tailieunhanh - Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies- P16

Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies- P16: Welcome to Flash CS4 All-in-One For Dummies. Our goal when writing this book was to share our enthusiasm for Flash and, at the same time, demystify the application. You can do so many things with Flash that it becomes mind boggling. The minibooks in this reference are designed to take the boggle out of your mind and show you how to use Flash to create Web banners, animations, and other delights. We also delve into the topics of ActionScript and Flash video. | Chapter 3 Getting Video Fites Ready for Flash In This Chapter Completing preproduction Knowing what can be converted Converting files with Adobe Media Encoder CS4 Cropping videos Adjusting file settings Cueing videos 0efore you can play a video with Flash CS4 you need to convert all those MOV WMV AVI and other non-Flash-formatted files to FLV or F4V files. The FLV files are standard Flash video files using the VP6 compression format. The new F4V files are based on a standard with a better video quality . Included with Flash CS4 is Adobe Media Encoder CS4 with which you can easily convert video files to FLV or F4V file format. The encoder also allows you to set different parameters and even crop the video so you can do a little lastminute editing with it. In this chapter we look at the different things you can do before you convert your video file into an FLV or F4V file. We take a look at how the file conversion process works how to select a video file type and how to determine which options you have. Films have to be edited special effects added and boo- boos removed. You might want to make your video just a little longer or shorter as well. These processes need to be handled before conversion to FLV or F4V files because the main tools for editing such as Adobe Premiere Adobe After Effects Apple Final Cut and even Microsoft Movie Maker cannot edit files converted for running in Flash CS4. So before you get to the point where you cannot edit your FLV or F4V file you need to do your preconversion work. 428 Managing Postproduction before Conversion Managing Postproduction before Conversion In show biz the term postproduction refers to everything you do to a video after you have it in the can the can being an old-fashioned reference to those metal cases that hold film . Included in postproduction are simple steps like cutting out those parts of your video that you don t like. You can easily do this kind of simple editing with an application such as Windows Movie