Macromedia-Flash-MX-2004-Flash-Video-Development

Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Flash Video Development provides students who have prior Flash experience the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to develop and deliver video with Flash. This course focuses on creating custom video players, encoding video, using the media components, streaming video, progressively downloading video, and using the Macromedia Flash Video Streaming service. The software used in the course includes Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004, the Macromedia Flash Video kit, the Macromedia Flash Video Exporter, Sorenson Squeeze, and the Macromedia Flash Communication Server for streaming live video and for video playback. ActionScript is used to access media classes and core streaming classes to deliver instant-on video, playlists, and enhanced visual effects and interaction that only Flash can offer. This is a 2-day course.

Unit 1:  Introducing the Course

·         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

Unit 3: Building a Component Based Media Player

·         Understanding the Flash Video development workflow

·         Using the Macromedia Video Kit to embed Flash Video

·         Building a media player with the Media components

·         Using behaviors to control Media components

·         Synchronizing a slide presentation

·         Binding playback properties and components

·         Building a playlist and video picker

·         Masking videos

Unit 4: Reviewing ActionScript

·         Reviewing ActionScript basics

·         Using ActionScript to control the Media components

·         Handling component events

·         Using the setInterval() method

Unit 5: 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

Unit 6:  Encoding Flash Video

·         Understanding the Flash Video (FLV) Format

·         Converting to FLV using the Flash Video Exporter

·         Converting to FLV using Sorensen Squeeze

·         Understanding bandwidth and data rate

·         Adjusting digital video properties

·         Getting the best video encoding

·         Optimizing encoder settings

Unit 7:  Delivering Flash Video

·         Understanding video delivery options

·         Using progressive download

·         Streaming Flash Video using the Macromedia Flash Video Streaming service

·         Streaming Flash Video using the Macromedia Flash Communication Server

·         Tracking FLV Playback

Unit 8:  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