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Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques

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I use Flash to produce online learning applications. The major trend for course development today is to engage the learner; put another way, a good course uses a context familiar to the learner so that they can readily identify with what they are learning. An excellent way to do this is through video. Robert's Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques is as good a learning tool as it is a production reference. By the end of the book you will be able to produce and deploy video using Flash.

The book begins by guiding the reader through an overview of the video production process. There is something there for everybody, from the newbie to the experienced multimedia developer. I found the sidebars to be an excellent resource; there are notes and tips. Notes provide additional details on something in the main text while tips offer workflow or process information. Other chapters in the book deal with individual steps of the Flash video production process, from video capture and compression to building a player and making informed deployment decisions.

The book comes with a DVD that includes over 7 GB worth of samples, video, classes, tools, and more.

I teach Flash at a community college and plan to wrap a Flash video production course around Robert's book. It's that good. [...]

My company bought other Flash Video books, but this book had the ActionScript 3.0 code I was looking for. The DVD included with the book rocks--I've always wanted to test HD footage in Flash, but didn't want to spend too much time looking for huge files on the Internet. The DVD has lots of HD content to use as sample content.

What's amazing about Robert Reinhardt's books is that they're incredibly easy to follow. As a relative newbie to Flash video, I don't quite understand all the thick nerd-speak you find in some books but this book is not only easy to understand but FUN (I love his examples!).

Also, other reviews refer to the book's CD-ROM, but the book actually comes with a DVD-ROM packed with over 8GB of files!

This book is amazing. I have some experience with Flash video and video production techniques, but I felt like I had a lot of gaps in my knowledge. This book covers everything I need to know, and the included code is priceless. If you want a robust Flash player, with auto-detect, auto-update, etc., but don't care to learn the ins and outs of Actionscript, just use what's provided. You'll have Player up and running in minutes.

I ended up sharing the book with our Video Production team, too. They used a lot of the instruction about good compression, proper aspect ratios, and creating alpha channels for FLVs.

This is by far the best video book I could find to help me not only understand video in flash but also to teach clients as well. This book was a great help when it came to explaining the ins and outs of streaming to my clients. It teaches not only how to compress and stream the video for the best performance but it also goes through a useful chapter regarding hardware. It really reveals a lot of information that most people overlook. It also helps a great deal that the book comes with a HUGE library of examples in a CD Rom, along with HD samples as well, NICE! The samples alone are a must have for learning, and presenting to your clients. It will really WOW them.

Flash video is becoming a big deal, and doing it right is not necessarily easy. This book covers everything from production (camera, studio) to compression techniques to serving the video to building custom video players. Plus it is methodical and well-written. Highly recommended for professionals and amateurs alike.

This book is a fantastic resource for learning everything about Flash video - the cd rom even comes with TONS of sample files to play with.

Rob Reinhardt is the master of Video deployed in Flash. I was so happy to see he finally has written a book that captures his knowledge, experience, and excellent teaching skills. Rob is clear, concise and you can be guaranteed that he has tested, used and deployed all the techniques he demonstrates.
Bravo!!!!!

There's nobody more prolific and comprehensive in the world of Flash video delivery than Reinhardt. Considering the enormity of topics and goals addressed in this book, he's really outdone himself this time. Essential for anyone interested in serious deployment of Flash video.

This book helped me get video on my web site FAST! The DVD alone is worth the price of the book.