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About this class This three day Adobe authorised course is designed for those with some Flash experience who wish to develop the knowledge and hands-on expertise required to develop and deliver high quality Flash video. The course focuses on creating custom video players, using pre-built components, encoding video, using media components, streaming video, progressively downloading video and using the Adobe Flash Video Streaming service. The course also utilises ActionScript to access media classes and core streaming classes to deliver instant-on video, playlists and the types of enhanced visual effects and interaction that only Flash can deliver. Who will the lesson benefit? Delegates with some Flash experience who wish to develop the knowledge and hands-on expertise required to develop and deliver high quality Flash video Contents of this class Introduction - Understanding course objectives
Introducing Flash Video - Defining streaming
- Defining digital video
- Understanding key Flash Video concepts
- Viewing Flash Video market adoption statistics
- Examining the streaming video market
- Identifying key benefits of Flash Video over traditional media
- Introducing the Flash Communication Server
Building a component based Media Player - Understanding the Flash video development workflow
- Using the Adobe Video Kit to embed Flash Video
- Building a Media Player with the media components
- Using behaviours to control media components
- Binding playback properties and components
- Building a playlist and video picker
- Masking videos
Reviewing ActionScript - Reviewing ActionScript basics
- Using ActionScript to control the media components
- Handling component events
- Using the setInterval() method
Building a custom Media Player - Using the ActionScript classes for streaming
- Connecting the Flash player to a server
- Using the embedded video object
- Controlling and displaying streams
- Using the Sound class to control audio streams
- Handling stream events
Encoding Flash Video - Understanding the Flash Video (FLV) format
- Converting to FLV using the Flash Video Encoder
- Setting In/Out points
- Encoding Alpha Channel
Optimising video - Adjusting digital video properties
- Getting the best video encoding
- Optimising encoder settings
- On2 VP6 vs Sorenson Spark
- Deinterlacing video
- Trimming and cropping
Delivering Flash Video - Understanding video delivery options
- Using progressive download
- Using the Flash Video Streaming Service
- Streaming Flash video using the Flash Communication Server
- Tracking FLV playback
Using Video Cue points - Adding Cue Points
- Cue Point types
- Adding Cue Point parameters
- Detecting Cue Points with ActionScript
- Synchronising a slide presentation
Using live video - Introducing live Flash Video
- Using the live video encoder
- Setting the live encoder
- Recording a live stream
- Playing a live stream
- Creating bandwidth strategies
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