Comments on: Flash 8 Professional Video: Alpha Channel and Video Cue Points Example

By: Fatche

Fatche — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:40:03 +0000

How did you create the flv with both alpha and cue points? I’m trying to do something just like this but starting from a png frame sequence that I’d like to convert…

By: How to Put Flash Alpha Channel Video On Website

How to Put Flash Alpha Channel Video On Website — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:36:04 +0000

I am developing another strategy for using “que points” but not actually encoded in the flash movie itself.

Instead I have created some software that allows me to open my flv or swf video and watch it and pause it and set what I call “trigger points” along a time line.

Then I can define a target for each trigger point as well as a play function. I can target and call new urls to iframes, open urls in new windows, or even redirect at any point during the play of the video.

I can also tell “trigger points” to stop or pause for a set period of time.

This way I can actually control the normal html content of a webpage changing various iframes in the page.

While my video software is still in development I have already integrated this technology into my swf audio player software which you can see a demo of here:

http://www.websitejukebox.com

I actually trigger video to display and play during the play of the audio for one of the points.

By: alan

alan — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:19:31 +0000

Thanks fo the tut a lot.
How did you add the cue points into the FLV?
I have de flash encoder 8 but I can only add 1 cuepoint
and I cant set up the time in it

By: jeffery

jeffery — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:03:45 +0000

I have been “trying” (unsuccessfully) to link the end of a flash movie (.flv) to launch a website.

the .flv has been imported to the stage and has a cue point inserted at the time of encoding. the cue point has a name “end-movie”. I use flash 8 professional and am not too technical, but have a mid-level understanding of the technology and a couple of flash years of experience

If you have a minute and wouldn’t mind giving me some info it would be greatly appreciated

thanks

By: Amazing: Playstation-quality 3D in Flash! at Aral Balkan

Amazing: Playstation-quality 3D in Flash! at Aral Balkan — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:31:47 +0000

[…] When I first saw alpha channel video in Flash, I stated that it would “change the aesthetics of the web“. I believe this has largely come about: We now have a an unprecedented level of integration between video and other interactive rich content on the web thanks to pioneering Flash-based web sites and applications. The video in such sites isn’t a separate item that you hassle over (”Do I have this codec or that? Which player do I select? Was the pop-up blocked?”); it blends in to become a transparent (no pun intended!) part of the experience. We’re about to see a similar fundamental leap in the aesthetics of the web with a technology that allows 3D to become a similarly transparent part of the web experience thanks to an open-source project called PaperVision3D. […]

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:32:20 +0000

Very Helpful!

I hae a problem if I offer controls though.
When the video ends, and I choose to play it again by hitting the play buttons, the bubbles don’t appear the second time around…

Any would you do?

By: aral

aral — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:55:35 +0000

Hi Eva, Karin — happy to hear that it was helpful!

By: Eva and Karin

Eva and Karin — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:13:13 +0000

We are really greatful for this example.
Now we understand how cuepoints works!!!!!

THANKS!!!!!!!

By: sondz

sondz — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:28:47 +0000

i’ve found this great example: http://son.ofabit.ch

By: Laurence Wheway

Laurence Wheway — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:37:42 +0000

Have a look at my very first experiment here:

http://www.wheway.com/alpha_channel_video/proof_of_concept/

more to come very soon…