Adobe Flash CS4 Video Tutorials


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Flash is by far the leading web video platform, enabling you to put your marketing message or artistic vision online in a form that can be viewed by almost anyone with a web browser. In these tutorials, VTC author, Michael Hurwicz, provides all the information you need to publish your own Flash video projects. From putting a video onto your website quickly, easily and elegantly to implementing a customized video player of your own design, these tutorials will provide the foundation you need to accomplish your goals with web video. Join the web video revolution: Create your own cutting edge; media-rich web sites with Flash CS4 Professional. Work Files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the movie links.

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Flash Video Basics
	Overview	(03:33)
	Encoding & Keyframes	(03:40)
	Video Codecs & Flash Player Version	(03:03)
	Bit Rate / Frame Rate & Frame Size	(04:49)
	Video Standards: NTSC & PAL	(04:30)
	Pixel Aspect Ratio	(03:46)
	Interlaced vs. Progressive Video	(03:58)
Deploying Flash Video
	Overview of Flash Video	(02:22)
	Embedded vs. External Video	(05:53)
	Progressive Download vs. Streaming	(05:35)
	Deploying with Dreamweaver	(05:33)
	Deploying Video with Flash pt. 1	(03:37)
	Deploying Video with Flash pt. 2	(04:23)
	Deploying Video with Flash pt. 3	(05:42)
	Deploying with SWFObject pt. 1	(04:13)
	Deploying with SWFObject pt. 2	(05:10)
	A Note on IE's ActiveX Warning	(02:43)
Working with SWFObject
	SWFObject & JW Player pt. 1	(04:23)
	SWFObject & JW Player pt. 2	(03:35)
	SWFObject & JW Player pt. 3	(05:53)
	Not Using Optional Arguments	(02:10)
	SWFObject Generator	(05:15)
Video Import & Export
	Flash Video Import Options pt. 1	(03:28)
	Flash Video Import Options pt. 2	(03:28)
	Flash Video Import Options pt. 3	(03:44)
	Flash Video Export – FLV & AVI	(04:39)
	Flash Video Export – MOV	(04:37)
	Exporting Flash Animation	(04:37)
	Exporting a Sequence of Images	(03:25)
FLVPlayback Component 3.0 version
	Introduction & Setup	(04:19)
	align / autoPlay / cuePoints / isLive / preview	(04:43)
	scaleMode & Other Parameters	(04:07)
	Customizing the Skin pt. 1	(03:28)
	Customizing the Skin pt. 2	(04:46)
Introduction to ActionScript for Flash Video
	Overview	(05:18)
	Behaviors for Embedded Video pt. 1	(04:04)
	Behaviors for Embedded Video pt. 2	(03:01)
	The Actions Panel	(04:48)
	ActionScript 3.0 vs. ActionScript 2.0	(03:43)
	Instantiating an FLVPlayback Component in AS	(04:23)
	Creating & Loading a Preview Image pt. 1	(03:49)
	Creating & Loading a Preview Image pt. 2	(05:23)
	Creating & Loading a Preview Image pt. 3	(03:47)
	Setting the Buffer Time pt. 1	(05:45)
	Setting the Buffer Time pt. 2	(04:32)
Captions & Cue Points
	FLVPlaybackCaptioning Component pt. 1	(05:01)
	FLVPlaybackCaptioning Component pt. 2	(03:31)
	Formatting Captions with Timed Text XML	(04:55)
	Captions with Cue Points & Dynamic Text pt. 1	(03:32)
	Captions with Cue Points & Dynamic Text pt. 2	(03:35)
	Viewing Metadata Including Cue Points	(05:22)
	Seekable Transcript Using Cue Points	(05:54)
	Dynamic Cue Points for FLVPlayback pt. 1	(03:44)
	Dynamic Cue Points for FLVPlayback pt. 2	(03:26)
Automated Speech Transcript
	Overview	(02:59)
	Premiere Pro pt. 1	(03:51)
	Premiere Pro pt. 2	(04:05)
	Soundbooth & Media Encoder	(03:53)
	Flash pt. 1	(03:05)
	Flash pt. 2	(05:15)
The AS2.0 FLVPlayback Component
	Manual & Dynamic Instantiation	(04:45)
	FLVPlayback with the Window Component pt. 1	(03:35)
	FLVPlayback with the Window Component pt. 2	(04:35)
	FLVPlayback with the Window Component pt. 3	(05:50)
	FLVPlayback with the Window Component pt. 4	(04:23)
	Get Window Title from FLV Metadata pt. 1	(03:34)
	Get Window Title from FLV Metadata pt. 2	(04:56)
	Get Window Title from FLV Metadata pt. 3	(03:52)
	Assign Parameters in HTML with SWFObject	(05:07)
	Scope / Timelines & “this”	(04:05)
Players 6 & 7 Using MediaPlayback
	Overview & Limitations	(03:26)
	Determining the Codec for an Existing FLV	(05:11)
	MediaPlayback Component for Flash 6 pt. 1	(03:51)
	MediaPlayback Component for Flash 6 pt. 2	(04:07)
	MediaPlayback Component for Flash 6 pt. 3	(03:08)
	ActionScript for MediaPlayback pt. 1	(03:08)
	ActionScript for MediaPlayback pt. 2	(03:06)
	ActionScript for MediaPlayback pt. 3	(04:25)
FLVPlayback Parameters (AS 3.0)
	align / autoPlay & cuePoints	(02:58)
	isLive / preview & scaleMode	(03:00)
	Skin Parameters / Volume	(04:54)
	Adding a Custom Buffering Indicator pt. 1	(04:17)
	Adding a Custom Buffering Indicator pt. 2	(04:20)
	Adding a Custom Buffering Indicator pt. 3	(03:35)
	Adding a Custom Buffering Indicator pt. 4	(02:45)
	Adding Playback Controls pt. 1	(03:14)
	Adding Playback Controls pt. 2	(03:00)
	Displaying Playhead Time	(04:43)
	Volume Control pt. 1	(03:00)
	Volume Control pt. 2	(02:40)
	Volume Control pt. 3	(04:40)
	Volume Control pt. 4	(04:27)
	SWFObject & flashvars pt. 1	(03:34)
	SWFObject & flashvars pt. 2	(05:01)
Adjusting to Internet Connection Speed
	Setting Buffer Time pt. 1	(04:20)
	Setting Buffer Time pt. 2	(04:40)
	Setting Buffer Time pt. 3	(04:54)
	Offering Multiple Bit Rates: Introduction	(02:25)
	FLVPlayback with SMIL pt. 1	(05:22)
	FLVPlayback with SMIL pt. 2	(03:42)
	FLVPlayback with SMIL pt. 3	(03:21)
	Dynamic Streaming pt. 1	(02:15)
	Dynamic Streaming pt. 2	(03:28)
	Dynamic Streaming pt. 3	(05:27)
Other Cool Fun Stuff
	Using an Alpha Channel	(06:08)
	Applying Filters to Video pt. 1	(03:29)
	Applying Filters to Video pt. 2	(03:35)
	Applying Filters to Video pt. 3	(06:17)
	Blend Modes pt. 1	(03:30)
	Blend Modes pt. 2	(03:58)
	Blend Modes & Subtract	(03:01)
	Blend Modes / Erase & Alpha	(02:44)
	Blend Modes & ActionScript	(03:32)
	Pixel Bender pt. 1	(03:20)
	Pixel Bender pt. 2	(05:37)
	Pixel Bender pt. 3	(03:55)
	Pixel Bender pt. 4	(04:28)
	Tween / Rotate / 3D & Motion Editor pt. 1	(03:43)
	Tween / Rotate / 3D & Motion Editor pt. 2	(04:15)
Course Wrap Up
	Review	(01:26)
	About the Author	(01:29)

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Title:	Adobe Flash CS4 Video
Author:	Michael Hurwicz
SKU:	33967
ISBN:	1-935320-32-7
Duration:	8.5 hrs / 121 Lessons
Compatibility:	Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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Adobe Flash CS4 Video Tutorials

Flash Video Basics

Deploying Flash Video

Working with SWFObject

Video Import & Export

FLVPlayback Component 3.0 version

Introduction to ActionScript for Flash Video

Captions & Cue Points

Automated Speech Transcript

The AS2.0 FLVPlayback Component

Players 6 & 7 Using MediaPlayback

FLVPlayback Parameters (AS 3.0)

Adjusting to Internet Connection Speed

Other Cool Fun Stuff

Course Wrap Up