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Episode: Welcome to ActionScript 3.0 (episode 1)
Show: ActionScript 1:1 with Doug Winnie
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About This Show
ActionScript 1:1 with Doug Winnie
In this series, Doug Winnie shows you how to get up and running with ActionScript. Learn how to use ActionScript to manipulate objects, create event handlers and timers, and create a simple project
More Episodes in this Show| Episode Title | Runtime | CC | Average Rating | My Library |
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| Use Arrays to Access Objects on the Stage (episode... Use Arrays to Access Objects on the Stage (episode 36)Combine stored objects on the stage with loops and other ActionScript statements using arrays. Doug shows how to tie in movie clips with arrays. | 00:03:38 | |||
| Looping through items of an Array (episode 35) Looping through items of an Array (episode 35)You can loop through items in a group with the for loop, as well as combine arrays with loops to run ActionScript statements for each item within a group. | 00:03:59 | |||
| Removing Items from an Array (episode 34) Removing Items from an Array (episode 34)Modify your existing arrays by taking items out of your groups. Doug walks you through the various ways you can use the splice command. | 00:04:16 | |||
| Adding Items to an Array (episode 33) Adding Items to an Array (episode 33)In this video, Doug continues his tutorial on arrays in ActionScript, introducing how to append an existing array to add or replace items. | 00:03:11 | |||
| Introducing Arrays (episode 32) Introducing Arrays (episode 32)Learn to use the powerful array object in ActionScript as Doug demonstrates how to group multiple items into arrays and then how to access those items. | 00:04:33 | |||
| Extending Loops in ActionScript (episode 31) Extending Loops in ActionScript (episode 31)Doug creates a virtual-dice game to incorporate basic game behaviors using random chance into loops, and then shows how to use the break statement and the if statement. | 00:05:36 | |||
| Looping in ActionScript (episode 30) Looping in ActionScript (episode 30)Repeating actions is best accomplished using loops. Doug introduces the basic for-loop, and walks you through how to customize it and how the for-loop executes. | 00:05:28 | |||
| Incorporate Random Chance in your Animations (epis... Incorporate Random Chance in your Animations (episode 29)Doug walks you through the ActionScript code to combine the timer with animation principles, creating timeline-free and random movement of graphical objects. | 00:05:09 | |||
| The Mechanics of Basic Animation in ActionScript (... The Mechanics of Basic Animation in ActionScript (episode 28)Doug continues his lesson on linear animation by showing you the results of manipulating variables such as time, repetition, and slope. | 00:06:19 | |||
| Animation Basics (episode 27) Animation Basics (episode 27)You can animate purely in ActionScript by reviewing the basic geometry practices of animating. In this video, Doug reviews animation slope, frame rates and other elements to get you ready. | 00:04:01 | |||
| Use Mathematical Functions to Generate Random Numb... Use Mathematical Functions to Generate Random Numbers (episode 26)Learn how to incorporate random chance into your Flash projects by generating random numbers using the Math class in ActionScript 3.0. | 00:05:19 | |||
| Create Animations with Mathematical Functions in F... Create Animations with Mathematical Functions in Flash CS4 (episode 25)Learn how to work with decimal numbers using common math functions in ActionScript. Doug demonstrates the floor, rounding and ceiling operations. | 00:04:44 | |||
| Customize your Workspace in Flash Professional (ep... Customize your Workspace in Flash Professional (episode 24)In this video, Doug Winnie shows you all of the ways you can customize your Flash workspace UI and then save the set up for later use. | 00:04:54 | |||
| Boolean Logic Operators (episode 23) Boolean Logic Operators (episode 23)Doug demonstrates how to test multiple conditions at the same time using logic operators. Learn to customize your project with more control using basic Boolean logic commands. | 00:02:54 | |||
| Building Logic Using Conditional Tests (episode 22... Building Logic Using Conditional Tests (episode 22)Conditional tests are only useful if you can do different things based on the results. In this video, Doug shows how to do exactly that with the “if” and “if...else” statements. | 00:05:14 | |||
| Testing Conditions (episode 21) Testing Conditions (episode 21)Doug shows how to test for different conditions in your application using Equality and Inequality Operators. Follow along as Doug builds a number of conditional statements, and then tests the results. | 00:03:47 | |||
| Introducing Boolean Values (episode 20) Introducing Boolean Values (episode 20)Boolean variables are the basis for building logic into an application. Doug provides some easy commands to get you started working with Boolean variables. | 00:05:11 | |||
| Create Drag and Drop Objects (episode 19) Create Drag and Drop Objects (episode 19)Add drag and drop interactivity to Flash projects. Doug explains simple ActionScript statements that make drag and drop possible such as mouse over/mouse out and the start/stop drag method. | 00:03:48 | |||
| Working with the Event Object (episode 18) Working with the Event Object (episode 18)Controlling multiple objects in a Flash project can be tricky. Doug discusses using the Event Object to dynamically adjust multiple instances of objects with only a few lines of code. | 00:04:08 | |||
| More Control with the Timeline (episode 17) More Control with the Timeline (episode 17)Expanding on his previous video about working with timelines in ActionScript, Doug demonstrates using frame labels to create named frames and adding event handlers with AS3 commands. | 00:06:11 | |||
| Working with Timelines (episode 16) Working with Timelines (episode 16)Doug shows you how to work with encapsulated timelines in MovieClips, and introduces how to control internal MovieClip animations from the main timeline. | 00:04:44 | |||
| Create a Clock (episode 15) Create a Clock (episode 15)See Doug build a clock in Flash using ActionScript to manipulate objects’ properties and add mouse and timer events. Everything we’ve learned from his tutorials is combined into one project. | 00:06:21 | |||
| Create a Timer (episode 14) Create a Timer (episode 14)Using your advanced knowledge of ActionScript, Doug Winnie walks you through how to combine time events with event listeners to create and control time-based events. | 00:05:24 | |||
| Events and MouseEvent Handlers (episode 13) Events and MouseEvent Handlers (episode 13)Discover the power of events, and how you can quickly and easily build event handlers. In this episode, Doug covers how to use events to build interactivity with the mouse. | 00:06:42 | |||
| Order of Mathematical Operations (episode 12) Order of Mathematical Operations (episode 12)In this video, Doug Winnie reviews how Flash calculates math based on a specific order of operations. | 00:04:03 | |||
| Mathematical Operators (episode 11) Mathematical Operators (episode 11)Doug Winnie teaches the basics of calculating mathematical operations in ActionScript code, including commonly used shortcuts to save coding time. | 00:05:55 | |||
| Returning values from functions (episode 10) Returning values from functions (episode 10)Doug Winnie wraps up his lesson on functions by explaining how to retrieve results for the output panel with the return statement. | 00:06:46 | |||
| Accepting Values in Functions (episode 9) Accepting Values in Functions (episode 9)Doug continues his tutorial on how to efficiently use functions with ActionScript. With functions, you can customize their functionality by assigning parameters and values. | 00:06:14 | |||
| Fundamentals of functions (episode 8) Fundamentals of functions (episode 8)Doug Winnie provides an introduction to functions and explains how to efficiently use them in ActionScript by grouping commonly used tasks together as a named function. | 00:05:53 | |||
| Working with comments (episode 7) Working with comments (episode 7)You can use comments to document your ActionScript code for other developers to use. Doug’s tutorial sums up the benefit of building good coding practices. | 00:06:46 | |||
| Adding named objects to the stage (episode 6) Adding named objects to the stage (episode 6)In this video, Doug Winnie teaches you how to use ActionScript to dynamically add objects to the stage using code and the DisplayStack. | 00:06:33 | |||
| Exploring named Library assets (episode 5) Exploring named Library assets (episode 5)Dive deeper with the Library panel and learn more about how to name instances on the stage, and how to use the Linkage panel to name objects in the Library panel. | 00:04:22 | |||
| Changing object parameters (episode 4) Changing object parameters (episode 4)In order to manipulate objects, Doug Winnie uses the assignment operator in ActionScript 3.0 to instantaneously overwrite values initially assigned in Flash. | 00:03:27 | |||
| Accessing object parameters (episode 3) Accessing object parameters (episode 3)Doug Winnie demonstrates how to access properties of an object such as size or location by using instance properties with ActionScript, sending messages to the output console. | 00:04:10 | |||
| Working with the Actions Panel (episode 2) Working with the Actions Panel (episode 2)Understand how to use the Actions panel and use the trace statement. Doug Winnie walks you through the code to control objects created in Flash. | 00:03:02 | |||
| Welcome to ActionScript 3.0 (episode 1) Welcome to ActionScript 3.0 (episode 1)Doug Winnie gives an overview of his new series in which you will learn the fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0. Get up and running in Flash Professional using ActionScript 3.0. | 00:05:03 |
About This Episode
Runtime : 00:05:03
Added : 04/03/2009
Doug Winnie gives an overview of his new series in which you will learn the fundamentals of ActionScript 3.0. Get up and running in Flash Professional using ActionScript 3.0.
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