Course Prerequisites and Audience

This course is for experienced ActionScript 3 programmers and I.T. Administrators who want to deliver Streaming Media Applications with Flash Media Server 3. To gain the most from this class, you should already have:

• Be comfortable using the Flash CS3 Professional authoring environment
• Have knowledge of basic programming constructs including loops, functions, and objects
• Be familiar with basic ActionScript 3 concept

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introducing the Course

• Reviewing the Course Prerequisites
• Reviewing the Course Format
• Outlining the Course Content

Unit 2: Introducing Flash Media Applications

• Introducing Streaming and Social Media Applications
• Presenting FMS Application Runtime Platforms
• Understanding Flash Player Security, Camera and Microphone Settings
• Understanding Supported Media Types
• Flash Media Server Programming Languages and Application Development Tools
• Exploring FMS Directories and Files
• Understanding FMS 3 Editions

Unit 3: Leveraging the FLVPlayback Component

• Introducing the ActionScript 3 FLVPlayback Component
• Streaming Video Without Code
• Implementing Basic Player Controls
• Enhancing the Player with ActionScript
• Using FullScreen Mode
• Using Video Metadata
• Subscribing to Live Video

Unit 4: Streaming Pre-Recorded Audio and Video

• Streaming Pre-Recorded Audio and Video
• Reviewing Streaming File Formats
• Setting up FMS for Streaming
• Core Classes for Streaming in ActionScript 3
• Introducing the NetConnection Class 1 2
• Exploring NetConnection Event Handling
• Streaming with ActionScript
• Exploring NetStream Event Handling
• Streaming-Only Playback Options

Unit 5: Building Live Streaming Clients

• Using Live Audio and Video
• Accessing the Microphone and Camera
• Optimizing Device Configuration
• Using the NetStream Class for Publishing
• Subscribing to Live Video

Unit 6: Introducing SSAS

• Introducing Server Side ActionScript (SSAS)
• An Overview of SSAS Classes
• Working with the Application Class
• Managing Connection Re quests from Clients
• Working with the Client Class
• Using the NetConnection Class in SSAS

Unit 7: Creating Social Media Applications

• Defining Social Media Applications
• Using Remote SharedObjects (RSO)
• Connecting to Remote SharedObjects
• Writing to Remote SharedObjects
• Reading Remote SharedObject Data
• Examining SharedObject Synchronization
• Remote Method Invocation
• Broadcasting One-Way Messages
• Special Uses for NetStream Messaging
• Client / Server Remote Method Invocation