Flash CS3 Video Development
Adobe Flash CS3: Video Development provides students the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to produce and deliver high-quality Flash Video over the internet using Flash Professional CS3. Topics include developing a rich media player using the new Flash Professional CS3 pre-built components as well as ActionScript; using high-quality encoding techniques, including the new Flash Video codec enabling the delivery of higher quality video over lower bandwidth connections; creating live video; and
exporting the new alpha-channelling and video color filters.
This course will focus on delivering the best experience possible with Flash Video, exploring bandwidth scaling, progressive downloading, and streaming with the Flash Media Server and Flash Video Streaming Services.
This course is for developers with extensive experience with
Adobe Flash (either Flash 8 Professional or Flash CS3).
To take this course, you should:
• Have completed the Adobe Flash CS3: Essentials course or
have equivalent experience.
• Have completed the Adobe Flash CS3: ActionScript
course or have equivalent experience.
• Have experience working with video (recommended).
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
Getting familiar with the course methodology and format
Understanding the course objectives
Understanding the course prerequisites
Viewing the course outline
Unit 2: Introducing Flash Video
Defining streaming
Defining digital video
Understanding key Flash Video concepts
Looking at the evolution of Flash Video
Viewing Flash Video market adoption statistics
Examining the streaming video market
Identifying key benefits of Flash Video over traditional media
Introducing the Flash Media Server for streaming video
Unit 3: Building a Component Based Media Player
Understanding the Flash Video development workflow
Using the Insert Flash Video command in Dreamweaver CS3
Building a media player with the FLVPlayback component
Building a media player with FLVPlayback Custom UI
components
Binding playback properties and components
Building a playlist and video picker
Skinning FLVPlayback Custom UI components
Unit 4: Encoding Flash Video
Understanding Flash Video (FLV)
Introducing CODECs and video encoding
Converting to FLV using the Flash CS3 Video Encoder
Understanding bandwidth and data rate
Using advanced encoding settings
Adding cue points, cropping, and trimming
Using encoding best practices
Unit 5: Delivering Flash Video
Understanding video delivery options
Comparing embedded vs. progressive download
Streaming Flash Video
Using Adobe Flash Video Streaming Services
Using the Flash Media Server
Tracking FLV Playback
Unit 6: Reviewing ActionScript
Reviewing ActionScript basics
Using Media Component properties
Using Media Component methods
Handling Media Component events
Using ActionScript to control the Media Components
Unit 7: Building a Custom Media Player
Understanding the process for building a custom media player
Learning the ActionScript required for streaming
Creating a connection to the server
Controlling and managing streams
Introducing and using the embedded Video object
Unit CS3: Adding Flash Video Effects
Understanding filters, blends, and masks
Masking the FLVPlayback component
Importing alpha channels with video
Creating a Flash movie that uses video with alpha channels
Understanding differences between author-time and run-time effects
Embedding the FLVPlayback component inside a MovieClip
Using blend modes
Using ActionScript to apply filters
Unit 9: Enhancing the User Experience
Understanding the importance of the user experience
Creating auto detection for bandwidth, Flash Player version, and connection speed
Creating playback controls
Using full screen playback
Creating error handling
Unit 10: Working with Cue Points and User Accessibility
Introducing embedded cue points
Understanding accessibility issues for video playback
Manipulating cue points with ActionScript
Adding closed captioning
Controlling video with keyboard commands
Unit 11: Using Live Video
Introducing live video
Using the live video encoder
Setting the live encoder
Recording a live stream
Playing a live stream
Creating bandwidth strategies
For more information email,
[email protected], or telephone:
telephone 020 7393 1390
