Flash ActionScript

Hours: 64 / Access Length: 7 Weeks / Delivery: Monthly, Mentor Supported
Retail Price: $765.00

Course Overview:

Students will create vector graphics using Flash's drawing tools. Students will create basic animations using motion and shape tweening. Students will create interactive Flash projects using ActionScript. Students will create a web-based application that reads from files and links to other pages. Students will create accessible content using Flash. Students will import sound and video into their Flash animations. Students will need a copy of Flash. A 30-day trial is available.

This course will give the student an overview of the workings of Flash ActionScripting. Students will learn how to use ActionScripting to create content, create and manipulate components, to load movies, and to animate colors and filters.

This course requires the Adobe Flash CC software in order for the student to follow along with the course lessons. The cost of the software is not included in the purchase of the course. Free trials of the software may be available from Adobe but may not last the duration of the course.

ATTENTION: This course has a strict start and end date.  When a student enrolls into this course, they will need to work with one of our Training Assessment Managers (TAMs) to choose a start date before they can be enrolled in their course.

The Flash ActionScript bundle includes 2 courses:

• Flash CC Introduction
• Flash ActionScript

Course Outline:

Flash Introduction

• Students will identify objects created by Flash and identify the tools in the Flash application by name.
• Students will create graphics and symbols in Flash.
• Students will create basic animations in Flash.
• Students will animate using shape tweens and inverse kinematics in Flash.
• Students will use ActionScript to create interactive Flash animations.
• Students will add and format text in a Flash animation.
• Student will add sound and video to their Flash animations.
• Students will include external content in their Flash animation projects.
• Students will publish and optimize their Flash animation projects.
• Students will create a final project in Flash using what they have learned.

Flash ActionScript

• Students will write ActionScript code to control the timeline.
• Students will write ActionScript to create animation, tweens and respond to events.
• Students will write ActionScript code to work with various components.
• Student will write ActionScript code which uses arrays and loops.
• Students will write ActionScript code to control sounds.
• Students will write ActionScript code to work with XML data.
• Students will write ActionScript code to playback and control video.
• Students will write ActionScript to display video from a webcam and apply filters to images.
• Students will write ActionScript for printing and sending email.
• Students will create a final project using what they have learned in the course.

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

• Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 2 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)

• Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.