Elstree Film Studios - Training Courses - Adobe Flash Media
Please note that this course has been designed specifically for those who have already decided that they wish to use Adobe Flash and Flash Media Server for their video deployment and would like to learn exactly how to achieve this. If however you are unsure of how you would like to deploy your video content, or you would like to learn of other alternatives to using Adobe Flash (such as HTML 5 and/or YouTube, Vimeo etc.) then please see our Web Video Techniques course.This course provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to deliver media over the internet using Flash. Topics include: using pre-built components with Actionscript; using high-quality encoding techniques, including the new high definition video codec; creating live video; controlling sound volume and panning; and delivering social networking (chat) messaging. This course will focus on delivering the best experience possible with Flash Professsional, exploring bandwidth issues, progressive downloading, and streaming with the Flash Media Server. This course is for developers with experience in Adobe Flash Professional. To get the most from this course, you should have plenty of Flash experience, some experience with Actionscript 3, and experience working with media.
Related courses which are also available include our Adobe Flash Animation & Design and Adobe Flash ActionScript 3.0 training courses.
You may also attend all three of our Adobe Flash courses within one discounted package in our Complete Adobe Flash Training Course.
Duration: 1 day.
Location: 21st Century New Media Ltd, Elstree Film Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG. [
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Times: 10.00am to 4.30pm. For security reasons, further details are only provided upon booking.
Software Versions: All of our Adobe courses include lessons generic to CS3, CS4 and CS5 versions of the Adobe suite: whichever version you use is covered in detail. Our Apple training courses utilise Final Cut Studio HD (also known of as version 3 or FCS 2009).
Equipment: Our fully featured training room includes six top-of-the-range iMac computers configured to work in both Macintosh (OSX) and PC (Windows) modes, ensuring you the maximum familiarity with your chosen operating system.
Accommodation: Details of local accomodation can be found
here.
Further assistance: Our
FAQ help page contains the answers to many popular questions. Alternatively please call
0844 844 2428 to arrange to speak to our training manager.
COURSE CONTENT
Introducing Flash Video
- Defining streaming and progressive download
- Understanding key Flash Video concepts
- Comparing Flash Video with other web video technologies
- Identifying key benefits of Flash Video over traditional media
- Introducing the Flash Media Server for streaming video
Building a Component-Based Media Player
- Building a media player with the FLVPlayback components
- Using components and events to control video playback
- Skinning FLVPlayback Custom UI components
Encoding Flash Video
- Understanding FLV and F4V Flash Video formats
- Introducing CODECs and video encoding
- Converting to FLV using the Flash Video Encoder
- Understanding the new h.263 High Definition video format
- Understanding bandwidth and data rate
- Adding cue points
Actionscript for Video and Sound
- Using Media Component properties, methods and events
- Using Actionscript to control the Media Components
- Sound and SoundTransform classes
Delivering Flash Media
- Learning the Actionscript required for streaming
- Creating a connection to the Flash Media Server
- Controlling and managing streams
- Introducing and using the embedded Video object
- Using the Sound class to manage audio
- Listening and responding to stream events
Enhancing the User Experience
- Creating auto detection for bandwidth, Flash Player version, and connection speed
- Using full screen playback
Working with Cue Points and User Accessibility
- Introducing embedded cue points
- Understanding accessibility issues for video playback
- Adding closed captioning
- Listening for keyboard events
- Controlling video with keyboard commands
Using Live Video and Sound
- Introducing live video and audio
- Using the live video encoder
- Setting the live encoder
- Recording a live stream
- Playing a live stream
- Creating bandwidth strategies
- Introducing Flash Media Encoder
