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Dan Carr
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Understanding the project layout
- Customizing the template
- Preparing your own video and images
- Updating the XML configuration file
Web video template: Showcase website for personal video
This video template provides a simple way to combine multiple videos into a video showcase. The showcase is easy to edit and comes complete with visual subnavigation and captions for chapters within the videos. The template could be used for anything, but it has a great set of features geared toward displaying your personal video collection. This article provides an overview of the process required for customizing the template.
Preview the showcase website for personal video template
Requirements
To make the most of this article, you'll need the following software and files:
Flash CS4 Professional
Sample files:
- video_showcase_cs4.zip (ZIP, 8.6 MB)
Note: The source files have been updated for Flash CS4 Professional with the following additions:
- Updated look and feel
- Refined ActionScript structure using ActionScript 3 classes
- Option to load ActionScript cue points from the settings XML file
- Fixed cue point and navigation glitches
Prerequisite knowledge
This article is geared toward beginning to intermediate developers interested in working with multiple videos in Flash CS4 Professional. General experience working with Flash Professional and FLV video is advised.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License
About the author
Dan Carr is owner, lead developer, and trainer for Dan Carr Design in San Francisco. With years of experience developing for Macromedia and Adobe, Dan has created a range of features available in Flash, including e-learning templates, UI components, and Developer Resource Kit extensions. Dan teaches Flash design and ActionScript classes in Northern California and develops e-learning and web applications for the public, as well as for Adobe product teams.
