Frame-By-Frame and Video Editing Questions

Hello All-
I am very new to Flash, and this is my first post, so please
be patient - I will be happy to clarify anything if you are good
enough to try to help me.
I have generated a large number (15000+) of unique JPEG
images - all of which are simply composed of a rectangular area
filled with a single color. Each of these JPEGs is numbered
sequentially and each is intended to be a single frame in an
"animation." I have chosen to work with Flash because I want the
finished movie to be deployable on the internet and in a number of
situations - both foreseen and unforeseen.
So far, I have been able to import the JPEGs in sequence into
FLA files, with each image becoming a keyframe in the file. I have
also been able to export these files as Quicktime movies. I have
found that I can only make an FLA file up to a certain size
(roughly 4500 frames) before my system starts to have problems.
This means that for my first project, which will be just over 10
minutes at 25 fps, I have made 4 separate FLA files (3 with 4500
frames each, and one with about 2000 frames). At this point, I am
having trouble figuring out how to make a new FLA file that will
"play" these four clips in succession as a single movie. I have
been working through the Flash Documentation and have also looked
at some of the Video Workshop clips, but I am not having success. I
am not committed to the 15000+ jpegs being embedded in the final
file, but I would like to know how to do it with them either
embedded or not.
Essentially, I want to know the best way to export the FLA
files I have made (as I said above, I have exported them as
QuickTime movies, but I am not committed to that if there is a
better way) to a compressed format and then to edit them together
as a simple sequence of clips to make a larger movie. There are no
titles and there is no traditional animation of a figure on the
stage. The clips look like a series of subtly flickering lights -
just the series of colored fields playing one after the other with
no transistions between frames.
I hope someone can help and offer my sincerest thanks in
advance!

I used the Python script to generate the images. I am
learning that language, too, and had help to write the script that
created the 15000 images. It may be possible to use Python to
assemble the JPEGs into a video file, but that is going to take
time to learn how to do. I was hoping that I could take advantage
of Flash to do this part.
It sounds to me like your proposed solution involves writing
ActionScript commands into an FLA file. Is that correct? I have not
worked with ActionScript, but I am willing to try that. Could you
suggest a resource I might go to learn how to write the necessary
scripts?
Also, it sounds from what you say that I can simply export my
FLA files as SWF files. I will try that and let you know how it
goes.
As far as the "better ways" to do this, I am very open to any
suggestions. I may be able to get Quicktime Pro, Premiere, or Avid
MC. Perhaps I just need to abandon my idea of making this a Flash
project and do it as a video in one of those other programs.
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to my post. I
have other projects in mind that I would like to do with Flash, and
am encouraged by the receptiveness of the community.
Cheers!

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