Macromedia FLASH Professional 8: Training from the Source

Chapter 9. Manipulating Video

The previous two lessons gave you a fairly solid grounding around the creation and use of video in Macromedia Flash Professional 8. This lesson builds upon what you have learned, but with a rather pleasant twist: You get to have fun with video.

One of the authors is rather fond of saying, “The amount of fun you can have with this application should be illegal.” When it comes to video, the “fun” aspect should be regarded as a federal offense. For example, you learn how to use a video with an embedded alpha channel to create a series of rather interesting talking-head movies that use imaging, video—yes, you can now do video-on-video—and the filters in Flash Professional 8 to add a sense of playfulness to your work. You ...