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Web designers and developers once faced several hurdles getting video onto the web: data-intensive video files that downloaded slowly over low-bandwidth connections, and users having to install special players to view video in pop-up windows. Most people now access the web using high-bandwidth connections, and web designers and developers are standardizing on the Flash video (FLV) format. Video plays directly in the page through Adobe Flash Player, without requiring additional plug-ins.

Whether you're planning your video shoot, encoding video, or delivering it to your audience, start out with the Flash Video Learning Guide. Then check out the samples and tutorials in the Video Topics areas at right.

Delivering video on the web

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Flash video learning guide

Flash Video Learning Guide

Flash video lets you easily put video on a web page in a format that almost anyone can view. This learning guide provides an introduction to Flash video, including information on how to create and publish Flash video. Drill down into the various sections to find out how.

Introducing Flash video

Learn about the role of Flash video in getting video on the web, as well as production tools and delivery methods.

Delivery options for Flash video

Understand the distinctions between embedded video within SWF files, progressively downloaded FLV files, and streaming video from Flash Media Server.

Capturing and encoding video

Learn best practices for encode on-demand video, including background information about how Flash video is encoded and about how to get best results when capturing video.

Adding Flash video to your web page

Understand two general approaches to adding Flash video to your web pages: using Dreamweaver and using Flash.

Adding video synchronization and captioning

Get an overview of the key concepts involved in content synchronization and captioning, including the basics of working with video cue points and the ActionScript 3.0 component features for video captioning.

Overview of video standards

Learn about video standards (NTSC and PAL), frame size, frame rate, pixel aspect ratio, interlaced and progressive video.

Flash video bitrate calculator

Robert Reinhardt

Determine the optimal bitrate at which to encode your Flash video files using this online calculator developed by Robert Reinhardt.