Newbie question: integrating SWF, movie files

Hi all!
Thanks in advance for your help--I'm trying to use Flash to
integrate several files into a slick screencast. Basically, I need
to use Flash to play a movie file, then play a SWF file, then
another movie file and be done. I was hoping to also put in some
text and animation (PowerPoint-like, not too intense) in between
those things, but can jettison that if that's difficult.
I know the import command does wonders with one video, but
I'm trying to use multiple types of files including SWFs, which is
throwing me off a bit. I realize I'm being incompetent here, but if
anyone has any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it. And this goes
without saying, but I don't mind coding at all.

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Hi foxxy123,
Two things that I noticed in the video:
1) You are not saving the file before publishing.
2) Flash warns you about the fonts missing from your system while opening the file.
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So download and install the fonts on your computer "Blaster" and "Blaster Infinite" and save the file before publishing.
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The message warn you that you have an anti-alias mode set on text and it requires you to have embedded fonts to use anti-aliasing. If you do not want to see that message anymore, then select your text blocks and set the anti-alias types to Use Device Fonts.
You can disable the warning message in the preferences dialog
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Thanks!
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hey! hang on. see our website www.lumenphon.com. lots of
streaming lowband/ broadband video in gallery section.
how make a video in Flash 7-
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step2: File > import > import to Library
step3: choose ur mov file
step4: u see the video import dialog
step5: say next
step6: click on compression profile > select quality 80
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step 9: use the external video with media display component
good luck and dont give up. flash video give terrific control
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OKAY seriously i am ready to throw this computer throught the
wall, After googling and searching this forum up and down I still
can find an answer that actually works , I have a Template file
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* Yes I have the scripts folder
* Yes I have the AC_RunActiveContent.js file present inside
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Transitional//EN" "
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
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http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=utf-8" />

<title>Untitled Document</title>


<script src="../Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js"
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<th height="101" colspan="3" scope="row"><script
type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','wid th','1000','height','100','title','Title','src','../Flash_TopTitle','quality','high','plug inspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFl ash','movie','../Flash_TopTitle'
); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object
classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0"
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<param name="movie" value="../Flash_TopTitle.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed src="../Flash_TopTitle.swf" quality="high"
pluginspage="
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="1000"
height="100"></embed>
</object></noscript></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th height="23" colspan="3"
scope="row"> </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th width="22%" height="759"
scope="row"> </th>
<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="18%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"> </th>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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</body>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Transitional//EN" "
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
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charset=utf-8" />

<title>Hammocks Community School</title>


<script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js"
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<th height="101" colspan="3" scope="row"><script
type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','wid th','1000','height','100','title','Title','src','../Flash_TopTitle','quality','high','plug inspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFl ash','movie','../Flash_TopTitle'
); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object
classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0"
width="1000" height="100" title="Title">
<param name="movie" value="Flash_TopTitle.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed src="Flash_TopTitle.swf" quality="high"
pluginspage="
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="1000"
height="100"></embed>
</object></noscript></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th height="23" colspan="3"
scope="row"> </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th width="22%" height="759"
scope="row"> </th>
<td width="60%"> </td>
<td width="18%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"> </th>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Thank you so much for you time guys, please respond if you
know whats up this is really killing me!!!!!

make the path Site Root relative.
either insert it again, and change the pulldown in the
"browse to file"
dialog box; or hand edit the code as follows:
>
d/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','../Flash_TopTitle'
change end to '/Flash_TopTitle' );
<param name="movie" value="../Flash_TopTitle.swf" />
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"MrIzzard" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:e3l5nr$bdo$[email protected]..
> But surely if the way i'm currently playing audio is
from being attached into
> the frames in the timeline (at the moment if i press a
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> movie back to Frame 1, where there's no audio attached,
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> Does that make sense?
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