Lesson Notes
Lesson 1
  1. Introduction
  2. Access the Server
  3. Drawing & Painting
Lesson 2
  1. Basic Animation
  2. The Timeline
Timeline Review
  1. Timeline Review
Lesson 3
  1. Symbols & Library
  2. Shape Tweening
Lesson 4
  1. Animation Review
  2. Break Apart
  3. Distribute to Layers
Lesson 5
  1. Motion Path
  2. Buttons
  3. Intro to Actions
Lesson 6
  1. Setting Up Projects
  2. Project Checklist
  3. Action Scripting Buttons
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
  1. Animated Buttons
Lesson 10: Walk Cycle
  1. Character Design
  2. Terms Explained
  3. Project Overview
  4. Setting Up
  5. Frame 9 & Animated Guides
  6. Animating The "Bounce"
  7. Legs & Feet
  8. Arms & Finalizing
Lesson 11: Preloader
  1. Simple Preloader
  2. Advanced Preloader
Lesson 12
Lesson 13
Lesson 14
Lesson 15
Lesson 16
Lesson 17
Lesson 18
Lesson 1: Pt. 1
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Introduction
Flash: Interactive Web Animation
by Ken Kimura

The following is an outline of what is covered in this Lesson.

Introduction

The history of Macromedia Flash
The concept of vector graphics vrs. bitmap images
A look at various Flash websites
Logging onto the Server
An introduction to the client / server concept
  • Where files are stored
  • security
  • the Web Server
Username and passwords
Basic Macintosh Skills
Using the finder
Using the Dock
File management
  • renaming files
  • moving files
  • creating folders
  • opening windows
Working in Flash
Creating a new movie
Proper Naming Conventions
  • Proper suffix
  • No spaces
  • No special characters
Saving your movie
The Flash Workspace
  • The Stage
  • The Timeline
  • The Toolbar
  • The Inspector