Foundation Flash 8 Video (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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Video (and other Multimedia) on the Internet is becoming hugely popular, due to higher bandwidth making it feasible, and improvements in software putting it within the reach of anyone with a reasonable level of computer literacy. Flash is one of the best, and most popular ways of delivering video to the web-Flash Video (FLV) is a small and efficient video format, and Flash allows you to apply a lot of great effects to video quickly and easily, and manipulate it using code. The new version, Flash 8, features a lot of new advancements for video, which developers are crying out for information on. This book will be one of the first books solely dedicated to Flash 8 Video development, so will go a lot deeper into the subject than other books. It starts off basic, so that even those with little Flash experience will be able to pick up the pace quickly. By the end of the book, the reader will be creating advanced interactive video applications, using video alpha channels, masking, blends and filters, the Camera object, and much more. To add further value to the book-time is spent showing how to manipulate your video using popular video packages such as After Effects, Movie Maker, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, and Premiere Pro, getting them closer to how you'd like them to look before they are imported into Flash. TOC:Creating FLVs using the Video Wizard and the Flash 8 FLV Encoder.- The Basics of Video Creation.- Alternate FLV Creation tools: Sorenson Squeeze 4 and Flix Pro 5.- Creating Flash Video using the FLV Components.- Creating a "Talking head" video using Alpha Channels.- Adding Filters and Blend Effects to Flash Video.- Masking Video.- Creating a Video Wall.- Choosing and Playing Multiple Videos.- Using the Camera Object to Involve the Audience.- Actionscript and Flash Video.- Video Delivery to Cell Phones.