flash with video

[Kinembe]

i want to start displaying videos on my site and i'm not sure of the easiest/best way to do it.

i've read alot of people like flash better than, say windows media player, but so far i have got better quality from media player. I am not that experienced yet and maybe just need to get better with the flash.

what is the best software to use for creating flash with video? i see alot of programs that do this, but can't i just do it in flash? if so, how?

while any help is much appreciated i guess i really would like to start by knowing which is the popular favorite means of displaying small video clips on my site.

thanks in advance.

[rjjj111]

I am playing with the idea of video myself. Flash streams for one thing, and more people have the flash plugin, more compatiable. WMV does not stream.

a good program i have found is MOVAVI.com

for converting any video format to flash, and it is easy to use, in my opinion.

i am looking for a way to add a html playlist of my flash videos, if some one has some code or knows of something easy to run, and wants to let me know about it.


thanks............

[Mojosoft]

I don't know which verison of Flash you're using but, Flash 8 Pro has a video encoder that is simple to use.

There's tons of good tutorials on the web on how to use the Flash video encoder for Flash 8.

[datetopia]

You basically need a simple online flash flv player on your website and a .flv encoder to encode your movies.

There are advanced scripts (youtube clones) that do this online (you upload the avi/mpg and it converts to flv on server side) but this requires special hosting.

[jonisolis]

Have a look at the videos here: This is Stomper Vision - How web video will transform YOUR online business | StomperNet StomperVision

You can pick up some good tips on video creation even if you don't buy into their program - which looks good.

[macandmurray]

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[Lorel509]

If you convert your movie to a .swf file then any modern browser can play it.

[Kinembe]

i checked out that stompervision, but while the audio was fine, the video was skipping along rather annoyingly...why is this? i have dsl 1024kbps or whatever, is this not fast enough for this video? is this what i can expect people on my site to see if i use flash?

i'm not much of a webmaster, just a fisherman with a website, but if i'm going to put video on my site, i want it to look good. i plan on mostly small clips displayed here and there, you can see what i mean here Fishing Vacation Packages In Costa Rica

this seems ok for what i need right now, this small it only takes a second to load, but are there people out there that don't have windows media player?

i guess i am asking if you can get the same quality from flash as with wmp?