Importing flash video (.flv & .swf)

Hi there,
I'm trying to import a Flash movie into Captivate. I have a
.flv file and a .swf file. If I double click the .swf file the
movie runs fine using the Flash player. If I open captivate and
insert and animation slide (or on a normal slide, insert an
animation), I get the message "Macromedia Flash 7 files are
currently not supported". As Flash 8 is pretty new it seems odd
that Captivate and Flash 7 aren 't compatible?? Any
ideas/suggestions?
Cheers

Try saving your Flash movie as Flash 6 before importing it
into Captivate, if possible.

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I'm having problems inserting a Flash Video (.flv) into my webpage. I'm using Dreamweaver 8.
I'm going to: Insert - Media - Flash Video, browsing to the .flv file that's in my local site folder, entering the settings.
In Dreamweaver, there's a big gray box w/ flv icon in the middle. But when I go to preview, the screen is empty, no video.
I'm creating the .flv file w/ Screen Mimic (a screen capture recording software). This could be a problem w/ the Screen Mimic file because I have no problem inserting other flv files supplied to me by others. This is the first video that I've made that I'm trying to insert.
If anyone has any suggestions, I would be most appreciative.
thanks!
Stacey Stanley

This could be a problem w/ the Screen Mimic file because I have no problem inserting other flv files supplied to me by others.
That would my guess too. Here are few other things to consider:
1) Does your FLV filename contain any spaces or special characters? If so, rename it without spaces as these can cause problems.
2) Output Screen Mimic project to a QuickTime MOV file. Then use Adobe Flash Encoder to convert the MOV to FLV.
3) When you tested your page, was it a live page on remote server? Did you upload the page and all supporting files to server (Scripts folder, SWF, FLV...)?
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That site: http://keepvid.com works great if you don't want to clear your internet cache (as finding specific videos can be a little difficult) although you would be effectively downloading the same file twice, once to view it, another to download.
If as you say the file was originally uploaded as a .flv file then those free converters do a great job at converting them to mpeg2's or other formats.
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Final Cut Pro: May quit unexpectedly when exporting to Flash
Last Modified: February 13, 2009
Article: TS2593
Symptoms
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Products Affected
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Resolution
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===
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>>>Does anyone know what the problem might be?
>
> Yes, creating pages in Photoshop or any graphics editor.
Create your
> images there and all your HTML in DW.
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> Walt
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> "shawn3d70" <[email protected]> wrote
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>> When I import flash video to my pages that were cut
in photoshop, the
>> cells shift around. Does anyone know what
>> the problem might be?
>
>

Problem Inserting Flash Video (.flv) File in Page Using Dreamweaver CS4's Insert Media Command

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encoder comes with
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formats and
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video format not a
Flash format, if that makes sense.
Contact me offline if you need further explanation.
Marc Lee
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> I need some help. I have a video. The video is in an
*.avi format and in
an
> *.swf format. When choosing to import a flash video in
Captivate 3, I can
only
> select *.flv file. Can anyone recommend software that
will allow me to
convert
> the avi or swf to the format that Captivate can import?
>

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"julie.jenkinson" <[email protected]> wrote
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> Hello!
>
> I've got a problem overlaying an image over a Flash
Video.
>
> You can view a test page
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>
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Flash Video (.flv) in Dreamweaver

I can't find anything here or on teh net that tells me how to
use a preloader with Flash Video inserted directly into DW. The
standard answer is to create a .swf file in flash and use the
preloader there. Duh! No kidding?
Can anyone tell what the point is in having the capability of
inserting a .flv file directly into an html file if you can't
independently communicate to the user that he/she needs to wait for
the thing to load? We've had that ability to insert a flash file
for ages. Is this good only for VERY small .flv files that load
almost instantly?

No the one that auto plays when the page loads? Just
wondering?
This one works just fine
http://www.neapco.com/Flash/intro.html
however its
kind of hard to find it. My eye is focused on the one that
plays a loop and
I never seen the other link until you posed back sorry. That
link might be
more effective right under the one that's playing, Just a
thought.
Dave
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> > Dave
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> >> I just did the Insert Flash Video thing and it
worked.
> >>
> >>
http://www.neapco.com/w_why-neapco.php
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> >> "NormanU2" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >> >I can't find anything here or on teh net
that tells me how to use a
> >> >preloader
> >> > with Flash Video inserted directly into
DW. The standard answer is to
> >> > create a
> >> > .swf file in flash and use the preloader
there. Duh! No kidding?
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone tell what the point is in
having the capability of
inserting
> > a
> >> > .flv
> >> > file directly into an html file if you
can't independently
communicate
> > to
> >> > the
> >> > user that he/she needs to wait for the
thing to load? We've had that
> >> > ability to
> >> > insert a flash file for ages. Is this good
only for VERY small .flv
> > files
> >> > that
> >> > load almost instantly?
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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I inserted a Flash video into a slide, but the video will not
loop or auto rewind even after I have selected the "auto rewind"
button. Any advice about how to get the video to loop or auto
rewind?
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Dean

Hi Dean
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