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Video Technology Center
Web designers and developers once faced several hurdles getting video onto the web: data-intensive video files that downloaded slowly over low-bandwidth connections, and users having to install special players to view video in pop-up windows. Most people now access the web using high-bandwidth connections, and web designers and developers are standardizing on the Flash video (FLV) format. Video plays directly in the page through Adobe Flash Player, without requiring additional plug-ins.
Whether you're planning your video shoot, encoding video, or delivering it to your audience, start out with the Flash Video Learning Guide. Then check out the samples and tutorials in the Video Topics areas at right.
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Using Adobe Media Encoder CS4
Adobe (June 1, 2009)
Learn about the video application that lets you encode audio and video in a variety of distribution formats.
Deconstructing the ActionScript 3 Flash video gallery application
Dan Carr (June 1, 2009)
Examine the inner workings of an application designed to display a collection of FLV files with thumbnails for easy navigation and playback. (Updated for CS4)
H.264 for the rest of us
Kush Amerasinghe (Apr. 20, 2009)
Read this video compression guide to understand F4V-specific settings in Adobe Media Encoder and Flash Media Encoding Server, and learn about estimating acceptable video bit rates.
Encoding options for H.264 video
Jan Ozer (Mar. 16, 2009)
Learn how H.264 video works and how to encode it for Adobe Flash Player delivery using Adobe Media Encoder or Adobe Flash Media Encoding Server.
XMP metadata in Creative Suite 4 Production Premium
Dan Ebberts (Feb. 16, 2009)
Experience first-hand how XMP metadata improves many common editing, asset tracking, animating, and compositing tasks—and even enables new capabilities, such as searching a video according to the spoken words in its soundtrack.
Transitioning from Microsoft Windows Media to the Adobe Flash Platform
Adobe (Jan. 8, 2009)
Ease the transition from Windows Media to a solution utilizing the Adobe Flash Platform and its related technologies.
Understanding the video encoding ecosystem for Flash
Laurel Reitman (Nov. 10, 2008)
Get a brief introduction to the process of encoding and publishing video for Flash, and understand which Adobe products and partners are available to help you.
Flash 411: Getting your video questions answered
Lisa Larson-Kelley (updated Oct. 27, 2008)
Take the fear out of using Flash for delivering outstanding video on the web by watching these introductory overviews.
Video Learning Guide for Flash CS4 Professional
Adobe Flash CS4 Professional lets you easily put video on a web page in a format that almost anyone can view. This guide provides an introduction to web video, including information on how to create and publish video on the web. Drill down into the various sections to learn more.
Overview of video on the web
Start things off right with this overview of key concepts and terminology related to web video and the video formats supported by Adobe Flash Player.
Progressive and streaming video
Understand the distinctions between embedded video within SWF files, progressively downloaded FLV files, and streaming video from Flash Media Server.
Capturing and encoding video
Learn how to encode on-demand video, including background information about how web video is encoded and how to get best results when capturing video.
Adding video to a web page
Understand two general approaches to adding video to a web page: using Dreamweaver and using Flash.
Adding video synchronization and captioning
Get an overview of the key concepts involved in content synchronization and captioning, including the basics of working with video cue points and the new ActionScript 3 component features for video captioning.
Overview of video standards
Learn about video standards (NTSC and PAL), frame size, frame rate, pixel aspect ratio, interlaced and progressive video.
Web video bitrate calculator
Robert Reinhardt's bitrate calculator helps you determine the optimal bitrate at which to encode your videos.
