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Using Video in Flash MX

By Phillip Kerman
Sep 6, 2002
Sample Chapter is provided courtesy of Sams

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Importing Graphics into Adobe Flash CS4: May 28, 2009
Importing Graphics into Flash CS3 Professional: Jun 29, 2007
Creating a Video with Synchronized Captions in Macromedia Flash 8: Mar 3, 2006
Importing Graphics into Flash: Nov 23, 2005
Importing Graphics into Flash: Apr 30, 2004
Designing Your Flash MX Web Site to Be Modular: Sep 13, 2002
Using Video in Flash MX: Sep 6, 2002
Including Sound in Your Flash MX Animation: Aug 30, 2002
Animation the Old-Fashioned Way with Flash MX: Aug 23, 2002
Importing Graphics into Flash MX: May 31, 2002
Unique Perspective: Phillip Kerman Teaches Others from His Own Experience: Dec 13, 2001

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Flash CS4 Professional in 24 Hours, 4th Edition: May 15, 2009
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Flash CS4 Professional in 24 Hours. Adobe Reader: May 7, 2009
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Flash CS3 Professional in 24 Hours, Adobe Reader: Jun 8, 2007
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash MX in 24 Hours, Adobe Reader: Feb 14, 2006
ActionScripting in Flash, Adobe Reader: Feb 13, 2006
Macromedia Flash 8 @work: Projects and Techniques to Get the Job Done: Feb 3, 2006
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash MX 2004 in 24 Hours, Adobe Reader: Nov 4, 2003
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 5 in 24 Hours: Nov 17, 2000

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This chapter is from the book
Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash MX in 24 Hours

Surely one of Flash MX's "killer features" is its new support for video. This chapter covers everything from creating quality video source material, importing and optimizing compression settings, and even considerations for using the third-party product "Sorenson Squeeze with Spark Pro".

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Using Video

Before Flash MX, I would get tired of telling people "No, you can't do video in Flash." Sure there were some creative workarounds. But no more! Flash MX lets you import video and compress it using a state-of-the-art codec that keeps files small and quality high. Even though most of the technical details are handled automatically, you're given enough control to vary the results greatly.

In this hour, you will:

Import and use video in your movies
Build scripted controls to play videos
Optimize for high quality and low file size
Enhance quality and performance using Sorenson Squeeze with Spark Pro

A codec is short for compressor/decompressor. Basically, videos need to be compressed so that they download quickly. The same video needs to be decompressed for the user to view it. Many different technologies are available to compress and decompress. The codec that Flash uses is called Sorenson Spark.

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