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Macromedia Flash 8 Actionscript for Designers Tutorial

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This course is intended to teach those who understand the basics of Flash design the necessary tools to add powerful interactivity using ActionScript. Expert author Todd Perkins commences with the basics of ActionScript and explains all the key aspects ensuring that by the end, users have an excellent grasp on how ActionScript works, how to read and write complex code and how to create dynamic Flash applications.
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About This Tutorial
Introduction
Why ActionScript for Designers?
What the Author Assumes You Know

ActionScript Fundamentals
Fun With Variables
Why Strict Typing?
What Are Classes and Objects?
Get Off My Properties!
What the Function?(+Methods)
Event Handlers

Getting Organized
External AS Files - Lesson 1
External AS Files - Lesson 2
Effective Comment Usage
Organizing ActionScript
The Art of Tracing

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Basic ActionScript
Communication Breakdown - Lesson 1
Communication Breakdown - Lesson 2
Modifying MC Properties
Customized Functions - Lesson 1
Customized Functions - Lesson 2
Customized Functions - Lesson 3
Customized Methods
Customized Event Handlers
Conditional Statements
Easy Animation With OnClipEvent

Using Dynamically Loaded Text
What Is the LoadVars Class?
Using LoadVars - Lesson 1
Using LoadVars - Lesson 2
Using LoadVars - Lesson 3
Get Your Scroll on!
Level Up Your Scroll! - Lesson 1
Level Up Your Scroll! - Lesson 2
Using HTML with text - Lesson 1
Using HTML with text - Lesson 2
Understanding CSS
Working With CSS In Flash

Modifying Type With TextFormat
WTF!? (TF = TextFormat)
Setting Up/Down States
Applying Up/Down States
Disabling Interactivity
Enabling Interactivity
Finishing Touches

Creating a Simple Game
About Custom Classes
Extending a Class
Adding Drag/Drop Interactivity
Setting Targets
Checking Targets
Using hitTest
Resetting X/Y Positions

Filters and Blend Modes
Applying Blends With AS
Importing Filters
Blur Filter With AS
Drop Shadow Filter - Lesson 1
Drop Shadow Filter - Lesson 2
Pssst...(Filter Secrets)

Animation Basics With ActionScript
onEnterFrame vs. setInterval
Using setInterval - Lesson 1
Using setInterval - Lesson 2
Stopping Animation

Advanced Animation
Animating Filters - Lesson 1
Animating Filters - Lesson 2
Importing Tweens
Creating a Tween
Tween Methods
Reversing a Tween
Custom Easing
Creating Transitions
Transition Differences
Transition Listeners - Lesson 1
Transition Listeners - Lesson 2

Building Forms
Form Setup - Lesson 1
Form Setup - Lesson 2
Simple Validation
Sending Results - Lesson 1
Sending Results - Lesson 2
Setting Tab Order
Styling a Form

Pre-Loaders
The MovieClipLoader Class
Building a Preloader
Using Listeners - Lesson 1
Using Listeners - Lesson 2

Slide Shows
Setting Up
Loading a Picture
picTotal Variable
Button Functionality - Lesson 1
Button Functionality - Lesson 2
Button Functionality - Lesson 3
Adding Descriptive Text
Adding a Picture Counter

Building an MP3 Player
Overview
Loading an mp3
Controlling Playback - Lesson 1
Controlling Playback - Lesson 2
Working With ID3 Tags
Changing Tracks - Lesson 1
Changing Tracks - Lesson 2
Showing Progress - Lesson 1
Showing Progress - Lesson 2

Building a Video Player
FLV Files
NetConnection and NetStream
The onMetadata Event
Using Play and Pause
The NetStream Class
Building a Progress Slider
The onStatus Event - Lesson 1
The onStatus Event - Lesson 2

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