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Practical AS3 - Online



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Dates: October 4th, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (~4 classroom hours a day)
Instructor: R Blank
Price: $99
Max Students: 40
Location: Online (PST)

Description:

ActionScript 3 has completely changed the Flash development landscape. The performance is outstanding -- you can now write Flash movies that run up to 30 times faster than in Flash 8 -- but there's a lot to learn. This course focuses on teaching practical ActionScript -- how you can start using the new tools in AS3 to get things done!
We covering the fundamental changes in ActionScript 3, so you can learn the core changes and how to execute all basic functionality (such as loading external music or video files, keep using your FlashVars, and parse through huge XML files) and start getting a handle on some of the new terms and concepts that are available.
This is an amazingly effective way to get started in the brand new world of Flash power. Students will receive a copy of all prepared notes, as well as dozens of sample source files.

Who this course is for:

This class is aimed at students who already have a grounding in Flash and how to use ActionScript (likely, from earlier versions), and who want to learn some of the new tools in AS3 to work more fluently in Flash 9.

Course Outline

Introduction
Lesson 1: Some Gotchas

  • The Basics
  • Stage Size
  • navigateToURL
  • FlashVars
  • buttonMode
  • key
  • loop scope

Lesson 2: Errors

  • Compile-Time Errors
  • Run-Time Errors

Lesson 3: Classes and Packages

Lesson 4: Display List, Display Objects and Class Linkages

  • Display List
  • Display Objects
  • Symbol Linkage
  • Playing Sounds from the Library
  • Document Class

Lesson 5: Events

  • Enter Frame
  • Making a Button
  • All Mouse Events
  • Event Flow
  • Mouse Children

Lesson 6: Loading Stuff

  • Loading Bitmaps & SWFs
  • Loading XML
  • Loading Sound

Lesson 7: Cool XML Stuff

  • XPath
  • Regex
  • XMLList

Lesson 8: Timers

Lesson 9: Add Scripts to Frames

  • Adding Scripts to Frames
  • Working with Frame Labels

Lesson 10: Cool Stage Stuff

  • Frame Rate
  • Mouse Leave
  • Full Screen Mode

Conclusion

Computer Policy:

To keep prices this low, all training is bring-your-own-laptop (we provide power and wireless internet access).

Refund Policy:

Refunds are permitted prior to 14 days before the event, less a $25 administrative fee. Regrettably, due to venue capacity, we can not permit refunds within 14 days of the event.
All students receive an RMI Certification in this topic at the end of the course.

All students receive an RMI Certification in this topic at the end of the course.

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