This has got to be the best set of tips all in one place that I have seen on the web so far, by far.
If you are looking to get some quick tips on what to do when you are shooting video, check this flash video/synced animation presentation on current.tv.
There are a lot of good tips and advice in getting your subject in the picture, looking good and sounding good. Along with the basics for compression for the web. Check it out, even if you do have some experience and feel you know what you are doing. It's a really good presentation/lesson, and it's all done in Flash.
Flash Media Server 2 Public Beta is out! Holy cow, did you ever think you'd see this day?
It gives you unlimited bandwidth and up to 5000 connections until November 18th!
Go grab it here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashmediaserver/public_beta/
If you're interested in reading press releases, then head here.
Here are some of the highlites of the press release concerning functionality mentions:
- Scalable Edge Origin Server (enterprise-ready architecture that simplifies load balancing, failover, and clustering to ensure greater reliability and scalability of streaming rich interactive experiences even during peak traffic times)
- includes a robust API for precise code control over media streams, assets, and features—like custom interactivity, user authentication, and bandwidth detection
- Flash Media Server 2 video experiences take advantage of the new high-quality video codec in Flash Player 8, complete with automatic detection of the client’s bandwidth connection and capability to adjust the stream accordingly.
- provides enhanced new options for streaming Flash Video, letting us deploy a greater array of content that can be viewed across multiple platforms
- integrates with existing databases, and web and data services
- Expanded extensibility functionality enables customers to manage XML-based media meta-data, access local system resources, and control logging and reporting for tighter integration with existing media ingest and management systems
It's expected to ship in October at a starting price of 4500 per Pro license (CPU and on configuration based).