MACROMEDIA FLASH MX PROFESSIONAL 2004 - FLASH LITE Technical Information Page 1

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Video by Forest Key and Chris Hock February 2004

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 7 n Producing streaming FLV files Embedding Video within Flash Player Movies Since the introduction of Flash MX and Fl

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 8 Figure 4: Flash MX Professional 2004 Media Components support both progressive and streaming FLV files; to control

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 9 n Programmatic control of streams (server scripting) for the creation of server-side playlists, synchronization of st

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 10 programmatically. File Size SWF files contain both the video and audio streams as well as the Flash interface, res

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 11 Performance Audio and video synch is limited after approximately 120 seconds of video. Total file duration is limit

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 12 FLV file format. This ability to prepare FLV files from within third-party applications improves the workflow betwee

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 13 Editing and Effects Applications n Adobe After Effects 5.5 and 6.0 n Apple Final Cut Express n Apple Final Cut Pro (

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 14 Encoding Method The Encoding Method pop-up menu contains three items. Choosing the first two encoding methods produc

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 15 additional information on the NTSC and PAL video standards.) To keep audio and vi deo in synch when creating long FL

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 16 medium. For Internet delivery most FLV files are downloaded progressively to the client computer and then played bac

by Forest Key and Chris Hock Copyright © 2004 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained in this document represents the current

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 17 current frame rate. The Auto setting is a good starting point for all video footage. If your footage has a lot of sc

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 18 a 4:3 aspect ratio. For example, if your source file is 720 x 480 (DV NTSC), then scaling to 320 x 240 (correct aspe

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 19 FLV file format, Flash Video Exporter reads the file as 180 x 121. If you then choose 720 x 486 in the FLV output si

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 20 various video formats. When you upgrade to QuickTime Pro you can also export video files to a different format. To e

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 21 Anystream Agility To export to the FLV file format from within Anystream Agility, create a new job profile in the Ma

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 22 Figure 15: Accessing the Flash Video Exporter dialog box in Canopus Procoder. Discreet Cleaner (Mac OS) Discreet Cl

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 23 Figure 16: Accessing the Flash Video Exporter dialog box in Discreet Cleaner. To access the Flash Video Exporter dia

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 24 Note: When exporting to the FLV file format, be careful not to apply duplicate scaling or de-interlacing passes by u

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 25 Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Video FAQ What standard is Flash Video compression based on? Flash Video is based on the H

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 26 What improvements to video performance have been made with Macromedia Flash Player version 7? Flash Player 7 increas

Contents Executive Summary...1 Introduct

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 27 What is the difference between Flash MX and Flash MX Professional 2004 in terms of video features and capabilities?

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 28 What file formats does Flash Communication Server MX stream? Flash Communication Server MX can stream both FLV and

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 29 Where can I find information about the pricing and different editions of Flash Communication Server? You can find p

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 1 Executive Summary This white paper provides a general overview of the video capabilities of the Macromedia Flash MX 2

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 2 n Immersive experiences. Flash Video is just another media type within the Flash movie, allowing video to be layered,

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 3 Table 1 provides an overview of the differences between these standards. Table 1: Video Standards at a Glance Ima

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 4 When working with compressed movies in a format like Flash Video, the more frames that have to be displayed in a seco

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 5 displayed on a square pixel monitor, and as such should be hard-rendered to compensate for the discrepancy. Interlac

by Forest Key and Chris Hock 6 Modern video standards for digital television have eschewed interlacing in favor of progressive scan display techniqu