A QuickTime video will open the new and improved Flash MX 2004 Video Import Wizard. Once again, the decision regarding whether to link or embed is up to you.Ī FLV file imported into Flash will go straight into the Library or onto the timeline. As we pointed out earlier, the FLV Export plugin is now available for the leading video editing systems. The next thing to be aware of is to not be terribly surprised if your video supplier/producer wants to provide you with an FLV file. Then again, if the company hosting the site does not have the Flash Communication Server installed or available, the decision is essentially made for you. Use the file size, bandwidth profiler, video length, and frame size to help you make this determination. It is up to you to decide whether the video is embedded or linked. The first thing to be aware of is that you call the shots. Importing Digital Video into Flash MX 2004 In addition, the use of the Flash Communication Server to "call" the video into a dynamic page means dynamic sites can make increased use of video. The other use you will start to see is the creation of Flash movies whose sole purpose is to play a video from a frame or other location in Dreamweaver. The capability to stream a video file sitting on a server and play it through the Flash Player will most likely result in an exponential increase in the use of video in Flash sites.
The implication, of course, was larger file sizes and longer waits for the video to load.
This meant the video was added to the Library and was compiled into the. Until this release, the video file could only be embedded into the Flash movie. Video can either be embedded in the Flash movie, or it can be streamed for playback through the Flash Communication Server MX. The last big change is probably the most profound. The new Behavior panel in Flash MX 2004 contains a number of behaviors solely designed to control digital video. The next big change is the addition of behaviors to control video playback. We will be reviewing this new feature shortly. Though it was quite intuitive, to occasional users of video in Flash, it was also quite mysterious. Prior to this release, any video that was imported into Flash opened the Spark Codec dialog box. The first big change is the use of a wizard to manage the importation of digital video into Flash. Now that you are aware of some of the issues and technologies driving digital video, we can explore how video arrives in Flash and how it can be controlled using some of the new features in the application.
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