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Samir K. Dash

Samir K. Dash

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Created:
10 December 2007
User Level:
Intermediate, Advanced
Products:
Flash Lite

Creating a video e-card application for mobile devices

This article outlines the process of building a basic Flash Lite 3 application that allows users to send Flash Video (FLV) clips with custom messages to other mobile device users. The recipients will be able to view the e-card greetings using a mobile client on their handsets. This article also provides an example of a real-world project designed to work with Flash Lite and any other server-side technology.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial, you will need the following software and files:

Flash CS3 Professional

Flash Lite 3 update for Flash CS3 Professional

Flash Lite 3 update for Adobe Device Central

Windows system with local installation of IIS to serve provided ASP files

Sample files:

Prerequisite knowledge

Prior experience working with video content in the Flash authoring interface is useful. Familiarity with the FLV format, server-side scripts, and Microsoft Access is also helpful.

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About the author

Samir K. Dash is a systems consultant (creative content) for Enterprise System Solutions Pvt. Ltd., where he works on e-learning and interactive design using Flash technologies. Out of office he loves to spend his time with his wife, Sangeeta, and write poems.