Captivate Files containing flash files fail to play in AIR

Hello,
     I am using RoboHelp 8, and Captivate 4.  And I am running Windows Vista Ultimate.
     I am trying to make a fairly complex training system/operator's manual.  We would like the final output to have the uniformity, searchability and structure provided by AIR.  Our method of design involves making interactive swf files in captivate.  Not only do these files have interactive buttons, and pop up windows, they also have silent looping animations and larger flash video sequences that feature full motion and sound.  After the interactive, video-rich document is created in Captivate, it is saved and it's swf is imported onto a page in Robohelp HTML.  And finally the project is exported through Adobe AIR.
     Here's the problem: The final air output shows the swf file correctly with the exception of all video.  All of the video files are absent from the final AIR output.
     Is this a simple issue of redirecting AIR to look for the files at the correct location?  With captivate, it generated a folder that it populated with all the contained .flv animations.  When I click on the .swf that was generated with those files, the Captivate document plays properly and complete with all video and navigation.
     Any Ideas on how to fix this?

Hello,
     I am still struggling with trying to get the videos to play in a swf file after it is exported to Air.  I've tried a few more tests to get to the bottom of this, unfortunately I don't know how to evaluate the results.  Here are some things I've noticed.
     Within robohelp, If I click the "View selected Item" button while on the topic containing the swf, the preview pops up and plays all of the embedded videos properly.  However, after closing the preview I get an chain of Internet Explorer Script Errors. It reads:
"An error has occured in the script on this page
Line:53
Char:3
Error:Object required
Code:0
URL: file:///C:/Users/dp/Documents/My%20RoboHelp%20Projects/quadrispaceTest/BaggageFolder/PK10 1_2.htm
Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?"
When using the output modules,  the AIR module creates an Air document, but when the SWF is clicked through, the pages with embedded video appear to be missing from the file.
     The WebHelp Pro and FlashHelp Pro Modules both output properly.  The videos inside the SWF play completely and properly.
     The Microsoft HTM: help output, acts similarly to the Air output.  It generates the help project, but when the topic with the SWF is viewed, the videos laced throughout the SWF fail to appear.
     I hope this provides some more insight into my problem, since I am anxious to get beyond this issue.
-David

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