Settings for converstion of Flash movies

Hi,
I have to convert movie clips of all formats (.mov, .dv, .wmv
or DVD VOD) to Flash to put online.
Can anyone help me to set best audio (bitrate, Hz) and video
(width 320 px, bitrate, framerate...etc.) to get the smallest .SWF
Flash movie file with the best/cleanest movie clips? Is there a
standard somewhere that people follow to do such conversions?
Thanks.

Have a look at Robert's Bandwidth calculator, when clicking
on the "grid size" you'll get a list of recommended frame sizes and
settings.
http://blogs.flashsupport.com/robert/?p=138

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