Embedded Video Encoding Question

I'm wondering what your opinion is when it comes to embedding
video in a timeline: Should I import an uncompressed movie directly
to the timeline and let the encoding take place then... or should I
encode the FLV prior to even opening Flash and then importing the
final FLV? I'm mostly concerned about quality. In the latter
scenario, I'm wondering if it's encoded twice.

I'd recommend doing a test, just for your own info. Having
the video external from the timeline would be the better way to go,
though. Import a video and check out the .swf file size vs. one
that pulls in the flv from an external file via stream. The
embedded video will need a preloader just to handle the size of the
.swf while the external video will buffer.
...And...no, it doesn't do double compression on the video if
it was external. If you want to play around with FLV settings,
check out the bitrate calculator
http://influxis.com/assets/other/FBC_v1.0.4/index.html
which is an excellent resource for quickly figuring out aspect
ratio, optimal bitrates and more! Good luck!

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