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Foundation Flash CS3 Video

By Tom Green, Adam Thomas

I am happy to say that this is a really good book, and touches on some subjects where previous Flash video books have not gone before.

—Cole Joplin (uFlash User Group Member)


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.

With that out the way, then turn their attention to essential practical techniques such as creating and customizing video players, applying blends and filters to Flash Video, effective use of video alpha channel and masks, captioning, cue points, interactivity using the Camera object, going full screen, and much more.

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

What 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

Who is this book for?

This book is for anyone who wants to learn Flash video from the ground up.

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

This book is part of friends of ED's 'Foundation' series

The Foundation series is perfect for beginners to a technology, because it doesn't assume any previous knowledge. Each book in the series takes you step by step through your chosen technology, starting with the absolute fundamentals and working through all aspects of the technology, ultimately providing you with a firm grasp of the basics that will enable you to create your own applications or web sites. You will learn by following complete examples at every stage of your journey, often by extended case studies that you will build upon throughout the book. The Foundation series will give you the broad and solid base you need in order to progress to a higher level of expertise.