Macromedia Flash 8 Video Development

Macromedia Flash 8: Rich Content Creation provides students with Flash skills to build Flash Video solutions and focuses on understanding how Flash Video works, using the Flash 8 Professional Media components, building a custom video player, encoding and delivering video, and streaming live video.
Unit 1: Course Overview
Getting familiar with the Course Methodology and Format
Understanding the Course Objectives
Understanding the Course Prerequisites
Viewing the Course Outline
Unit 2: Introducing Flash Video
Defining Streaming
Defining Digital Video
Understanding Key Flash Video Concepts
The Evolution of Flash Video
Viewing Flash Video Market Adoption Statistics
Examining the Streaming Video Market
Identifying Key Benefits of Flash Video over Traditional Media
Introducing the Flash Media Server for Streaming Video
Unit 3: Building a Component Based Media Player
Understanding the Flash Video Development Workflow
Using the Insert Flash Video Command in Dreamweaver 8
Building a Media Player with the FLVPlayback Component
Building a Media Player with FLVPlayback Custom UI Components
Binding Playback Properties and Components
Building a Playlist and Video Picker
Skinning FLVPlayback Custom UI Components
Unit 4: Encoding Flash Video
Understanding Flash Video (FLV)
Introduction to CODECs and Video Encoding
Converting to FLV using the Flash 8 Video Encoder
Understanding Bandwidth and Data Rate
Advanced Encoding Settings
Introducing Cue Points, Cropping and Trimming
Getting the Best Video Encoding
Unit 5: Delivering Flash Video
Understanding Video Delivery Options
Using Progressive Download
Streaming Flash Video
Using Macromedia Flash Video Streaming Service
Streaming with Flash Media Server 2
Comparing All Video Delivery Methods
Unit 6: Reviewing ActionScript
Reviewing ActionScript Basics
Working with Components and ActionScript
FLVPlayback Component Properties
Media Component Methods
Handling FLVPlayback Component Events
Using ActionScript to Control the FLVPlayback Component
Unit 7: Building a Custom Media Player
Building a Custom Media Player - Overview
ActionScript Classes for Streaming Video
Using ActionScript Classes to Connect to a Server
Control and Manage Streams
Introducing the Embedded Video Object
Streaming Video Playback Filters
Control and Manage Streams from a Remote Server
Using the Sound Class to Manage Audio
Handling Stream Events
Unit 8: Flash Video Effects
Masking Video
Blending Modes
Importing Alpha Channels with Video
Applying Filters Author-Time vs Run-Time
Embedding the FLVPlayback Component inside a MovieClip
Using ActionScript to Apply Filters
Unit 9: User Experience
The Importance of User Experience
Creating Auto Detection for Bandwidth / Flash Player / Connection
Creating Playback Controls and Messaging
Using Full Screen Playback
Creating Error Handling
Unit 10: Cue Points and Accessibility
Embedded Cue Points
Accessibility Issues for Video Playback
Closed Captioning
Controlling Video with Keyboard Commands
Unit 11: Using Live Video
Introducing Live Flash Video
Using the Live Flash Video Encoder
Setting the Live Encoder
Recording a Live Stream
Playing a Live Stream
Creating Bandwidth Strategies