Foundation Flash CS3 Video
From the Back Cover
Video is one of the most exciting features on today's Internet, with widespread adoption being made possible by advances in bandwidth and software. But simply streaming video clips to Web users is only the tip of the iceberg! Flash CS3 offers a whole host of advanced video features, allowing you to create breathtaking user experiences.
And this book, the 2nd edition of the critically-acclaimed
Foundation Flash 8 Video, shows you how to make the most of video in
Flash CS3. The authors start with the basics of creating video ready
for use on the web using popular applications such as Windows Movie
Maker and iMovie, creating FLV (Flash video) using both Flash and other
applications such as Sorenson Squeeze, and importing that video into
Flash.
This edition is fully-updated for Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0, and includes many new examples.
- Learn how to create video for the web using popular applications such as iMovie and Movie Maker, and turn it into Flash Video using Flash, and other tools such as Sorenson Squeeze
- Learn several essential practical techniques for manipulating video in Flash
- New edition fully-updated for Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0, with new examples
In this book you'll learn
- All the essential video features of Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0
- How to create video using iMovie and Windows Movie Maker
- How to process that video into Flash Video (FLV) using Flash, Sorenson Squeeze, and Flix Pro
- How to create a video player and customize it
- How to apply fantastic filters and blend modes to your video
- How to use masks with video
- How to create applications with multiple videos
- How to allow the user to interact with your Flash using the camera object
- How to add captions to your video
- How to work will full screen video
- A whole host of tips and special effects
Summary of Contents
- Chapter 1 Creating and Playing Flash Video
- Chapter 2 Editing Video for Flash
- Chapter 3 Alternative FLV-Creation Tools
- Chapter 4 Creating a Custom Player
- Chapter 5 "Talking Head" Video and Alpha Channels
- Chapter 6 Adding Filters and Blend Effects to Flash Video
- Chapter 7 Masking Video
- Chapter 8 Flash Video Tricks, Tips, and Special Effects
- Chapter 9 Playing with Multiple Videos
- Chapter 10 The Camera Object and Flash Video
- Chapter 11 Cue Points and Captions in Flash Video
- Chapter 12 Going Small and Going Big with Flash Video
Who is this book for?
This book is for anyone who wants to learn Flash video from the ground up.Conclusion
Foundation Flash CS3 Video
is a very well-structured and consistent practical guide that shows how
to master Flash video and interactive video-based web apps. This is a
book for the novice which starts from the very ground of Flash video,
the fundamentals. Then it unveils some of the coolest web video
technologies available and finishes with a complete full-screen,
DVD-quality video that plays on a typical web page. The book is full of
sophisticated tips and tricks, additional explanations and information
for further knowledge and entertainment.
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