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Working with the Flash 8 Video Encoder
In the previous article, we looked at the updated Import Video Wizard in Flash Professional 8. We used it to embed video clips in a Flash movie. You saw how we could edit the video clip before importing it and how we could add the video to a movie clip so we could write ActionScript to play it.
As I mentioned in the previous article, Flash Professional 8 includes a new codec, the On2 VP6 video codec, which you can use with video that you’re going to publish to Flash Player 8. If you’re publishing to Flash Player 7, you have to use the Sorenson Spark codec.
In this article, I want to look at working with the Flash 8 Video Encoder. This is a standalone application that allows you to encode video into FLV format. The application allows you to work with more than one file at a time. If you do a lot of work with video, you could install it to another computer dedicated to encoding FLV files.
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.
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Sas Jacobs
Hello. I'm the Principal of Anything Is Possible, an Australian web development business specialising in web applications development and training. I'm interested in using Flash with dynamic content and I've presented at a number of International conferences on topics relating to applications development, XML and scripting components. I have recently released my second print book Beginning XML with DOM and Ajax to match the first one - Foundation XML for Flash. I have a business web site
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