The distance learning Flash MX course is the perfect home study course to ensure that you succeed in this exciting field. Our uniquely flexible Flash MX home learning course has no time limits. You can start your home learning course whenever you like and there are no deadlines to meet, so you can adapt your distance education course to meet your needs, all from the comfort of your own home.

Once you have registered on the distance education Flash MX course you will be assigned a personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. Your dedicated personal tutor is always on hand to answer any query you may have, no matter how big or small, and you will also have access to a dedicated course advisor who offers guidance and advice.

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Flash MX Course

A Distance Learning Course of 1 Lesson

Course Description

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.

Course 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

Printable Transcript

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

Study Options

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

Fees

Online

£50.00

N/A

Studying Online. If you would like to study online we cannot accept payment for course fees in instalments, instead course fees must be paid in full at the point of enrolment. The reason for this is due to the fact that when you study online you have access to all of your course materials from the outset.

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 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.

Additional Information

This course is different to other courses hosted on Elearnuk. The course is supplied by Stonebridge Associated Colleges in conjunction with Stonebridge IT School.

Once you have enrolled and paid for your course you will receive an email within 24-72 hours. The email will contain your username and password to login to your course.

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