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Macromedia Flash 8 Fundamentals

by Rick Martin
156 lessons19 chapters11.2 hReleased 200610 free
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Macromedia Flash 8 has continued the application\'s trend of being the industry standard tool for developing animation and rich media content for internet delivery. In this tutorial, VTC author Rick Martin starts from the ground up and gives you a solid foundation in the fundamentals of Flash 8. He covers general concepts such as Flash movie architecture and animation basics and guidelines, as well as more specific topics like getting the most out of the Flash tools and panels. Along the way he includes drawing and compositing, importing bitmaps, video and sound, as well as a section on ActionScript that shows you how to use easy-to-understand scripts to bring your Flash presentations to life. By the end of the tutorial, he starts you down the path to eventually becoming a fully fledged Flash developer. To begin learning Macromedia Flash 8 Fundamentals today, simply click on one of the movie links below.

Course content

Welcome and Overview10 lessons
Flash Basics6 lessons
Symbols and Instances6 lessons
Animation9 lessons
Flash Movie Architecture3 lessons
Preferences and Customizing15 lessons
Tools19 lessons
Panels11 lessons
Library Panel6 lessons
The Timeline6 lessons
Drawing / Organizing and Compositing17 lessons
Text5 lessons
Bitmaps4 lessons
Video5 lessons
Sound5 lessons
ActionScript20 lessons
Components and Behaviors3 lessons
Publishing4 lessons
Conclusion2 lessons