Best way to embed playable movies on website?

I have a video clip that I neede dto break down into pieces
and put in viewable form on a website. The file is currently a .wmv
file.
My plan was to use flash to make files that I could embed in
the website, and the end user could click on it to play it in the
web page. In reading how to do it in flash, it looked like there
was some action script requirements, I am not sure best how to make
it happen.
What is the best way to get my videos on the site? Should I
stick with flash, or get a reasonably priced 3rd party program that
automates the process, or go another route?
(PS- what would be the best format of movie to use as
well?)

"Dannoman88" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I have a video clip that I neede dto break down into
pieces and put in
>viewable
> form on a website. The file is currently a .wmv file.
>
> My plan was to use flash to make files that I could
embed in the website,
> and
> the end user could click on it to play it in the web
page. In reading how
> to do
> it in flash, it looked like there was some action script
requirements, I
> am not
> sure best how to make it happen.
>
> What is the best way to get my videos on the site?
Should I stick with
> flash,
> or get a reasonably priced 3rd party program that
automates the process,
> or go
> another route?
>
> (PS- what would be the best format of movie to use as
well?)
Hopefully your WMV is not already compressed/downsized from
the original
video. If it is, go back to the original file first. Take the
video file
into the Flash Video Encoder and make an FLV file. Then you
can either use
DW's built-in Insert | Media | Flash Video or you can use a
3rd party like
the JL FLV Media Player -
http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_FLV_Media_Player

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> dreamer thanks for the response....
>
> however i wasnt asking how to do it......
>
> i am asking what people think is the best method of
doing it.........
>
> should i embed a .mov file or should i import the move
into flash and then
> embed the flash file? should i embed a .wmv file?
>
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