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1. Re: Flash encoding
SnakEyez02 Jul 27, 2007 10:31 AM (in response to JayNewWeb)FLV is a valid format. You don't need to make it into an SWF file. There is a difference between Flash video files and the SWF or ShockWave Flash files. One major one is that the FLV format is something like you would see on YouTube which is just a video, whereas the SWF file has ActionScript involved in building Flash applications as opposed to just movies. Also moving from Premiere to Flash might not be the easiest move, especially changing timelines and trying to understand the scripting in Flash. If all you want to do is publish your movies to Flash Video format you might just want to look for an encoder. I would say the Flash Video Encoder from Adobe, but as far as I know you can only get that with the purchase of Flash CS 3 Pro. -
2. Re: Flash encoding
JayNewWeb Jul 27, 2007 3:01 PM (in response to SnakEyez02)Oh, now I see... it seems I had misread the item under:
"About Flash video - Additional applications, servers, and video service features - Adobe Dreamweaver CS3"
at the following link:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/video_guide.html
So, I'm back to finding the most practical, affordable, user-friendly way to do the encoding. Maybe a free or low-cost third-party program (I swear, someone in TS for Premiere CS3 Pro told me to search for a free FLV encoder on the web)... and maybe I'm also back to reconsidering if Flash is even best for my needs versus QuickTime or WMV format. Now that I think about it, I'm guessing a lot of those more professional-looking promotional and educational videos I see a lot on the web these days that use just a little video box with a very simple player right on the web page are using QuickTime, not Flash. Does that seem perhaps accurate? Or are the probably Flash? (Is there a way to look into the properties or source of such a page and find out?)
Thanks again.
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3. Flash encoding
JayNewWeb Jul 27, 2007 8:13 PM (in response to JayNewWeb)I've edited this post -- wiped it -- because it's obsolete and the post that follows replaces it.
-- Jay
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4. Flash encoding
JayNewWeb Jul 28, 2007 1:27 AM (in response to JayNewWeb)Okay, now we're onto something...
Here are two product lines I found that seem extremely appropriate to look at:
Wildform
Blue Pacific
(I feel okay about asking on an Adobe forum for advice about other products because I own half a dozen Adobe products and this is not an area where just buying Premiere Pro or Flash Pro is a simple solution by any means, and I can not afford to take a year to become an expert when I'm just a businessman who needs to generate my own stuff to help me raise sales and funding to where I can hire pros to take over.)
Anybody have any insights into which is more practical for simple business presentations (in addition to having Premiere Elements and of course DW)? Again, I want to do my video (mainly just me on-camera talking), some still images, and some large text. I may possibly want to add minimal effects but only if they're very easy. I care about clean and simple but businesslike.
Thanks!


