* Unit 1: Introducing the Course

- Getting familiar with the course methodology and format

- Understanding the course objectives

- Understanding the course prerequisites

- Viewing the course outline

* Unit 2: Introducing Flash Video

- Defining streaming

- Defining digital video

- Understanding key Flash Video concepts

- Looking at the evolution of Flash Video

- Viewing Flash Video market adoption statistics

- Examining the streaming video market

- Identifying key benefits of Flash Video over traditional media

- Introducing the Flash Media Server for streaming video

* Unit 3: Building a Component Based Media Player

- Understanding the Flash Video development workflow

- Building a media player with the FLVPlayback component

- Building a media player with FLVPlayback Custom UI components

- Using components and events to control video playback

- Building a playlist and video picker

- Skinning FLVPlayback Custom UI components

* Unit 4: Encoding Flash Video

- Understanding the Flash Video formats

- Introducing CODECs and video encoding

- Converting to FLV using the Flash Video Encoder

- Understanding the new video formats Flash (including High Definition)

- Understanding bandwidth and data rate

- Using advanced encoding settings

- Adding cue points, cropping, and trimming

- Using encoding best practices

* Unit 5: Delivering Flash Video

- Understanding video delivery options

- Comparing embedded vs. progressive download

- Streaming Flash Video

- Using Flash Video Streaming Services

- Using the Flash Media Server

* Unit 6: Reviewing ActionScript

- Reviewing ActionScript 3 basics

- Using Media Component properties

- Using Media Component methods

- Handling Media Component events

- Using ActionScript to control the Media Components

* Unit 7: Building a Custom Media Player

- Understanding the process for building a custom media player

- Learning the ActionScript required for streaming

- Creating a connection to the server

- Controlling and managing streams

- Introducing and using the embedded Video object

- Adding video playback filters

- Using the Sound class to manage audio

- Listening and responding to stream events

* Unit 8: Adding Flash Video Effects

- Understanding filters, blends, and masks

- Masking the FLVPlayback component

- Importing alpha channels with video

- Creating a Flash movie that uses video with alpha channels

- Understanding differences between author-time and run-time effects

- Embedding the FLVPlayback component inside a MovieClip

- Using blend modes

- Using ActionScript to apply filters

* Unit 9: Enhancing the User Experience

- Understanding the importance of the user experience

- Creating auto detection for bandwidth, Flash Player version, and connection speed

- Creating playback controls

- Using full screen playback

- Creating error handling

* Unit 10: Working with Cue Points and User Accessibility

- Introducing embedded cue points

- Understanding accessibility issues for video playback

- Adding closed captioning

- Listening for keyboard events

- Controlling video with keyboard commands

* Unit 11: Using Live Video

- Introducing live video

- Using the live video encoder

- Setting the live encoder

- Recording a live stream

- Playing a live stream

- Creating bandwidth strategies

- Introducing Flash Media Encoder