Getting Flash Video Files (FLV) Online

Adobe Flash Professional CS4

Adobe Flash CS3 makes it extremely easy to take get your video online in the Flash Video format. Flash will automatically convert your existing QuickTime (.mov) or .AVI files into FLV files or import FLV files AND create a beautiful “wrapper” to present your video.
Tutorial>> Importing existing video files (QuickTime or .AVI) into Flash (7:57)
Tutorial>> Importing existing FLV files into Flash (5:16)
Tutorial>> Creating a simple wrapper for your Flash video (9:36)

Examples

Read more about this topic at:
Frame Video with a Mask
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/tutorials/fla8at_maskvideo/
My Animation Class Site: Has a bunch of tutorials but you will have to dig around for them.
http://sharepoint.snoqualmie.k12.wa.us/mshs/dockeryj/animation/default.aspx

Dreamweaver

Tutorial>> Embedding Flash Video in a Web Page Using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 (6:37)
Once your video file is in the Flash Video Format (.flv) you will need to create what I like to refer to as a “wrapper” or a web page to show off the video file. In this tutorial I will show you have easy it is to import your Flash video file into Dreamweaver.

Example: Dreamweaver Example (Recycle PSA)

Tutorial>> Embedding a YouTube Video in a Web Page Using Adobe Dreamweaver (2:38)
Many of you many not have a server in your school district and might be using an online video sharing service like YouTube. This video will show you how easy it is to embedded your YouTube/SchoolTube video into a web page.

Example: Music Video

Adobe Encore (DVD) Flash Web Site

I must admit that I have not been this excited about a new software feature in years. My students and I have been using a combination of Adobe Encore and Photoshop to design DVD’s for years. Now with a couple additional clicks we can turn the entire DVD with navigation into a Flash Video based web site!
Tutorial>> Turning your Encore DVD into a Flash web site (6:13)

Examples

Getting Your Files Online

There are a wide variety of ways to get your files online so I will cover the methods most schools use to deploy video. These require permissions that I can't setup at this workshop. Therefore, you can watch these tutorial but you will not be able to follow along until you get home and have set up the correct permissions with your web administrator.

Tutorial>> Direct Web Server Access (2:58)
Having direct file server access to your schools web server makes this process very simple. If you don’t have access but someone else at your school does it can be pretty simple if you just keep all the files together in a folder.
Tutorial>> FTP (File Transfer Protocol) with Internet Explorer(3:25)
If you have FTP access to a web server then it is just like the direct access but you need to logon first. This tutorial shows you how using Internet Explorer.
Tutorial>> FTP with Filezilla (3:59)
Here is a tutorial on how to use Filezilla, a free FTP application that we recently started using in my Web Design class.

Contribute

Adding Video to a Contribute Page (0:56)
It is very easy to add video to your Contribute page as you will see in this video. This tutorial was is designed for teachers that already have a Contribute account set up through their school district and are familiar with the basics of Contribute.