Hands-on guide to Flash video : Web video and Flash media server / by Stefan Richter and Jan Ozer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richter, Stefan, 1973-

Contributor:

Ozer, Jan, 1955-

Series:

Focal hands-on guide series.

Hands-on guide series for streaming and digital media professionals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flash (Computer file)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Flash (Computer file).

Digital cinematography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Digital cinematography.

Computer animation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Computer animation.

Digital video--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Digital video.

Webcasting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Webcasting.

Streaming technology (Telecommunications)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Streaming technology (Telecommunications).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Hands-On Guide to Flash Video is a professional reference book written by industry experts that are currently helping professionals produce Web video and implement Flash Media Server. This book covers Flash Video production from soup to nuts, beginning with how to configure your camcorder and ending to advanced server techniques like bandwidth detection and FMS logging and reporting. Real word lessons from case studies of successful Flash Video deployments are also included. Supplemental files located at: www.flashvideobook.com<BR id=""CRLF

Contents:

Cover; Flash Video: Web Video and Flash Media Server; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; About the Authors; Chapter 1. Quick Start; Creating the FLV File; Importing the FLV File into Flash; Exporting the Application; Deploying the Application; Conclusion; Chapter 2. The Streaming Media Landscape; Bandwidth and Data Rate; Interframe Compression and Video Quality; The Importance of Knowing Your Target; Limit Extraneous Motion; Conclusion; Chapter 3. Designing Your Set; Background Choice Is Critical; Choosing and Using Synthetic Backgrounds

Creating Compression-Friendly Real-World SetsDressing for Streaming Success; Theory Is Great, but Test Anyway; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Lighting the Set; Use at Least Three Lights; Use Soft Lights; Use Flat Rather than Three-Point Lighting; Checking Exposure on the Set; Lighting for Chroma Key; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Streaming-Related Shooting Skills; Minimize Motion during Shooting; Ignore the Safe Zone; Framing Your Shots; Using Rule-of-Thirds Positioning; Camera Settings for Optimum Quality; Producing a Soft Background; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Correcting Video and Audio Problems

Introducing the Waveform MonitorColor Correcting Your Footage; Fixing Backlit Video; Fixing Audio-Related Problems; Noise Reduction; Understanding Compression and Normalization; Perfecting Normalization; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Preparing for Compression; What We Know about Flash Output Parameters; That Whole Square-Pixel Thing; Summary and Recommendations; Scaling to Your Target Resolution-Where and When?; Producing the Correct Output Resolution in Premiere Pro; Producing the Correct Output Resolution in Final Cut Pro; Producing the Correct Output Resolution in After Effects

Preprocessing Your VideoConclusion; Chapter 8. Producing Alpha Channel Video; Perfecting the Chroma Key; Creating QuickTime Movies with an Alpha Channel; Creating the FLV File with Alpha Channel; Application-Specific Details; Deploying FLV Files with an Alpha Channel; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Encoding Your Video; High-Level Editing Workflow; Which Codec, Spark or VP6?; VBR or CBR?; Advanced Encoding Controls; Output and Encoding Workflows; My Decisions and Targets; Application-Specific Details; Encoding with On2 Flix Pro; Encoding with Sorenson Squeeze; Encoding with the Flash Video Encoder

ConclusionChapter 10. Flash Video Concepts; A Brief History of Flash; What Exactly Is Flash?; The Evolution of Flash Video Codecs; Delivery Options for Flash Video; Flash Player Compatibilities; Conclusion; Chapter 11. Deploying Progressive Flash Video; Deploying Flash Video-An Overview; Player Components; Deploying Progressively Loaded FLV Video Files Using the FLV Playback Component; Dreamweaver 8 Insert Flash Video Dialogue; Playing an FLV File Using ActionScript; Deploying a SWF File; The Eolas Patent; Introducing SWFObject; Conclusion; Chapter 12. Customizing the FLV Playback Component

Introduction to Skinning and Customization

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612618406

9781136032332

1136032339

9781136032349

1136032347

9781282618404

1282618407

9780080927565

0080927564

OCLC:

499049856