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Flash Video Tutorials

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   Course Description
Video and the Internet are ideally matched; video is the medium that most closely reflects our day-to-day visual experiences, and the Internet is a boundless playground filled with interesting content. Recent bandwidth improvements together with the improved video capabilities of Flash Professional 8 has now made it possible for web designers to use video content to its full potential. Flash now has more video importing and compression options, alpha channel video support, can trim and edit video clips, apply color correction, and now ships with a new stand-alone video encoding tool. If you are interested in joining this revolution to create your own cutting edge, interactive, and media-rich Flash video applications, this series of movies has been produced with you in mind. VTC author, James Gonzalez, is here to provide all the information you’ll need to create and publish your own Flash Video projects and enter this new era of abundant and accessible web delivered video. Work files also accompany the tutorial. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Flash Video links.

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Introduction
  About This Course (03:14)
  Why Flash Video? (04:16)
  How Flash Video (FLV) Works (05:22)
  Examples Of Flash Video (03:22)
  Flash Video Features (04:32)
Working With Flash Video: An Overview
  About Video & the Web (02:38)
  Capturing Good Video For Web Delivery (04:44)
  Flash Video Delivery Options (04:03)
  Authoring Flash Video With Dreamweaver (05:24)
  Authoring Video With Flash (05:59)
  Controlling Video Playback In Flash (04:35)
  Encoding & Creating Flash Video (FLV) Files (05:14)
  Video Codecs (03:03)
  Encoding Best Practices (03:09)
Important Video Terminology & Concepts
  Video Bit Rate (03:27)
  Keyframes (02:44)
  Video Standards: NTSC & PAL (03:00)
  Frame Size (02:32)
  Frame Rate (03:26)
  Pixel Aspect Ratios (02:57)
  Interlaced vs. Progressive Video (03:52)
Flash Video Delivery Options
  Embedded Video (SWF) (04:34)
  Progressive Download (FLV) (04:52)
  Streaming Video (FLV) (04:08)
  Pros & Cons Of Streaming (04:48)
  When to Use Streaming Delivery (03:45)
  Comparing Delivery Techniques (06:12)
Importing Video
  Flash Video Import Options (06:17)
  Advantages of Linked vs. Embedded Video (03:01)
  Supported Import Video Formats (04:03)
  Flash Video Output Formats (03:53)
  Importing FLV Files With the Import Wizard pt. 1 (07:17)
  Importing FLV Files With the Import Wizard pt. 2 (02:50)
  Encoding In the Import Wizard pt. 1 (04:06)
  Encoding In the Import Wizard pt. 2 (03:10)
  Cropping & Trimming Video In the Import Wizard (04:14)
  Embedding Cue Points (04:59)
  Capturing & Publishing Live Video (04:28)
Using FLV Playback Components
  Flash Components (04:21)
  The FLV Playback Component (04:54)
  Configuring the FLV Playback Component (06:08)
  Customizing the FLV Playback Skin (04:30)
  Creating Your Own FLV Playback Skins pt. 1 (04:13)
  Creating Your Own FLV Playback Skins pt. 2 (03:54)
  The FLV Playback Custom UI Components (04:59)
  Setting Up FLV Playback Custom UI Components (06:37)
  Seekbar & VolumeBar Components pt. 1 (06:33)
  Seekbar & VolumeBar Components pt. 2 (02:35)
Controlling Video With ActionScript
  Controlling Embedded Video With Behaviors (05:18)
  ActionScript Syntax & Language Fundamentals (04:55)
  The Actions Panel (06:31)
  Actions & Event Handlers (06:39)
  Controlling Video With Stop & Go Actions (08:13)
  Controlling Video With Frame Labels pt. 1 (03:42)
  Controlling Video With Frame Labels pt. 2 (03:56)
  Controlling Video With Frame Labels pt. 3 (04:22)
  Scripting Dynamic FLV Playback pt. 1 (03:29)
  Scripting Dynamic FLV Playback pt. 2 (05:53)
  Scripting Dynamic FLV Playback pt. 3 (02:39)
Editing Flash Video
  Editing Clips In the Import Wizard (06:53)
  Editing Video With Camtasia Producer (03:53)
  Editing Video With Premiere Pro (05:27)
Using the Flash Pro 8 Video Encoder
  Overview Of the Flash Pro 8 Encoder (04:35)
  Encoding Video (03:57)
  Advanced Settings (04:09)
  Working With Cue Points (05:01)
  Adding Seek Functionality With Cue Points pt. 1 (04:15)
  Adding Seek Functionality With Cue Points pt. 2 (05:39)
  Seek to Specified Durations With Cue Points (04:59)
  Flash Encoder Preferences (03:04)
Encoding Flash Video With Flix Pro
  Flix 8 & On2 VP6 Codec (01:57)
  System Requirements (01:46)
  Supported Input & Output Formats (05:46)
  Flix 8 Interface Overview pt. 1 (04:22)
  Flix 8 Interface Overview pt. 2 (03:40)
  Vector Tracing (04:54)
  Encoding Options & Recommendations (06:06)
  Encoding Comparisons & Conclusions (03:01)
Encoding Flash Video With Sorenson Squeeze
  Squeeze Application Overview (04:31)
  The Squeeze Interface (07:59)
  Squeeze Features pt. 1 (04:12)
  Squeeze Features pt. 2 (03:19)
  Encoding Flash Video & Conclusion (06:44)
Deployment Using the Flash Media Server
  Overview Of the Media Server (03:04)
  Media Server Components (05:08)
  System Requirements (04:33)
  Flash Media Server Architecture (04:50)
  Managing the Server With the Management Console (05:50)
  Tips for Developing Media Server Applications (06:38)
  Broadcasting Live Video (04:57)
  Flash Video Streaming Service (FVSS) (03:54)
Project: Encoding Flash Video
  Acquiring Video With Camtasia Recorder (04:19)
  Recorder Audio & Video Settings (06:21)
  Editing Clips In the Import Wizard (05:24)
  Encoding With the Flash 8 Encoder (04:45)
  Controlling Embedded Video With Behaviors (05:54)
Course Wrap Up
  What You Have Learned (01:47)
  Contact This Author (00:55)