics8:551 credit or ad
- Scripting the Volume Slider8:351 credit or ad
- Scripting the Jukebox pt. 17:571 credit or ad
- Scripting the Jukebox pt. 25:541 credit or ad
ActionScript Fundamentals pt. 29 lessons
Controlling Text5 lessons
Working with XML9 lessons
- Working with XML in Flash4:171 credit or ad
- Introduction to XML5:001 credit or ad
- Classes for Working with XML2:541 credit or ad
- Loading XML Data into Flash5:391 credit or ad
- Accessing XML Data in Flash6:451 credit or ad
- Project 6: XML Slideshow7:341 credit or ad
- Scripting the Slideshow pt. 17:051 credit or ad
- Scripting the Slideshow pt. 25:061 credit or ad
- Scripting the Slideshow pt. 35:071 credit or ad
Scripting Flash Games10 lessons
- Project 7 Overview: Shooter Game8:181 credit or ad
- Calculating with the Math Class3:471 credit or ad
- Converting Angles to Radians2:501 credit or ad
- Working with Sines & Cosines5:021 credit or ad
- Calculating Distances4:111 credit or ad
- Generating Random Numbers6:041 credit or ad
- Creating Directional Movement8:581 credit or ad
- Detecting Collisions7:581 credit or ad
- ActionScript Timers8:031 credit or ad
- Creating Entertaining Flash Games2:551 credit or ad