Video is one of the most exciting features on today's Internet, with widespread adoption being made possible by advances in bandwidth and software. But simply streaming video clips to Web users is only the tip of the iceberg! Flash CS3 offers a whole host of advanced video features, allowing you to create breathtaking user experiences.

And this book, the 2nd edition of the critically-acclaimed Foundation Flash 8 Video, shows you how to make the most of video in Flash CS3. The authors start with the basics of creating video ready for use on the web using popular applications such as Windows Movie Maker and iMovie, creating FLV (Flash video) using both Flash and other applications such as Sorenson Squeeze, and importing that video into Flash.

With that out the way, then turn their attention to essential practical techniques such as creating and customizing video players, applying blends and filters to Flash Video, effective use of video alpha channel and masks, captioning, cue points, interactivity using the Camera object, going full screen, and much more.

This edition is fully-updated for Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0, and includes many new examples.

Learn how to create video for the web using popular applications such as iMovie and Movie Maker, and turn it into Flash Video using Flash, and other tools such as Sorenson Squeeze

Learn several essential practical techniques for manipulating video in Flash 

New edition fully-updated for Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0, with new examples

What you'll learn

All the essential video features of Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3.0

How to create video using iMovie and Windows Movie Maker

How to process that video into Flash Video (FLV) using Flash, Sorenson Squeeze, and Flix Pro

How to create a video player and customize it

How to apply fantastic filters and blend modes to your video

How to use masks with video

How to create applications with multiple videos

How to allow the user to interact with your Flash using the camera object

How to add captions to your video

How to work will full screen video

A whole host of tips and special effects

Who is this book for?

This book is for anyone who wants to learn Flash video from the ground up. 

Contents:

Chapter 1 Creating and Playing Flash Video 

Chapter 2 Editing Video for Flash 

Chapter 3 Alternative FLV-Creation Tools 

Chapter 4 Creating a Custom Player 

Chapter 5 "Talking Head” Video and Alpha Channels 

Chapter 6 Adding Filters and Blend Effects to Flash Video

Chapter 7 Masking Video 

Chapter 8 Flash Video Tricks, Tips, and Special Effects

Chapter 9 Playing with Multiple Videos 

Chapter 10 The Camera Object and Flash Video

Chapter 11 Cue Points and Captions in Flash Video

Chapter 12 Going Small and Going Big with Flash Video