Macromedia Flash 4 Tutorial

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Colours and Fills
Solid Colours
Using Gradients
Locking Gradient
Transforming Gradient
Alpha Settings Overview

Originating Shapes
The Initial Shape
Edit and Optimise
Lines To Fill
Expanding a Shape
How to Soften Edges
Grouping Explained
Scaling and Rotating
How to Import Graphics
Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand

Bitmaps
Bitmap versus Vector
Importing Bitmaps
Tiled background
Trace Bitmap
Alpha Channels Explained

Functionality
Send to Back
Lock
Flipping
Removing Transform
Removing Colours
Editing Centre
Aligning
Typesetting

Animating
Layers with Animation
Frames in Flash
Keyframes
Motion Tween
Tween Scaling and Rotation - Lesson 1
Tween Scaling and Rotation - Lesson 2
Shape Tween
Using Motion Guides
Easing In and Out
Guide Layer
Masking in Flash
Shape Hints
Onion Skinning - Step by Step
Frame Display Explained

Symbols
Chapter Overview and why to use them
The Creation of Symbols
The Library in Flash
How to Edit Symbols
Animation Effects Overview
Movie Clip Symbol
Unlink an Instance Explained
Opening as Liary

Scenes
Chapter Overview
Copying and Pasting Frames
Paste in Place

Interactivity in Flash
Actions
Creating Frame Action and Buttons - Lesson 1
Creating Frame Action and Buttons - Lesson 2
Button Actions Described
Test Movie and Scene
Load and UnLoad Movie - Lesson 1
Load and UnLoad Movie - Lesson 2
Tell Target
Button Movie Clip Explained

Action Scripting
Chapter Overview
Variables in Flash
If statements
Else/Else If
Trace/Comment
Error trapping Explained
Loops
Setting Property
Using the Call statement
Text Fields in Flash
Drag Movie Clip

Using Sound
Chapter Overview
Importing Sound
Keyframe Sound
How to Edit Sound
Looping
Button Sound
Stopping All Sounds
Removing Sound
Hit Sounds
Streaming versus Event Sound

Web Optimize
How to Optimise Flash
Testing Streaming
Bandwidth Profiler Described

Publishing
Chapter Overview
Formats
Publish:
• Flash
• HTML
• Projector
• QuickTime
Export Sequence and Image - Lesson 1
Export Sequence and Image - Lesson 2

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Creating Background
Importing Adobe Illustrator
New Symbol Instance
White-out Explained
Adding New Scene
Text Morph
Payoff Scene

Drop Down Menu
Chapter Overview
Movie Clip
Menu Contents Described
Retracting the Menu

Flash Form
Text Fields
Creating Checkbox
Reset and Send Button - Lesson 1
Reset and Send Button - Lesson 2
Recipient and Redirect
Form as Clip

Movie Pause
Chapter Overview and Set Variable
If loop
Dupe the Loop
Extending pause

Sound On/Off switch
Chapter Overview and Single Scene
Sound in Movie Clip
On and off Button
Tell Target

Multiple Choice Buttons
Name Instances Explained
Script Combi-Buttons
Process Variables Explained
Label Frames

Drop Target
Chapter Overview and Name Instances
Droptarget Action
Removing from stage
Macromedia Flash 4 Tutorial Wrap Up