Flash Video

Adobe Flash CS4 – Flash Video Development (AS2.0)

Overview
In this three day hands-on training class, students will learn need-to-know techniques to produce and deliver high-quality Flash Video over the internet using Flash CS4 Professional. The Flash Video codec will be explored in-depth to deliver higher quality video over lower bandwidth connections.

Who Should Attend
This course is for developers with intermediate experience in Adobe Flash CS4 Professional that would like to learn advanced tips, tricks, and techniques for publishing video content. Experience working with video production is also recommended. To gain the most from this class you should already have:

• Experience creating Flash designs and animation using the timeline
• Equivalent knowledge from the Adobe Flash CS4 Intro level course
• Equivalent knowledge from the Adobe Flash CS4 ActionScript course.

Prerequisites
Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class.

What You Will Learn

• Flash Video Import Wizard
• Editing Video for Flash
• Creating video with FLV
• Video and Alpha Channels
• Masking Video • Adding Filters and Blend Eff ects
• Building Video Walls
• Working with Multiple Flash Videos
• ActionScript and Flash Video
• Flash and the Camera Object

LESSON PLANS

• Creating an FLV using the Video Wizard and the Flash CS4 Video Encoder
  Before you import
  Using the Flash 9 Video Encoder
  Playing an FLV in Flash CS4 Pro

• Editing Video for Flash
  Nonlinear editing
  Windows Movie Maker
  Playing and FLV in Flash CS4 Pro
  Alternative FLV creation tools
  Apple iMovie
  Data rate
  Exporting techniques

• Creating Flash Video with the FLV Components
  The FLV playback component
  Video Buff ering
  Creating a custom video controller
  Creating a custom video player
  Adding playback controls

• Alpha Channels and Flash CS4
  Creating alpha channels
  Creating an FLV with an alpha channel
  Trimming video
  Video on video
  Adding cue points to a video
  Alpha video and HTML

• Adding Filters and Blend Eff ects to Flash Video
  The “point of light” effect
  The “ghost in the machine” eff ect
  Color effects in Flash Video
  Using ActionScript and the FLV playback component
  Filters and Flash Video
  Applying filters and blends with ActionScript

• Masking Video
  Creating a simple mask
  Using an image as a mask
  Video masks and ActionScript
  Creating a blurred mask
  Working with masking colors
  Masks in motion

• Building Video Walls
  Flash text eff ects
  From After Effects to Flash CS4
  Advanced alpha mask creation
  A simple video wall
  Flash Media Server 2 overview

• Choosing and Playing Multiple Videos
  Choosing videos from a list
  The combobox component
  Create your own components
  Creating a button component
  Using a video as a button
  Using transitions with multiple videos
  Building a video menu

• The Camera Object and Flash Video
  Flash and the camera object
  Flipping video
  Creating titles and sequences
  ActionScript and Flash Video
  Creating components
  Adding components to the stage
  Flash CS4 video and integration with other Adobe video software