Placing Flash Video in DMX 2004

I have a masthead that is 760 px wide x 200 px tall. I have
created an animation from the center part of it (about 260px wide)
in After Effects and exported it as an FLV. Now I am trying to
place the FLV into the chopped masthead but when I preview it, all
I see is a white box.
I may be doing somethine else wrong hear as well so let me
elaborate. In the AE file, I have some artwork that goes above a
stock video clip that is at 30fps. When this 260 x 200 section is
added to the center protion of the full masthead, it completes the
full graphic...it's not like I'm just putting a full edge to edge
movie in. Anyway, I thought that by exporting as an FLV I could
keep the file small and get it to load quickly. I need this
animation to load into the center section of this logn graphic
without controls and I need it to loop and load quickly...I know I
said that twice.
I am using Flash 8 to author the FLV but I only have DMX 2004
for the HTML program.
Please help

You'll need to edit your SWF skin - no buttons, autoplay and
loop settings
in Flash.
It works OK in FireFox but I'm getting a white box in IE. So
you're missing
something - perhaps the correct object path to the swf file.
Make sure none
of your code is calling the file from your local disk.
src="myflash.swf"
instead of
src=file://mydocuments/myflash.swf
Place the ActiveX script call between the <head>
</head> tags. Upload the
ActiveX.js to same folder as your page. NOTE: DW8 places this
in a
"Scripts" folder in your local site folder (but doesn't tell
you). If you
upload the Scripts folder to server, then change this
<script language="JScript" type="text/jscript"
src="activateActiveX.js"></script>
to this
<script language="JScript" type="text/jscript"
src="Scripts/activateActiveX.js"></script>
Hope this all makes sense,
--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com
"mgilvey_IPG" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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> Thanks Nancy,
>
> I think I did, sort of what you suggested, I actually
have my laptop with
me
> to day which has Flash 8 /CS2 on it so I opened DMX and
placed the FLV.
Tested
> it and it worked. Transferred all files to my office
computer that only
has DMX
> 2004 on it and copied the object code from the DMX v8
and pasted it into
the
> cell where the FLV should go. It works but only locally.
I uploaded it to
the
> TEST sever and I just get a white box.
>
> Also, when I look at it locally, there is a Skin inside
the FLV which I
don't
> want but. I would also like it to loop.
>
> I also added a bit of code at the end of the page to fix
the Active X
but I
> don't think it is working.
http://www.tandbelectricllc.com/test/
>

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"julie.jenkinson" <[email protected]> wrote
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> Hello!
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"malton05" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I've encoded a number of videos in the FLV format(using
both Flash Video
> encoder and Quicktime), using standard preset settings,
inserted in
> webpage
> using dreamweaver standard - Insert Media - Flash Video.
When I try to
> play the
> videos, online or testing in browser, the video does not
play the whole
> way
> through. It'll play 15 sec into the video and then stop,
although it seems
> to
> have some of the rest of the video if you play around
with the controller.
> I've
> looked on the Flash encoding forum (other people have
the same problem)
> and
> looked on the site for more info but cannot find any.
>

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>
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>
>

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"motomoto111" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I have a htm page that I have inserted a Flash Video. It
plays locally,
>but
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nothing. If I
> rt
> click, there are the settings for flash. I have the
scripts in my scripts
> folder - double checked that. Can anyone see what I'm
doing wrong?
>
> Here is the link.
>
>
http://www.metuchen-edisonymca.org/video/test.htm
>

Squashed Flash Video in iWeb

This is a stumper and I could really use a freah perspective on it.
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http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Website-Movie-Video/Flash-SWF-FLV.html
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http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Website-Movie-Video/JW-Media-Player.html
If you want to us the JW player using the javascript shown on the iWeb unlimited site, you need to adjust the player frame dimensions to suit the control bar position that you specified. I notice that this website doesn't mention the fact that the control bar position can be changed - normally "bottom" or "over". If you set the control bar to "bottom", the frame height needs to be increased. Also the javascript shown is not the latest one where you can specify all the custom options.
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Flash: Video-- Flvplayback--using SWF file in dreamweaver.

I have placed a video into flash cs3 and made the swf file
using the flvplayback, and i have put the swf or published it
...putting it in dreamweaver, I can see the video and hear the
sounds when I preview in firefox or iexplore however once I put in
my server I cannot see anything or hear anything. It does not show
up,. Can anyone help me with this problem. I just took the SWF file
and uploaded it through dreamweaver using the insert, media,, flash
and placed in my template.

AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','wid th','1000','height','400','src','descarga
total1','quality','high','pluginspage','
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movi e','descarga
total1' ); //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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<embed src="descarga total1.swf" quality="high"
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If I create my own player in Flash, and publish, how many
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same as the fla document) , one swf for the player and one flv?
And if so, how do I embed it into my page? Do I simply
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other two in the same directory?
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1 html file that i don't understand at all.
I then "inserted flash" in DW (choosing the "generic" swf). I
placed the flv + the skin file into the directory.
When previewing locally I see the flv but without the skin.
When viewing live, it takes a little time for the video to
appear, and then still no skin and lots of stuttering.
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using the "insert flash video" presets in DW?
Thanks.

Use Code view. Copy the code from the Flash Generated HTML
page between the
<object id.... </object> tags and paste into your DW
page where you want
the video to appear.
Upload all required files (swf, flv, images for player skin)
into a folder
or path where your DW page will be located.
--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com
"tenorocity" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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> I'd like to bypass the pre-set player and skins one uses
with "insert
flash
> video."
>
> If I create my own player in Flash, and publish, how
many files will I
end up
> with? Is it one Flv file and one swf file for the
player? Or is it 3
files?
> one "generic" swf(the one names the same as the fla
document) , one swf
for the
> player and one flv?
>
> And if so, how do I embed it into my page? Do I simply
"insert flash"
with
> the "generic" swf file, and then place the other two in
the same
directory?
>
> The reason I'm asking is this: in Flash 8, as a test, I
imported my flv,
> chose a skin and then published. I ended up with 4
files: 2 swf (one for
the
> player and one "generic" + the flv file + 1 html file
that i don't
understand
> at all.
>
> I then "inserted flash" in DW (choosing the "generic"
swf). I placed the
flv
> + the skin file into the directory.
> When previewing locally I see the flv but without the
skin.
>
> When viewing live, it takes a little time for the video
to appear, and
then
> still no skin and lots of stuttering.
>
> So, to sum up: what is the best way to embed flv without
using the
"insert
> flash video" presets in DW?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>

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>>I'm not much into HTML coding.
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Walt
"JayNewWeb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I use DW CS3. I'm a very basic-level user doing business
sites/pages and
>need
> to get things moving fast. I'm not much into HTML
coding.
>
> I love the fact that when I have a page in DW it's
simple to choose
> "Insert -
> Media - Flash Video..." and I get the list of choices
for the file to
> insert
> and the dropdown of built-in players/skins to use. I
typically create
> 640x480
> videos and I typically choose the last one in the list:
Halo 3. I always
> just
> choose "Detect Size" and that's it.
>
> However, I really need to add "current time" and "total
time" indicators
> ("Min:Sec" format) so viewers will know the time they're
in for and so I
> can
> have advisors comment on particular sections in the
content of given
> videos.
>
> I really, really, REALLY want to end up with the same
luxuriously simple
> functionality that I have now with the current built-in
choice: Just
> choose it
> from the drop-down, choose "Detect Size" and be done
with it and move on.
>
> I'd also really like to stay with the generally
minimalistic, clean,
> sleek,
> professional look that the Halo skin provides (well,
it's very similar to
> the
> typical YouTube skin for that matter).
>
> And I'd really like for it to be truly debugged and 100%
reliable,
> functional,
> and compatible with the DW CS3 program.
>
> I'm happy to pay to buy what I'm after.
>
> (Note: If it just can't be done and doesn't exist, then
please guide me to
> the
> simplest path for achieving the closest thing to this by
placing HTML code
> and
> files in folders as needed -- or anything else you can
suggest.)
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>

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Youtube converts videos to MPEG-4 H.264 format which is suppose to be supported for the placing a video from url tool in InDesign CS5.5.
Does anyone knwo why this does not work? I nwo that it can be done by creating a flash player, but not interested in the extra work.

You cannot link directly to the video stream on YouTube - the URLs point to an HTML fragment which in turn loads an instance of their player widget, so InDesign doesn't see it as a valid rich media format.
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Flash Video not showing on Server

Hi, wonder if anyone can help on this one. Going round in circles. Not sure why, should be simple enough.
I have created a Flash Video in Flash 8 and published and picked up in Dreamweaver 8. Published files were sample.swf, sample.html and SteelExternalAll.swf (skin). Publish settings were: Format - Flash SWF and HTML; default Flash settings with local playback security set to access local files only; default HTML settings.
In Dreamweaver, sample.html is accessed via an iframe in test.php. In Preview mode, everything is as it should be with the Video showing. The problem is, when I upload all the files to the Server, the video is not displayed including the skin. Instead, all I get is the border of the iframe with a red rectangle showing where the video should be.
Hope someone can help. Pulling my hair out on this one and get the feeling there is a simple explanation.
Thank you in advance.

First get the video to play in the web page that you accessing in iframe;
http://79.170.40.41/booksat.com/videos/elaine.html
For testing purposes get rid of all that old, outdated Flash detection code and instead just use:
<!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>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Elaine</title>
</head>
<body>
<object data="elaine.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="345"><
param name="movie" value="elaine.swf">
</object>
</body>
</html>
No skin but you should at least see the video... worry about the skin later....
But you also need to make sure that you have all the files uploaded, the .swf, the skin .swf and the .flv video file and that they are pathed correctly. Keep in mind that pathing to the Flash assets need to be relative to the Web page that the .swf video player is on, NOT the physical location of the .swf or the .flv file.
But get the video playing correctly on the elaine.html before you consider putting it in an iframe.
For a quick review on pathing Flash:
Pathing issues
Almost always when it works on the local machine and not the server, it's a pathing problem.
You can put your Flash related files in whatever folders you want, they do NOT have to be in the root, they do NOT all have to be in the same folder. But if you have a problem and if sticking them all in the root folder works, then you know that the issue was a pathing problem.
Just remember that paths used in the .swf become relative to the Web page on which the .swf is placed, NOT it’s physical location. So for example, if your .swf is in the flash/data folder and you use that .swf on a Web page in the root folder, you are in effect, removing that .swf from flash/data and putting it in root. So if the .swf is loading any related files (xml, images, video, etc), the path used inside the .swf to load the .xml file has to be relative to it's new location in root and then back down into flash/data. This is true even though when testing the .swf by itself, it can be inside flash/data and work just fine, since relative to it's location, the path is just fine, they are in the same folder. But if that same path is used when the .swf is placed on a page two folder levels up, the relative path has changed, the old "same folder" path will not work.
In fact if you are placing the .swf on a web page in a different folder than the .swf is stored in, and that .swf calls external assets, then direct clicking and opening of the .swf in it’s folder should NOT work! That’s because the paths to the external assets should be relative to the Web page and not the physical location of the .swf.
So just be sure that you use addresses relative to the final Web page locations (not physical file locations) and you can put the Flash related files in what ever folders you want.
Best wishes,
Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com
Best fo luck to ya!
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http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flv_exporter_03.htm
Scroll Down - its about mid page
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your machine to use the Flash Video Exporter with your video
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