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A Basic Introduction to
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Outline Outline
• What is a flash?• Macromedia Flash MX 2004• Flash concepts• Flash Demos• Conclusion• Additional help
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What is a flashWhat is a flash
• Macromedia Flash is a multimedia graphics program specially for use on the Web
• Flash enables you to create interactive "movies" on the Web
• Flash uses vector graphics, which means that the graphics can be scaled to any size without losing clarity/quality
• Flash does not require programming skills and is easy to learn
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The Software The Software Engineering of FlashEngineering of Flash
In terms of interactivity: HTML DHTML Flash
• Specify exact positioning of the various page elements statically or dynamically.
• Progressive streaming by default (Flash MX as well as Flash Communication Server MX)
• Supports vector graphics• Open source file format specs (not an open
source technology, only the file format specs are)
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Flash ConceptsFlash Concepts
• Timeline • Organize and control a flash movie content over time in layers
and frames
• Key frames• A frame in which a change in an animation is defined
• Tweening• In between in-tween tweening• Motion vs. Shape
• ActionScript• Symbols (graphic, movie clip, button)• Path animation
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Need to knowNeed to know
• Basic knowledge of HTML
• Basic knowledge of java script
• Knowledge of graphics programs like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator will make creating graphics in flash much easier
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Is it an industry leader?Is it an industry leader?
• Macromedia Flash player numbers indicate that it is used by more then 386 million people.
• It is included in all the most popular browsers, so anyone with a new version of Netscape or Internet Explorer is guaranteed to be able to view Flash movies on the Web
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Flash vs. Animated Images Flash vs. Animated Images and Java Appletsand Java Applets
• Animated images and Java applets are often used to create dynamic effects on Web pages.
• The advantages of Flash are:• Flash loads much faster than animated images • Flash allows interactivity, animated images do not • Flash does not require programming skills, java
applets do
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Flash vs. Animated Images Flash vs. Animated Images and Java Appletsand Java Applets
• Websites made up of music, videos, and custom, graphic intensive interfaces are all possible with Macromedia Flash.
• Quick loading, especially compared to traditional methods like GIF animations
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Flash screen shotFlash screen shot 10
Tool Box menu
Timeline frames
Stage
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Demos Demos
• Motion Tweening• Text tutorial• Simple animation
• Tweening
• Path Animation
• Draw a character object
• Create your own Button• Flash Sound
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ConclusionConclusion
• Flash is easer to create than java applet• Some applets are programmed so they eventually
take up all resources on the computer, and this results in "freezing" the browser.
• There are things that you can program in java that just can't be done with Flash.
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Additional HelpAdditional Help
• With Shape Tweening animation change a circle to a square using 1- 40 frames.
• Use a modify transform to flip a horizontal text
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ReferencesReferences
• http://www.w3schools.com/flash/• Macromedia Flash web site
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