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Final Project Requirements

Class, please follow these guidelines when turning in your final projects: 1. Put your .fla and .swf files in my dropbox on the adga server 2. Post your .swf and .html files on your public website, and post a link … Continue reading

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LAST CHANCE OFFICE HOURS TOMORROW!!

Class, I will be in Room 1102 tomorrow, Thursday, May 16th, from 8am – 1:00pm. If you need help with your final project, please come! First come, first served, so come early to make sure you get time with me. … Continue reading

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Week 11: Dynamic Text

Announcement: I will be moving my office hours to Thursday for the remainder of the semester. I will be available in room 1102, Thursday 11:30 – 12:30. Please take advantage of this time as we near the end of the … Continue reading

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Week 10: Advanced Events

Topics: Advanced Events Timers Enter Frame Drag and Drop Final Project Requirements Planning Your Project Advanced Events Enter Frame The enter frame event is triggered every time that the movie enters a frame: //create the enter frame event addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterFrame; function … Continue reading

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Week 9: AS3 Part 2 ā€“ Loading External Assets

Topics: Variables Explained Loading External Assets Variables A variable in a programming language is a way to store a value that may or may not be known at the time the program runs, and may change over the life of … Continue reading

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Week 8: Introducing Interactivity

ActionScript Basics Using the Actions Panel Flash Banner Ads with ActionScript 2: Creating an invisible ā€œbuttonā€ Adding Behavior to an object on the stage Using the Trace function to test your code ActionScript 3 How to Set up your Files … Continue reading

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Week 7: 3D Transformations, Audio Part 1

Topics: Working in 3D 3D Rotation Tool 3D Translation Tool Global vs. Local Transforms 3D in the Properties Panel 3D in Transform Panel 3D Tweens Audio Part 1: Timeline Audio Working in 3D So far weā€™ve been restricting ourselves to … Continue reading

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Week 6: Advanced Animation Part 1: Bone Tool, Motion Presets

>WEEK 6 EXAMPLES TOPICS: Motion Presets Using Saving Bone Tool MOTION PRESETS Flash ships with a number of these, which are basically canned motion tween animations. Use these sparingly, and always customize them for your project. ā€œOut of the boxā€ … Continue reading

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Week 4: Advanced Motion, Text, Masks

>> week 4 examples Topics: Motion Presets Using Saving Easing In the Properties Panel With the Motion Editor Working with Text Using Classic Text (CS4) Using TLF Text (CS5) Masks More Tweens: MotionĀ  vs. Classic Last week we talked about … Continue reading

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Week 2: Animation Basics

Topics: Homework Review Using the Timeline Timeline components and views Frames vs. Keyframes Selecting, moving, copying and deleting frames Creating Frame-by- Frame animations Frame by Frame animation Extremes and In-betweens Onion skinning Basic Animation Principles: Squash and Stretch Ball bounce … Continue reading

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