Producing Flash CS3 Video: Techniques for Video Pros and Web Designers* Best practices for production, encoding, and integration* Build custom video players for web and mobile use* Apply transparency and effects with After EffectsDesign and develop video applications with Flash Professional CS3. In quick primer chapters, you'll get the best practices for shooting video for Flash distribution and the basics of how to design Flash applications for compelling user experiences. Subsequent chapters demonstrate the integrated use of Flash Professional with Dreamweaver, Device Central, and After Effects in practical tutorials. Annotated ActionScript 3 code gives you the facility to build your video applications.In 27 progressive tutorials, you'll acquire practical experience in the cutting edge techniques for: * Encoding single files, batch files, and embedding cue points in video.* Customizing FLVPlayback components* Building Flash Video players from scratch to include cue points, full screen events, and current playback time* Applying transparency, masks, and effects to enhance Flash Video.* Looping Flash Video continuously or in creative combinations* Embedding Flash Video in HTML pages for web deployment* Integrating Flash Video with XML, closed caption text, and JavaScript* Preparing video for streaming servers and mobile devices including a Flash Lite application with device videoThe companion DVD-ROM contains project media for all 27 tutorials that teach the nuts and bolts of implementing video in Flash applications on web pages and on alternative devices. |
Contents
CHAPTER 3
An Introduction to Flash Professional and ActionScript 3 | 23 |
CHAPTER 4
Encoding Flash Video | 39 |
CHAPTER 5 Customizing
Flash Video Players | 71 |
CHAPTER 6
Interactive Video Concepts | 111 |
CHAPTER 7 Video Transparency
and Effects | 137 |
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Producing Flash CS3 Video: Techniques for Video Pros and Web Designers John Skidgel Limited preview - 2012 |
Producing Flash CS3 Video: Techniques for Video Pros and Web Designers John Skidgel Limited preview - 2012 |
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Actions ActionScript Adobe appears application audio background begins button camera captions Chapter Choose Click codec color compression contains controls Copy create cue points custom device dialog display document drag Edit Effects element encoding enter event listener example external field Figure filter Flash Lite Flash Player Flash Professional Flash Video FLVPlayback component focus folder format frame function icon import includes Insert inside instance interface label layer Library panel look loop menu method mode movie clip navigation object Open options panel parameters pixels play playback position preview produce Properties Properties panel Save screen Select server shape skin stage standard statement step streaming style symbol Test Timeline tool tutorial variable window write