Flash Video for Professionals

If your site needs video, you need this book

Now there's a single definitive source for everything Flash developers need to know to integrate cutting-edge video into a website--seamlessly. Whether your Flash skills focus on design or programming, this guide helps you with every phase from writing the project proposal to deploying finished applications. A step-by-step workflow directs you through setting up a work environment, designing applications, using ActionScript 2 and 3, Flash(r) Media Server 2, and every stage in between. Packed with tried-and-true solutions and detailed code examples, it's exactly what you need to deliver interactive video to your clients.

* Understand your clients' needs and ask the right questions to determine the scope of their projects
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Obtain source video and optimize it for Web-based playback
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Develop a site or Web application that incorporates video
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Create and skin a player with Flash in both ActionScript 2 and ActionScript 3
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Explore hosting requirements, server options, and streaming vs. progressive download delivery
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Publish your site and enable the client to update it with automated tools

Learn how to create full-featured video players with custom-designed skins

Develop professional interactive video applications that utilize the power of ActionScript 2 and 3