UTTC: Flash

software description

a vector-based drawing and animation tool, designed specifically for the web; used to create navigation interfaces, animations, learning objects and other graphic effects

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Flash Summer 2008 courses

No Flash courses are scheduled this semester

flash home
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/flashpro/
valuable information and resources on flash, including product info, technical support, and training resources

flash support forums
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/
webforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=15
discuss technical issues and share helpful techniques involving flash and related issues

creating accessible flash interactions and animations
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/
main/00000878.html
check out this page to learn how you can create accessible Flash content

flash kit
http://www.flashkit.com
a great resource site; they have tutorials, free sounds, open source movies, fonts, an extensive list of flash links, and more

flash 99% good
http://www.flash99good.com
resources and help for making flash more usable

flash magazine
http://www.flashmagazine.com/
source for articles and news about flash

what if your users don't have the latest version of Flash player?

Macromedia has a detection kit available that you can download free from Macromedia. The kit contains a Dreamweaver behavior and some example files with source code.

The detection kit helps you create a page that will appear before any Flash content and that will detect the user's configuration and redirect them to the appropriate page. If the user doesn't have the correct Flash player, you may direct them to a page that would help them upgrade their Flash player or you could direct them to a non-Flash alternative page.

what is actionscript?

ActionScript is the scripting language of Flash, and is used for simple things such as starting or stopping a movie or making navigational elements work (example: which URL to go to when a button is clicked).

ActionScript is also used to create highly complex interactions that would be required for more advanced applications such as online games, e-commerce sites, and instructional media.

Flash 8 Bible Robert Reinhardt and Snow Dowd. John Wiley; ISBN: 0471746762

Flash 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide Katherine Ulrich. Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0321349636

Flash Professional 8 Hands-On Training James Gonzalez. Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0321293886

ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide Colin Moock. O'Reilly & Associates; 2nd edition; ISBN: 059600396X

Essential ActionScript 2.0 Colin Moock. O'Reilly & Associates; ISBN: 0596006527

Learning Flash MX 2004
cd-rom tutorial by lynda.com

Learning Flash MX Volumes 1 & 2
cd-rom tutorial by lynda.com

Intermediate Flash MX Volumes 1 & 2
cd-rom tutorial by lynda.com

We have an entire library of tutorials including a number of titles for Flash 5.

call 612-625-1300 for more information

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