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Introduction to Flash MX with Matthew Pizzi

Introduction to Flash MX provides users with the knowledge and practice they need to get up and running with
Macromedia Flash MX . Approx. 5 hours of training video tutorials.

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Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Flash MX Interface

Flash Websites
Flash MX Interface
Tools
Panels
Properties Inspector
Guides and Grids
Flash MX Interface (Windows)

Lesson 2 - Drawing Tools

Flash is Vector Based
Rectangle & Oval Tools
Pencil Tool
Brush Tool
Eraser Tool
Paint Bucket
Gradients
Fill Transform Tool
Ink Bottle
Arrow Tools
Multiple Shapes
Group Shapes
Free Transform Tool
Text Tool

Lesson 3 - Introduction to Animation

Frame-by-Frame Animation
Keyframes
Reverse Frames
Frame Rate
Flash MX Interface (Windows)

Lesson 4 - Shape Tween Animation

ShapeTween pt.1
ShapeTween pt.2
Edit Frames
Shape Hints
Pitfalls

Lesson 5 - Introduction to Symbols

Symbols
Edit Symbols
Edit Instances
Compound Animation

Lesson 6 - Button Symbols

Create a Button
Interactivity
Add Sound to a Button
Button Tracking

Lesson 7 - Motion Tween

Motion Tweens
Motion Guides
Combine Motion and Shape Tweens
Complex Motion Guide
Shortcuts

Lesson 8 - Movie Clips

Introduction to Movie Clips
Control Movie Clips
Animated Button
Mouse Trailer
Drop-Down Menu

Lesson 9 - Working with Bitmaps

Import Bitmaps
Import a Sequence
Break Apart Bitmaps
Trace Bitmaps
Working with Masks
Animating Masks