Working with video in Flash Professional 8

Flash Professional 8 includes a range of changes to the way you can work with video. These include a new standalone package called the Flash 8 Video Encoder. There are also changes to the Import Video Wizard and a new codec, the On2 VP6 video codec, for exporting video.

In this article, I want to look at embedding video with the Import Video Wizard. I’ll show you how you can use this Wizard to add video to a Flash movie. In the next article, I’ll show you how to use the Flash Video Encoder and we’ll work with the FLV video format.

You’ll need a copy of Flash Professional 8 to see the features covered in this article. If you haven’t bought it yet, you can download a trial copy from the Macromedia Web site. You should also install Flash Player 8 so you can use the new video codec. Note that the code samples within the article all use AS2.0.

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This article is part of the new interactive e-book; Out of my mind: Flash 8 Power