Issues Playing SWFs in Captivate 5.5

Hi all,
I'm hoping you can help me out with this problem.  I am trying to insert about 10 .swf videos into my Captivate 5.5 project and they will not play in Preview or in a browser. I added them by going to Insert > Animation and the animation outline shows on the screen.  The linkage shows the clip located locally on my desktop and the source points to the .fla file, which is also local.  Each .swf was created by me and is done using AS3.  I do have the files in .flv but am trying to avoid using them due to receiving a loading screen for about a half second before autoplaying each video.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?  There is nothing on the slides besides the .swf file.  The .swf files play without any issue from my desktop using Flash Player 10.
Thanks,
Anthony

Welcome to our community
Sorry but we need more information. Your post is similar to walking into a garage and saying your car won't go. It leaves too much to the imagination.
Does it start? Does it go into gear? Does it sputter and die when you press the accelerator pedal? Are the brakes locked up?
So you told us you inserted an FLV and it doesn't play. Where are you expecting to see it play?
Did you expect to see the FLV begin playing immediately upon inserting it on the slide? Like you would if you opened a YouTube page on the web? If so, that doesnt' happen. You just inserted a placeholder that will present the video after you publish your movie.
Did you preview and you aren't seeing the video play during the preview? If so, how exactly did you preview? There are many ways. Perhaps the manner in which you are previewing doesn't allow the video.
Did you publish and you aren't seeing the video after you publish? If so, where are you running the file from? Local PC or did you copy it to a web server?
As you can hopefully see, there aren't any pat answers. We need lots more information.
Cheers... Rick
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