Flash files in keynote?

Hello all,
I am using two programs on my MAC, Keynote and Flash (both
programs are fairly new to me) for a conference presentation that
is 1365 x 768. I want to use a 45 second animation that I created
in flash and import it into Keynote however, the .mov exported from
flash is way too large and I am getting a little stutter. My movie
is fairly simple, no action script but does use filters from time
to time. When I export the Flash MX files (also have tried with
CS3) to a .swf it is about 10 mb. When I export the Flash file to a
.mov file, it is about 100 mb. I have played with the different
settings but if I export using fore example, the H.264 setting,
then the type looks pixelated. Can anyone advise on export settings
that I could use to maintain the quality of the type while
compressing the video so it is not so huge? Or is there a program
that can convert .swf to .mov for mac? I have tried a couple like
"Flash Video Converter" but it will not convert a .swf as big as
the one I created.
Help!
Christina

Your problem isn't with Keynote, it's with QuickTime. Keynote only supports media that QuickTime supports. If it doesn't play in the QuickTime player, it won't play in Keynote...but here's the part you won't like...QuickTime only supports Flash 5 or older, so my guess is that those files you have use a newer version.

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