Flash: Video for Professionals June 23, 2011

Description
Flash video is becoming the de-facto standard for delivering video on the internet. Whether your Flash skills focuses on design or programming, this course will help you with most phases of Flash video. We will discuss a step-by-step workflow by directing you through understanding video concepts and best practices for creating and compressing video. Packed with tried-and-true solutions and detailed code examples, it's exactly what you need to deliver interactive video to your clients.
Audience
This course is for developers with extensive experience in Flash:
* Have completed the Flash Complete course or have equivalent experience.
* Have completed the Flash ActionScript course or have equivalent experience.
* Have experience working with video (recommended).
Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Video
* Frame rate
* Frame Size
* Pixel Aspect Ratio
Lesson 2: Understanding compression
* VBR vs. CBR
* Spark, On2Vp6 or F4V
Lesson 3: Creating the FLV file
* Adobe Media Encoder Settings
* Bandwidth and data Rate
* The importance of knowing your target
Lesson 4: Shooting your video
* Understanding how our choices affect quality
* Background Choices
* Lighting
* Minimize motions
* Depth of field
Lesson 5: Correcting Video and Audio problems
* Scopes: Waveform and YC Monitors
* Color Correction
* Keying
* Fixing Audio Related Problems
* Noise Reduction
* Audio Normalizing
Lesson 6: Using the Flash Video Component
* Using buttons to link different movies to the same component
* Introduction to Skinning and customization
Lesson 7: Captioning
* Creating Captioning for the Flash Component
* Using Captioning
* Deploying video with Captioning
Lesson 8: Dynamic Playlists
* Create a simple Array into a List Box
* Auto Play - Sequential Playback
* Integrating XML Playlists into the MVC Player
Lesson 9: Metadata and Cue Points
* Why use Cue Points?
* Three types of Cue Points
* Encoding Cue Points
* Component Cue Points
* ActionScript Cue Points
Lesson 10: Filters and Masks
* Using Masks with your video player
* Using Filters with your video Players
* Video and the Bitmap Object
* Transitioning between two sources