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Streaming Video in Shockwave 3D


Aldo Hoeben

Aldo Hoeben

www.fieldOfView.nl
www.studioPKO.nl

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Introduction: Video in 3D and The Panorama
  3. Flash MX 2004 Video in Shockwave 3D
Created:
1 March 2004
User Level:
Intermediate

This tutorial shows techniques for including video in Shockwave 3D scenes. This tutorial starts with an introduction that shows what's so cool about the addition of video to Macromedia Shockwave 3D. I will show you a compelling demo of a video feed used in an interactive panorama.

While using (streaming) video was possible before Macromedia Director MX using a Real Media or QuickTime member, this meant that your audience had to install yet another large plug-in to experience your work. Other solutions required third-party Xtra extensions and were often not cross platform or didn't work online. Since Director MX, you can use Macromedia Flash MX Video, which does not have these problems. In Macromedia Director MX 2004, you can now use Flash Components to make life easier. In the tutorial, you will use a Flash Component to show the streaming video. The techniques to use the video in a 3D scene also apply to many other media types.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:

Director MX 2004

Macromedia Flash MX 2004

Tutorials and sample files:

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About the author

Aldo Hoeben works as an independent interaction designer at his company studioPKO, based in the Netherlands. Recently Aldo decided to emphasize his panoramic imaging products and started promoting his brand fieldOfView.

Apart from his work as a designer, Aldo works as a part-time assistant professor at the ID-Studiolab within the Delft University of Technology. In his research he uses quick prototypes made with Macromedia Director to evaluate interaction concepts. He is also involved in teaching students how to use Macromedia Director for making product presentations and interaction prototypes.

Aldo thinks that speaking about himself in third person is silly