Then you will learn about captioning video with the new ActionScript 3 FLVPlaybackCaptioning component in Flash CS3.Ĭhapter 11, "Constructing an Interactive Video Host," will show you how to create a Flash movie that features a video host who speaks words under the direction of the user. Chapter 10, "Constructing Banner Ads and Captioned Video" is about building a video banner ad without using components, and adding simple captions below the video area. Here you will learn how to use a number of techniques to enhance the users experience. You will learn how to evaluate the needs for multiple data rates as well as how to build the SMIL file, and effectively use it with the FLVPlayback Components.Ĭreative Explorations covers building a variety of user interfaces that incorporate Flash Video Content.Ĭhapter 9, "Building a Video Index and Playlist," will show that now that you have created Flash files that can load Flash Video files using either your custom code or the FLVPlayback components, you are now ready to tackle the interfaces that control the more advanced functionality. Chapter 8, "Integrating Multiple Bitrates," will show you how to create the user experience of having multiple bitrates using ActionScript even though Flash Video does not truly offer this feature as yet. In the previous chapter you learned how to play back in a web page – now you will learn how to gain more control by using the FLVPlayback components and implementing their additional features for a more customized playback experience.Ĭhapter 7, "Building your own Video Player," shows you that if you only need simple playback controls, you can reduce the size of your implementation by building your own video player and using the NetConnection, NetStream, and Video classes to play a video. Chapter 6, "Exploring the FLVPlayback Components," takes you to the next level. In this chapter you will learn how to set up Flash movie video players using Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Flash. Production Essentials covers building the Flash Movie.Ĭhapter 5, "Placing Flash Video on a Web Page," explains the different techniques for getting your Flash Videos to play in a web page. To provide for the best experience, you must know how best to distribute your video files on web servers, streaming servers, and, potentially, even to a content distribution network. Chapter 4, "Delivery and Deployment Primer," is the next step to taking your video content to the web. Knowing how to achieve the best results while using compression is essential in creating a successful Flash Video. Because storage and bandwidth is limited, you have to compress. Here you will begin with the video and the capture process and finish with processing the video by using Adobe After Effects.Ĭhapter 3, "Compression Primer," is all about what to keep and what to throw away. Chapter 2, "Capturing and Processing Video," brings out the dos and don'ts of video capture. Presented here are the questions that you need to ask before you begin to shoot so that you can create the footage you need. You should not shoot first and plan later. Working Foundations covers creating, capturing, and processing raw footage.Ĭhapter 1, "Pre-Production Primer," will give you insight on how to prepare your project. Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques is 376 pages in length, breaks out into 12 chapters that are divided into 3 functional areas. Its goal is to take you through all levels of Flash Video production so that you can understand and can build a solid foundation from which to build upon. It serves as a guide to the world of Flash Video. So it is only logical that he has created Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques.Īdobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques goes beyond the basics of Flash Video coverage that is found in most books. He has authored numerous books on Flash including the Flash Bible Series. Robert Reinhardt is the VP of the Multimedia Platform Group for Schematic and is a well respected authority on Flash and Flash Video. It is the defacto standard for video content creation for those who want to offer pain-free, high quality content. From Google video, to YouTube, to major television websites, to the average hobbyist website, Flash Video is the rage.
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