Author Doug Sahlin teaches you the ins and outs of Macromedia Flash MX ActionScripting. Designed to create websites or multimedia presentations for CD-ROM, Flash MX ActionScripting allows users to create exciting animated graphics while keeping a smaller file size than with conventional graphic editing methods. Learn key concepts that will make your Flash designs efficient and entertaining. If you create Flash designs for clients, adding ActionScript to your repertoire will keep you busy creating new designs for existing clients and possibly some new ones. Get started right away by clicking one of the movie topics below.
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Creating Interactive Buttons And Navigation Devices
Creating a Button
(04:10)
Creating an Invisible Button
(02:52)
Creating a Drag and Drag Element
(03:33)
Creating a Navigation Bar pt. 1
(02:42)
Creating a Pop Up Menu pt. 1
(03:06)
Creating a Pop Up Menu pt. 2
(04:12)
Creating a Pop Up Menu pt. 3
(02:56)
Creating an Animated Button
(03:14)
Working With Statements And Expressions
Creating Conditional Statements pt. 1
(02:28)
Creating Conditional Statements pt. 2
(02:22)
Comparing Statements with Logical Operators
(03:38)
Using the Logical Not Operator
(02:29)
Working with Mathematical Expressions
(04:55)
Working with String Expressions
(03:53)
Manipulating Data pt. 1
(03:56)
Manipulating Data pt. 2
(02:56)
Manipulating Data pt. 3
(03:47)
Working With Functions
What is a Function?
(03:05)
Creating a Function
(02:45)
Calling a Function
(04:10)
Working With Flash Components
Using Flash Components
(02:49)
Getting New Components
(03:08)
Skinning Flash Components
(02:02)
Creating a Component pt. 1
(04:14)
Creating a Component pt. 2
(04:02)
Creating a Component pt. 3
(03:05)
Debugging ActionScript
Testing and Debugging Your Movies
(00:46)
Using the Trace Action
(03:09)
Using the Debugger
(03:40)
Debugging with Breakpoints
(05:25)
Project: Creating A Custom Cursor
Project Overview
(01:25)
Creating and Programming the Cursor Movie Clip
(03:20)
Project: Creating A Moving Image Gallery
Project Overview
(01:09)
Creating and Programming the Image Movie Clip
(05:08)
Programming the Invisible Buttons
(03:46)
Masking the Moving Image Gallery
(02:35)
Project: Creating a Motion Blur Effect
Project Overview
(01:07)
Creating the Motion Blur Movie Clip
(03:30)
Creating the Motion Trails Movie Clip
(05:09)
Project: Creating A Mouse Chaser
Project Overview
(01:31)
Creating Random Duplicates of Symbol
(03:13)
Creating and Programming the Chaser Movie clip
(03:10)
Project: Creating A Sound Controller
Project Overview
(01:35)
Creating a Soundtrack Movie
(03:43)
Programming the Controller
(04:46)
Programming the Buttons
(02:16)
Project: Creating A Slide Show
Project Overview
(01:17)
Creating the Image Title Array
(02:58)
Programming the Button
(04:32)
Programming the Back Button
(05:31)
Project: Creating Scrolling Text
Project Overview
(01:38)
Creating the Text and Text Box
(03:18)
Programming The Buttons
(04:19)
Where To Go From Here
Dissecting an ActionScript Movie
(04:39)
ActionScript Resources
(03:48)
Closing Remarks
(01:11)
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