Flash into video

A client wants A Flash artist to create some animations for
me to use in a standard definition video. Given resolution
limitations, is there a way to export a Flash animation in a format
that a video editing system can use ? We have After Effects if that
helps.

avid-guy,
> is there a way to export a Flash animation in a format
that
> a video editing system can use ?
Flash Ants is a favorite, relatively inexepensive, 3rd party
solution.
http://www.flashants.com/
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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Advice on Exporting Flash To Video

Greetings everyone. I'm in a bit of a pickle. I promised a
client that I would be able to export the flash piece I did for
them into a Quicktime Movie. I am using Flash 8, and using many
Flash 8 only features (i.e. blending modes, blur filters). Now, I
know that Flash 8's Quicktime export can't support that stuff, but
I figured I'd export it as a PNG sequence, import the sequence into
Premiere and life would be grand.
HOWEVER, I'm also using Actionscript to create some particle
effects (fairy dust if you must know). And I just realized to my
horror that PNG Sequences, actually NOTHING, exports actionscripted
events. AAAGH!
So I wanted the forums opinions on the following options:
1. Does Flash CS3's export tools take Blending Modes,
Filters, and Actionscripted events into consideration? I'll upgrade
if I have to.
2. Is there a third party tool that can save images from a
published .SWF file? Like a screen capture tool?
3. Is there any way to pause a .SWF and advance it frame by
frame? I'm desperate enough to print screen every frame if I have
to...
Thanks in advance!

flashants.com is where you can get the SWF2Video tool which
is also talked about in the artile I
wrote - what do you mean you couldn't see it?
The Quicktime Exporter is designed to export dynamic content
- so yes, in theory it will do what you
want - but beware - it is not perfect - in fact, if you have
a high frame rate (who doesn't) and a
lot of animation - forget about it. Here's my standard
copy/paste response to this feature:
Turn off audio. The audio in a Flash movie may also slow the
performance
possibly causing dropped frames. Turn off the audio, if you
have many
dropped frames in the first attempt. Other video editing
tools can be used
to add the audio to the video after export.
Reduce frame rate. If the movie dimension is a full size
NTSC video, 740 x
480, and frame rate is 30 fps, you are more likely to have
dropped frames.
Reduce the fps of Flash movie increase the chance of
grabbing all the
frames. Other video editing tools can be used to adjust the
frame rate of
the video after export.
Optimize your animation. Try to avoid a lot of screen
motion. The greater
the area of change on the screen, the more likely slowdown
will occur. Also,
if possible, restrict your use of transparency and alpha
channels as they
too can cause poor performance.
Use ActionScript 3. Animation created by ActionScript 2 and
ActionScript 3
are different in play back performance. Convert the
ActionScript in your
animation to ActionScript 3 for optimized performance.
Dimension settings in 2 places. The dimension settings in
Export Settings
dialog sets the dimension of the SWF movie to be captured.
The Size settings
in QuickTime Settings dialog sets the dimension of the
exported MOV files.
If the SWF size is smaller than the exported MOV size, the
picture quality
will be degraded; if it is larger than the exported MOV
file, you may have
better picture quality. For best quality (and often
performance) these
settings should match.
Most likely - you will experience dropped frames at best.
This feature is not perfect. SWF3Video
does an amazing job of converting SWF movies to AVI - it has
saved my *ss on many many many projects.
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
Crowandazi wrote:
> Read the Flash To Video article, but didn't see the
SWF2Video section. Will
> take a look. Gracias! Just as an FYI for my decision to
upgrade, however, do
> you know about those features showing up in CS3's
export?
>
> Thanks!
>

Flash in iWeb- a white square flashes before video loads......

hey there- i am trying to put flash into iweb. It works, using code from iWebunlimited, but there is a white box that flashes before the video loads... I've tried so many different encoders, iweb code, etc..
see it here:
http://web.me.com/misterscott
Any idea as to what is causing the white flash before the video?
thanks so much......!!
scott

i am trying to put flash into iweb
You succeeded as far as I could determine.
Anyway. The browser needs to download the files, puts them into place and render the lot.
That takes some time.
Also, every brand of browser has its way of doing that.
And black and white on a page is the largest contrast you can imagine. Use less contrasting colors.

Audio from Flash CS3 Video overlapping

audio from Flash CS3 Video overlapping
help stopping the FLVPlayback instance (which has an instance
name of theVideo) when another button is clicked!
How do I stop flv playback when user clicks a navigation
button ...
Excuse me in advance for asking about a topic that may be
very popular!
I'm using the attached code to go from the main stage to one
subset of .swf files (loaded movies) and I apparently have no
problems with overlapping. Hell, the files even seem to unload
themselves correctly. Then, when I go to my second subset of .swf
files (with the exact same AS3 structure), which has a Flash Video
file (made by the FLV Playback component), I get into an
overlapping problem associated with the audio.
How can I stop, cancel, or unload the audio when the file is
clicked away from (the user selects another button on the main
stage)?
Code attached. Please let me know if anything else is needed.
Yours Sincerely,
Jntspecialty

I have tried to clean up code and do this right.
I need help referencing (storing the value in the variable
"stopsoundoverlapReq") the "flvplayback instance AFTER theVideo is
instantiated (ie, the frame that contains theVideo has rendered)"
correctly.
Also, now I need help with the name of my nav bar button's
method followed by parentheses, which should include the
appropriate method parameter.
On my main timeline, I tried to clean up the code and use:
var stopsoundoverlapReq:FLVPlayback =
stop("videopage.swf/MovieClip(ldr.content).theVideo");
Then for my nav bar button on this same timeline use:
any_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopsoundoverlap);
function stopsoundoverlap(event:MouseEvent):void
stopsoundoverlap.stop(stopsoundoverlapReq);
The 3 errors I get now are :
1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant:
FLVPlayback. var stopsoundoverlapReq:FLVPlayback =
stop("videopage.swf/MovieClip(ldr.content).theVideo");
1061: Call to a possibly undefined method stop through a
reference with static type Function.
stopsoundoverlap.stop(stopsoundoverlapReq);
1137: Incorrect number of arguments. Expected no more than 0.
var stopsoundoverlapReq:FLVPlayback =
stop("videopage.swf/MovieClip(ldr.content).theVideo");

Flash 8 video in Flash 7

I have a website server that requires Flash 7 (MX2004) swfs.
I need to create videos withing these flash files. Since I can't
purchase the flast 7 video plugin, I'm upgrading a few systems to
Flash 8 (Studio 8) which includes the video production for flash.
Stil waiting for the software to arrive. In the maentime for
scheduling and feasability, can these videos (flash 8) be imported
into a flash 7 file (.fla)? If so, do I need to know anything
specific to export video files from flash 8 video for use in a
flash 7 (.fla) file?
Thanks,
Bob

Go back to your first post where this was already
answered

Flash 8 video controls + other madness

I'm really having a hard time with this :
I have a _level0 swf. it loads somemovie.swf into level 1.
somemovie.swf imports a class i've written.
The class I've written works great with flash 7 video, but
when flash 8 video it acts up like this:
In my class, I have a few functions that draw rectangles,
write text, etc.. When there are skinned controls on the flash 8
video, none of that shows up. When the flash 8 video doesn't use
skinned controls, everything works fine.
Does anyone have ANY clue what this could be?

It’s hard to see what it is doing from the snippet of
code you shown. I am just curious on where it is you are initiating
this new class? It might be easy to assign it to the same level.
Also how are you loading this incoming SWF? I know in Flash 8
there are restrictions that are causing your problem. See the link
below;
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context= LiveDocs_Parts&file=00001739.html

Flash 8 Video Site Feedback

Wanted to get some feedback on our new Flash 8 video website
serving daily astrology. We're using the on2 Flix Pro to encode the
video. Let us know what you think.
http://www.soulgarden.tv
I'm still trying to figure out how to get the FLVPlayer to
load a "no content" flv should it not find our regular content-but
I seem to always run into the unresponsive state of the player if
the desired flv has not been uploaded yet.

quote:
Originally posted by:
rafiqelmansy
In such cases I try to convert WMV file into another
extention such as MOV,MPG or AVI using any of the video extention
converters.
Hope this helps
I was using flip4mac, but when converting in video encoder it
had flip 4 mac watermark in the back of the video. What do you
suggest to transfer my WMV into another format then put into video
encoder?
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Unwanted flash of video in between clips in FCE

Hello, it's me again
In between edit clips in my FCE project there is a very brief flash of video that does not fit in. I can't highlight it to just delete it. I know there is some technique to getting rid of this, but I can't remember.
Thank you so much for any advice!

That's interesting, as last night I had to research how to insert a flash (like a camera flash) into one of my movies! Anyway, if it helps, this is what I do to clear those unwanted flashes (sometimes maybe only a frame wide).
In the timeline, zoom way in, with repeated apple-key and +. then you should be able to see a larger view of the offending flash. Highlight it, and delete it. You can then close the gap by right-click and select "close gap". If this doesn't work it may be due to linked audio so unlock those audio tracks first. I'm no expert but that's what usually works for me. Good luck.
Keith

No video after Flash 8 Video Encoder

I have read some other posts and although they are similar,
none of the solutions posted helps me fix my specific issue.
Using Flash 8 on Windows XP Pro SP2, I have a MPEG-2 file. I
can play the MPEG file using Windows Media Player 11 and RealPlayer
11 but I cannot play it using QuickTime 7.2. When I load the MPEG
file into Flash 8 Video Encoder (to convert it to a FLV file), it
doesn't seem to recognize that there is a video portion. It
recognizes there is an audio portion. By this I mean:
1. In Flash 8, click on File > Import > Import video...
2. Browsed to the MPEG file and clicked Next
3. Selected Progressive download... and clicked Next
4. In the Encoding screen, the video portion (top right hand
corner) is just blank.
In the MPEG files that work, I see the first frame of the
video. So, Flash 8 Video Encoder does not recognize there is a
video portion. Also, in Advanced Settings, in the Encodign tab, the
Encode Video checkbox is grayed out and not selectable. Only the
Encode Audio is checkable.
In writing this, I think the problem is my MPEG file. So I'll
continue to search the net for solutions to this. I just hope
someone has run into this issue in this forum and provide some
guidance.
Thanks.

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Flash 8 video encoder + SWF

Hi,
I need to convert some video file with the flash 8 video
encoder but i need an SWF output instead of a FLV. I know FLV is
the best for internet use but we can't integrate those type of file
in director so I really ned a swf file. I was wondering how could I
do it ...
II've tried to import the FLV in Flash 8 as an embedded video
but as the warning said the audio is not synched with the video
when i export it. Anyone have an idea how could I export a SWF
without beeing linked to the FLV ??
Thanks,

try to play FLV file?
download & install FLV player,
try this:
http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467081.html
expecting a SWF file?
- import your flv into a flash movie & publish it

Flash 8 Video Encoder, audio/video discrepancy from mpeg

Two questions...
First, more urgently, I've been given an origianl
720xsomething mpeg format video, and I'm trying to bring it over to
flash... I use the flash 8 video encoder, which does a phenomenal
job of keeping video quality while vastly reducing file size, but
in this case, (unlike some others in the past) I'm getting a
bizarre discrepancy between the speed of audio vs. speed of
video... I can't find a way to force the mpeg (or flash encoder
software) to TELL me what the frame rate of the original mpeg is,
and even when i attempt to force it to 24 or 25 during conversion
to flv, it doesn't seem to bother matching it up to the audio...
when i take the result and export it from flash, i'll try, at 24
the video is going too fast for audio, but at 23 its going too
slow...
and this SEEMs related to 2nd question.. I took about 15
solid minutes of video of a particularly nice sunset in
progression, with the hopes of compressing it down to about 30-60
seconds for effect... but it seemed like, no matter what frame rate
I tried to compress it to with the encoder, it just drew each frame
out to a set length, and even if i tried to export the flash really
fast, it remained at the epicly slow frame rate...
is there a relation? what am I doing wrong?
is there a way to detect the ACTUAL frame rate of the
original mpeg... is there a way to force the audio and video to
remained sync'd up? Seems the that problem is, if i go with the
default 'Same as source' I'm left to guess what that might be when
exporting from flash, as nothing ever actually tells me what that
source frame rate actually was! Is there some natural audio
compression business inside mpeg video that works fine for mpeg
video, but the flash encoder can't handle well? I've tried it with
about a billion different frame rate, audio data rate, quality, and
export settings, and have yet to get a sync.
Thanks in advance!

I should have been more clear.
I changed the file name from .vob to .mpg and then tried to
add the video file to Flash 8 Video Encoder and received the
following error message:
"You won't be able to encode this file. Your computer doesn't
have the necessary codec or the file is corrupt."
Currently,
I use ffmpegx to convert the .vob to .dv and then, I import
the .dv into Flash 8 Video Encoder and convert it to a .flv....
I can use ffmpegx to go straight to a .flv, but the file size
is larger b/c the compression is different, not On2 VP6...
I would like to skip the middle step because my files are
very large and it takes extra time.

Flash Card Video Camera recommended...

Hi,
I owned a JVC GZ-HD7 and Canon HF10 now...wonderful result but one thing i'm not happy...unable to read the file that i've transfer to my desktop directly with QuickTime...that's mean i have to import or convert those files into QT format or the format which reganize by FCP or QT...
Any recommandation of Flash Card Video Camera that record media into QT readable format like (.mov,mpeg4...) and so on..and sure the quality i do concern as well...
Thanks!!

Convert them using MPEG Streamclip to something like Prores 422.

Flv video created with flash 8 video encoder

anyone know why flv files that I've created using the flash 8
video encoder don't seem to have any metadata in them? or maybe
they do but they never kick off the NetStream.onMetadata event so I
can't read it...
Similarly if I use the 'import video' function of Flash Pro 8
I get the same issue - yet FLV video created using Sorenson Squeeze
works fine, so I'm fairly confident that my code is OK.
Even more bizarrely, if I use the FLVPlayback component that
ships with Flash 8, that seems to read in the metadata OK!
argh!
Just to confuse things even more, the flash help for
NetStream.onMetadata says: "The Flash Video Exporter utility
(version
1.1 or greater) embeds a video's duration [...] into the
video file itself."
As far as I can tell I've got version 1.0 of the flash video
encoder/exporter but I'm damned if I can find out where to get an
update from...! Ever since CS3 came out it's been harder and harder
to get hold of stuff about flash 8 on the Adobe site...

well that's the thing - the metadata never traces out if the
video was encoded with flash video encoder, but that code would
work fine with video encoded with sorenson squeeze.
think I have worked it out now though: in order to pause the
video at start I am calling NetStream.seek(0) when I receive
"NetStream.play.start".
For some reason when I do this with flvs encoded using flash
video encoder, it stops the onMetaData event from firing - but
works fine with other flvs! weird... shall have to find another way
of pausing the video at the start I guess.
thanks for the reply though

Cannot launch Flash 8 Video Encoder despite previously being able to

1. I used a legal version of Studio 8 /Flash 8 Video Encoder
agazillion times from MPEG2 to FLV using the On2 at low,
medium,high with no problem.
2. I stopped the encoding queue of an mpeg2 file and then
exited the encoder.
3. When I tried to relaunch to the encoder it keeps giving me
an error that Flash 8 encountered and unexpected problem and needs
to close.
4. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the video encoder already
whether separately or through the complete Studio 8 instal after
removing Flash 8 and it doesn't make any difference.
5. I've also upgraded Quicktime to the latest and pasted a
copy of the FLV file in the QT components directory into the
Windows/System folder (there is NO Windows/System32 folder -- I've
search "system" and "system32" on my entire computer -every single
drive and it doesn't show up.
6. However, I can import the same MPEG2 file into Flash 8 Pro
on the same computer and it encodes the video with no problem.
7. I just can't get the Video 8 encoder to launch so I could
encode them in batch.
Thanks

I've also done a system restore to a restore point date prior
to my exiting the Media Encoder and having a relaunch issue.
and did these reinstalls using this old system restore point
date.

Flash 8 Video Encoder- Necessary Codec or File Corrupt

I have a bunch of quicktime files I'm looking to convert but
keeping getting this error from the Flash 8 encoder when I try to
encode or click 'settings':
You won't be able to encode this file. Your computer doesn't
have the necessary codec or the file is corrupt.
I am having success with other quicktime vids, so what gives?
Thanks
Ryan

> I'm trying to convert a .avi XviD file to .flv format
using the new Flash 8
> Video Encoder.
> Everything seems to work fine. I load the file into the
encoder, wait a few
> moments, and it gives me the green tick (indicated a
successful conversion).
> Now the problem is that whenever I try to play the
outputted .flv file nothing
> comes up. I've tried numerous methods but I get nothing,
just a blank screen.
> For example I downloaded FLVPlayer and tried to play it
in that. The timer bar
> goes across but the screen above is blank.
> Has anyone had any experience with this please? I would
really like to get
> this working as I've heard good things about the
integrated On2 codec.
That kind of question is very hard to answer. There is so
many factors to consider,
it will be one, never ending guessing game.
Try multiple videos, divx, mov , wmv etc... See if you can
mange to get any of these
to work. If none than perhaps the FLV player is not set up
properly or the encoding
setting isn't correct. If some of these work, than perhaps is
the video in question
that is Flash incompatible and you might need to save it in
another format using video
editing tools. Also make sure that the browser players are
compatible with the file version
you publishing to.
Than, after having all these answers, we can't start to try
to figure
out what and where it goes wrong.
Best Regards
Urami
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