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Overview of Flash CS4 Video
Price:
US$ 19.00
Duration:
1 hr 55 min with R Blank
Info about Flash video you didn't even know you needed to know

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Course Description

Part descriptive overview and part instructional walk-thru, this workshop discusses the variety of Flash-enabled video experiences, what goes into building and deploying them, using the newest Flash CS4 tools, including the Adobe Media Encoder CS4 and the Adobe Flash CS4 video components.

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98% of video on the web is Flash Video -- from the defining characteristic of video sharing networks like YouTube, to delivering high quality branded content like NBC's 'Heroes'.

As video in Flash continues to explode in popularity, Adobe continues to pump more power and video features into the Flash Player, including H.264 support, hardware acceleration, and high definition video.

By the end of this course, students will have a deeper understanding of what is involved in the popularity of Flash video and in the creation of great Flash video-based experiences.



Who is this course for?
This class is designed to educate anyone who works with, and wants to learn more about, Flash video -- from designers and developers, to sales people and marketers, and video compression experts new to working with Flash.




View Course Outline
  • Lesson 1: Introduction (11:13)
  • Lesson 2: Flash Video Formats (21:17)
    • Flash Video Codecs
    • What is H.264?
    • How do I know what codec was used in my video files?
    • Some Cool Features of Flash Video
      • Transparency
      • Metadata and Cuepoints
      • High Definition
      • Full Screen Playback with Hardware Acceleration
  • Lesson 3: Delivering Flash Video (16:10)
    • Technical Options for Delivering Flash Video
    • How to Deliver My Content
    • How to Steal Online Video Content
    • What Can Be Done to Reduce Risk of Theft
  • Lesson 4: Advertising and Flash Video (10:03)
    • The Current Options
    • The Horizon
  • Lesson 5: Encoding Flash Video (35:22)
    • Key Video Compression Concepts
      • What is Encoding, or Transcoding
      • Compression in Time-Based Media
      • Framerate
      • Keyframes and Keyframe Frequency
      • Image Dimensions
      • Aspect Ratio
      • Data Rate, or Bit Rate
      • Constant Bit Rate (CBR) vs. Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
      • Encoding Rules of Thumb
    • Encoders
    • Encoding with the Adobe Media Encoder CS4
    • Encoding with FFMPEGX
  • Lesson 6: Working with the Flash CS4 Video Components (15:33)
    • Importing Video into Flash
    • The Individual Components
    • Building a Closed Captioning System
  • Lesson 7: Conclusion (6:09)