Flash MX

This series provides a practical guide for using Macromedia Flash MX to create animations and interactive Web sites. The Flash MX series presents information for intermediate to advanced media designers and developers who want to learn the latest techniques for animating graphics and enhancing visual media with sound and music. Topics covered include: Drawing tools, design concepts, animation techniques, text and forms in animation, compound objects, scenes, timelines, layers, filters, and masks. One full section in this series is devoted to the incorporation of sound and music into Flash movies. Each topic covered includes tips and techniques for maximizing the effectiveness of Flash MX when viewed on the Web.

Syllabus

FLASH OVERVIEW

Introduces what is new in Flash MX, explains what Flash does as a media animation tool, and shows how to use its drawing tools.

• How Flash works
• Basics of Flash animation
• Basics of Flash animation
• Tools, panels, and menus
• Creating keyboard shortcuts
• Layers
• Drawing tools
• Other tools
• Colors
• Organizing objects
• Importing graphics
• Symbols
• Animation using individual keyframes

ANIMATION

Shows how to orchestrate the dynamic elements of objects in Flash, including tweening and using various frames.

• Frames and tweening
• Shape and Motion tweening
• Using tweening
• Working with multiple layers
• Movement along a path and toward the viewer
• Tweening color
• Morphing
• Web site opener

TEXT AND FORMS

Shows how to transform text into graphics and animated objects.

• Formatting text
• Animating text blocks
• Micro-animations and graphic text
• Morphing text
• Animated text banner

COORDINATED ANIMATIONS

Shows how to develop rich animations by integrating layers, scenes, and timelines.

• Setting the scene
• Compound object
• Animating compound objects
• Organizing scenes
• Independent timelines
• Editing movie clips
• Masking layers
• Filters and masks
• Creating a three-scene cartoon

SOUND AND MUSIC

Shows how to use sound and music along with animation to create a movie.

• Sound files
• Importing sounds
• Using sound in a movie
• Sound control in buttons and frames
• Controlling sounds in a movie
• Editing, looping, and streaming
• Music video

Qualifications

Qualification: Printable Transcript

On completion of this course you may print a transcript off as evidence of your progression throughout the course.

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 40 hrs.