WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

In this lesson, you will:

• Learn the benefits of using external assets

• Load a random external SWF into a target

• Create a scalable slide-show presentation using external JPGs

• Learn what an interactive placeholder is and how to use one in a project

• Create a rotating Flash banner system by loading external movies into a level

• Control a movie loaded into a level from within its own timeline as well as from another timeline

• Dynamically Load MP3s into a project while it plays

• Create and use a function that is called automatically when a sound finishes playing

• Script an MP3 playback progress bar

APPROXIMATE TIME

This lesson takes approximately 1½ hours to complete.

LESSON FILES

Media Files:

background0.swf

background1.swf

background2.swf

banner0.swf

banner1.swf

banner2.swf

image0.jpg

image1.jpg

image2.jpg

music0.mp3

music1.mp3

music2.mp3

Starting File:

Lesson17/Assets/virtualaquarium1.fla

Completed Project:

virtualaquarium8.fla

Bonus Files:

None