Understanding the Project Layout

Understanding the Project Layout
This section provides an overview of the process for using the template and gives you a place to start …

Flash 8 Documentation: SeekBar and VolumeBar c ...

SeekBar and VolumeBar components
The SeekBar and VolumeBar components are similar, although they have different functions. Each has han …

Flash 8 Documentation: FLVPlayback.totalTime

FLVPlayback.totalTime
Availability
Flash Player 8.
Edition
Flash Professional 8.
Usage

my_FLVPlybk.totalTime

Description
Property; a …

Adding Your Own Video, Playback Controls, and ...

Adding Your Own Video, Playback Controls, and Cue Points
When you open the SynchronizedVideoPres.fla file, you see that the video is pl …

Making Changes to the Navigation Buttons

Making Changes to the Navigation Buttons
You can customize the buttons along the bottom any way you want (see Figure 5). You can add gr …

Adding Your Own Text, Graphics, and Animations

Adding Your Own Text, Graphics, and Animations
Customizing the user interface and content in the presentation can be as simple or compl …

Working with Streaming Video

Working with Streaming Video
As you’ve seen in the previous sections of this article, the media components are the heart of the t …

Flash Video Template: Video Presentation with ...

This video presentation Flash template is great for basic video presentations, such as when you want the user to see the main topics of …

Understanding the Project Layout

Understanding the Project Layout
In this version of the template, the content is distributed on layers on the main Timeline. This simpl …

Customizing the Video

Customizing the Video
The FLVPlayback component displays the video in the template (see Figure 4). You will select the FLVPlayback inst …

Modifying the Buttons and Video Controls

Modifying the Buttons and Video Controls
The navigation buttons appearing along the left side of the video display are a key feature of …

Customizing the Background Graphics

Customizing the Background Graphics
One of the easiest changes to make to the template is modifications to the look and feel of the bac …

Flash 8 Documentation: Creating an application ...

Creating an application with the FLVPlayback component
You can include the FLVPlayback component in your application in the following w …

Producing Video for the Web

I’ve been an audio and video nut for years. Long before I worked for Macromedia (and now Adobe), I was a professional musician. I …

Using Bitwise Operators to Manipulate Bits and ...

Note: This article is part of a series of articles on new Flash 8 features written by the staff of gskinner.com, a Flash development an …

Setting Up Flash Media Server

Setting Up Flash Media Server
To make this application to work, you need to configure File Access and Stream Access.
File Access
The Fi …

Examining the Server-Side ActionScript

Examining the Server-Side ActionScript
There are two applications running on the Flash Media Server:

FileObj supports file access and …

Examining the Client-Side Setup

Examining the Client-Side Setup
This client-side setup is rather simple because it is built with pre-existing components using basic OO …

Best Practices for Encoding Video with the VP6 ...

Flash Video is rapidly changing the landscape of video on the web. Developers will need a new set of skills and knowledge relating to v …

A Short History of Video on the Web

A Short History of Video on the Web
In 1998 web video was all about Real Media, which provided the best codecs combined with the best s …