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Flash Training: Flash CS3: Video Development

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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 Professional CS3. The new Flash Video codec will be explored in-depth to deliver higher quality video over lower bandwidth connections.

Video topics will include developing a rich media player using the new Flash Professional CS3 pre-built components as well as Actionscript; high-quality encoding techniques; creating live video; and exporting the new alpha-channeling and video color filters. This course will focus on delivering the best experience possible with Flash Video, exploring bandwidth scaling, progressive downloading, streaming with the Flash Communication Server and Flash Video Streaming Services.



Price: $1095.00
GSA Price: $1095.00

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Audience

This course is for developers with extensive experience with Adobe Flash (either Flash 8 or Flash CS3). To take this course, you should:

Course Outline

Unit 1: Course Overview

  • 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
  • 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 for streaming video
  • Flash Video Development Workflow
  • Understanding the Flash Video development workflow

Unit 3: Building Component Based Media Players using Flash CS3

  • Developing a Flash Video Media Player Overview
  • What is a Flash Media Player
  • Using Dreamweaver CS3’s Flash Video Player Command
  • Introducing the Flash CS3 Media Components
  • Comparing Flash CS3 Media Components to Flash 8 Media Components
  • Building a Media Player using Flash CS3 Media Components
  • Applying Behaviors to components using the Behaviors Panel
  • Controlling the Flash Media Player’s components using Behaviors
  • Binding playback properties and components
  • Building a playlist and video picker

Unit 4: Encoding Flash CS3 Video

  • Introduction to Encoding Video
  • Understanding the Flash Video (FLV) Format
  • About On2 VP6 and Sorenson Spark Video Codecs
  • Converting to FLV using the Flash CS3 Video Encoder
  • Converting to FLV using Sorensen Squeeze
  • Converting to FLV using On2 Flix Encoder
  • Understanding bandwidth and data rate
  • Best Encoding Practices

Unit 5: Delivering Flash Video

  • Understanding video delivery options
  • Embedded and Progressive Download
  • Streaming vs. Progressive Download
  • Streaming Flash Video using the Adobe Flash Video Streaming service
  • Streaming Flash Video using the Adobe Flash Communication Server 2.0
  • Tracking FLV Playback

Unit 6: Reviewing ActionScript

  • Reviewing ActionScript basics
  • Media Components and ActionScript
  • Media Component properties
  • Media Component methods
  • Handling Media component events
  • Using ActionScript to control the Media components

Unit 7: 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
  • Handling stream events
  • Using the Sound class to control audio streams

Unit 8: Flash Video effects

  • Masking videos
  • Alpha Channel effects
  • Real-time video coloring/tinting effects
  • Real-time transition effects
  • Framing

Unit 9: User Experience

  • The importance of the User Experience
  • Introduction to Bandwidth Negotiation
  • Automatic Bandwidth Scaling with Flash Video Streaming Services (FVSS) and Flash Communication Server 2.0 (FCS)
  • Bandwidth scaling within Flash
  • Accessibility Issues for Video Playback
  • Exploring Accessibility Issues: Closed Captioning
  • Introduction to Cue Points
  • Synchronizing events using Cue Points
  • Demonstrating Cue Points to Caption a slide show
  • Error Handling
  • Using Status Messages
  • Flash Player Version detection (for non-version 8 players)
  • Full Screen Playback

Unit 10: Using Live Video

  • Introducing live video with Flash Professional CS3
  • Requirements for live 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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