Hands-On Guide to Flash Video

Web Video and Flash Media Server
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-240-80947-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 705 g

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.comBy reading this book, you'll learn to:* Shoot high quality video for streaming* Choose the best encoder and encoding techniques for producing Flash Video* Deploy Flash Video via progressive download or via the Flash Media Server. * Create and light a compression friendly set* Deinterlace and preprocess your video prior to encoding* Choose encoding parameters like data rate, resolution and frame rate* Optimize encoding with Sorenson Squeeze, Flix Pro and the Adobe Flash Video Encoder* Shoot and produce chromakey video for alpha channel delivery* Customize a Flash player via skinning, and use Cue Points for navigation * Setup, install, and maintain Flash Media Server

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richter, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Fotobeabeitung und Bildbearbeitung
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie Spezielle Techniken in der Fotografie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Quick Start2. Introductory Concepts - Streaming Video Production3. Designing the Set4. Lighting the Set5. Camera Skills6. Correcting Audio and Video Problems7. Preparing for Compression 8. Producing Alpha Channel video9. Encoding Your Video10. Introduction to Flash Video Programming 11. Deploying Progressive Flash Video12. Customizing FLV Playback13. Using Cue Points14. Controlling Your Content15. Advanced Effects and Playback Options16. Introduction to Flash Media Server (FMS)17. Streaming Video with Flash Media Server18. Advanced Flash Media Server Techniques19. Case Studies

Über Autor(innen)

Stefan is a certified Flash Developer who has been involved with Flash Media Server since its very early days. He was the driving force behind Europe's first Flash-centric video hosting provider and now runs one of the largest resources on the subject at Flashcomguru.com. As well as holding the position of VP of Application Development at Dallas-based POPview he handles a variety of projects from his home office in the UK, specializing in Flash Video and Rich Internet Applications for clients that include CNET, USA Network and Unilever. Stefan is the author of a series of Adobe Developer Center articles, has spoken at several industry events and contributes a regular column on Flash Video to Streaming Media Magazine.
Jan has worked in digital video since 1990, joining PC Magazine as a contributing editor in 1996, and EventDV in 1994, and is a frequent contributor to Streaming Media Magazine. Jan has written 12 books on digital video, translated into 7 languages. In 1994, Jan's company, Doceo Publishing, released the Video Compression Sampler, the first comparison of CD-ROM compression technologies. In January, 2006, Jan released two white papers through StreamingMedia.com that rigorously compared the quality and usability of the Windows Media, Real, Apple's H.264 and Flash codecs (Proprietary Codecs, 2006: Choosing and Using the Optimal Video Codec) and solely Flash codecs (Flash Codecs, 2006: Choosing and Using the Optimal Flash Codec). Jan has lectured internationally on streaming media production since 1998.