Part 1 - Exploring ActionScript
1. GETTING STARTED (1:05:12 min)
Lesson 1: The Trace Function & Comments
Lesson 2: ActionScript Preferences & the Check Syntax Button
Lesson 3: The Actions Panel
Lesson 4: Creating a Variable
Lesson 5: Identifying & Measuring Movie Clips
Lesson 6: Accessing the Values of Movie Clip Properties
Lesson 7: Changing the Properties of Other Movie Clips
Lesson 8: Adding Dynamic Text & Buttons
Lesson 9: Using the TextField.text Property of Dynamic Text
Lesson 10: Best Practices for Working with String & Number Variables
Lesson 11: Using Script Assist to Attach Script to a Button
Lesson 12: Keeping Your Script Organized
Lesson 13: Connecting All the Actions Together
2. ACTIONSCRIPT SYNTAX & STRUCTURE (1:07:46 min)
Lesson 1: Changing the Position and Size of an Object
Lesson 2: Introducing Dot Syntax
Lesson 3: Using the Movie Explorer
Lesson 4: Placing Objects Inside Other Objects Using Paths
Lesson 5: Comparing Absolute vs. Relative Paths
Lesson 6: Altering the Parent of an Object
Lesson 7: Using the Insert a Target Path Tool
Lesson 8: De.ning Classes, Objects, Properties, Methods, & Events
Lesson 9: Adding an Event Handler to a Movie Clip
Lesson 10: Making Things Easier by Declaring Object Types
Lesson 11: Building a Button
Lesson 12: Using a Method to Add a Speci.c Action to a utton
Lesson 13: Understanding the Purpose of Objects e.g. Date
Lesson 14: Using Various Methods to Obtain Speci.c Date Data
Lesson 15: Creating a Named Dynamic Text Field
3. TEXT & FORM HANDLING (54:20 min)
Lesson 1: Creating Dynamic Text Fields from Static Text
Lesson 2: Using ActionScript to Insert Text into a Field
Lesson 3: Modifying TextField Properties to Size & Wrap Text
Lesson 4: Overview of Creating Text Fields with ActionScript
Lesson 5: Creating New Text Fields with ActionScript
Lesson 6: Changing Text Color with ActionScript
Lesson 7: Changing Text Properties with a TextFormat Object
Lesson 8: Using setNewTextFormat, Grouping Scripts & Auto Format
Lesson 9: Embedding Fonts into a Flash Movie
Lesson 10: Creating Input Text Fields
Lesson 11: Retrieving Data from Input Fields
Lesson 12: Exporting Data to a Website via URL
Lesson 13: Adding Navigation Between the Form & Home Text
4. WORKING ON EXTERNAL DATA (1:11:43 min)
Lesson 1: Importing Data from a Text File Using a LoadVars Object
Lesson 2: Accessing Variables in a Text File
Lesson 3: Setting Up How the Data Displays on Screen
Lesson 4: Setting Up a Navigation System to Access Variables
Lesson 5: Introducing Components
Lesson 6: Setting Parameters & Using ActionScript to Load Lables
Lesson 7: Using a TextArea Component
Lesson 8: Linking the ComboBox Data to the TextArea Data
Lesson 9: Setting Up an XMLConnector to Bring in Data
Lesson 10: Setting Up a Binding in the Component Inspector
Lesson 11: Binding an Array of Data to the ComboBox
Lesson 12: Binding the Description to the ComboBox
Lesson 13: Assigning the Default Value for the Selected Index
Lesson 14: Adding Areas & Setting Up Their Bindings
Lesson 15: Using a Loader Component to Load Graphics
Lesson 16: Adding Image Loaders for the Sun & Water Indicators
Lesson 17: Changing Styles with ActionScript
5. ANIMATING WITH ACTIONSCRIPT (1:19:44 min)
Lesson 1: Creating Simple Animations with ActionScript
Lesson 2: Using Buttons to Play & Stop Animations
Lesson 3: Writing Script to Control the Alpha of a Movie Clip
Lesson 4: Using a Conditional Statement to Create Smarter Animations
Lesson 5: Creating a Reusable Function
Lesson 6: Adjusting the Speed of the Animation
Lesson 7: Creating Buttons to Fade In & Out
Lesson 8: Varying the Speed of an Animation
Lesson 9: Creating & Using Functions
Lesson 10: Animating with the SetInterval Function
Lesson 11: Animating with Transitions
Lesson 12: Animating with the Easing Parameter
Lesson 13: Adding Tweens to an Animation
Lesson 14: Comparing Di.erent Methods of Tweening
Lesson 15: Final Comments & Credits
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Part 2 - Putting ActionScript to Work
1. MAKING FLASH WEBSITE STRUCTURES (1:08:14 min)
Lesson 1: Setting Up a Basic Slide Presentation
Lesson 2: Masking JPEGs to Use as Background Images
Lesson 3: Setting Up a Reusable Text Animation
Lesson 4: Creating New Slide Screens Using Established Layout
Lesson 5: Adjusting the Text Background to Match the Text
Lesson 6: Working with Form Screens
Lesson 7: Creating Buttons Based on ActionScript
Lesson 8: Using ActionScript to Add Styles to Buttons
Lesson 9: Using ActionScript to Set Up Button Behaviors
Lesson 10: Using Tween Classes to Create a Tracking Pointer
Lesson 11: Using the Go To Slide Method
2. BUILDING A BASIC GAME (55:48 min)
Lesson 1: Placing the Button & the Bubble
Lesson 2: Using the Math Function for Random Placement
Lesson 3: Using the Duplicate Movie Clip Function
Lesson 4: Storing the Movement of a Bubble in an "initObject"
Lesson 5: Making the Bubbles Move Randomly
Lesson 6: Staying Inside a Frame with Conditional Statements
Lesson 7: Setting Up a hitTest
Lesson 8: Rotation, Alpha & Unloading the MovieClips
Lesson 9: Making the Pin a Dragable Element
Lesson 10: Creating More Bubbles with "for" Statements
Lesson 11: Adding a Sound Object
Lesson 12: Adding the Score & Starting Position of the Pin
3. MORE GAME STRUCTURES (57:44 min)
Lesson 1: Setting Up the Key Command
Lesson 2: Creating Variables & Instances to Control Motion
Lesson 3: Creating a Function to Listen to Keyboard Commands
Lesson 4: Using the Attach Move Method
Lesson 5: Creating an Init Bullet to Shoot from the Gun
Lesson 6: Removing Unused Movie Clips
Lesson 7: Creating an Init Function for the Aliens
Lesson 8: Setting Up the Alien Movement
Lesson 9: Using the Hit Test Method for Movie Clip Collision
Lesson 10: Setting Up Sounds & Explosions on Contact
Lesson 11: Setting Up Hits & Misses
4. CONTROLLING VIDEO WITH ACTIONSCRIPT (59:42 min)
Lesson 1: Importing Video & Changing Parameters
Lesson 2: Managing Video Playback Options
Lesson 3: Accessing the Control Bar & Video Content
Lesson 4: Building a Control Bar & Customizing Buttons
Lesson 5: Setting Up a Video Playlist
Lesson 6: Placing Cue Points in the Video
Lesson 7: Using Listener Objects to Get Data from a Cue Point
Lesson 8: Animating Movie Clips to Sync with Cue Points
Lesson 9: Setting Up Video & XML Files for Closed Captioning
Lesson 10: Parsing the XML File
Lesson 11: Setting up a "for" Loop
Lesson 12: Assigning the Caption Text to the Cue Points
5. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER (1:00:02 min)
Lesson 1: Formatting a Slideshow in ActionScript
Lesson 2: Extracting Data from an XML File
Lesson 3: Adding Thumbnails into a Flash Movie
Lesson 4: Perfecting Rollovers with Nesting & Tweening
Lesson 5: Building a Function to Generalize Script
Lesson 6: Loading Mulitple Images Using a Single Function
Lesson 7: Arranging Thumbnail Positions in a Flash Movie
Lesson 8: Using a SetInterval Function to Animate Images
Lesson 9: Coordinating Animation with the User's Mouse Movement
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