Macromedia Flash 8 Actionscript for Designers Tutorial

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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

That's a Wrap!
Congratulations!!!
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