Flash (swf) encoding/converting

[cool11]

What application to use in order to convert different type of video formats to flash swf format?

I used ffmpegX but in only encodes to .flv.
Even for flv, it did not encode anything. Its output was a zero-kb file that could not be played.
But even if it did, I want swf format.

Flash encoder please?

 

[AviationFan]

swf is not a video format. It's an entire Flash file that can be played by the Flash player, and can include actions (scripts), interactivity, and a lot of other things that have no resemblence to simple video files.

If you want to convert a movie so you can play it in Flash, flv is your format. You'll need a Flash video player that references the flv file, and the video player (not the videos it plays, though) should have the swf extension.

- Martin

 

[cool11]

I want to have my video files in such format to be played in web browsers, without forcing the user to install anything.

Is .flv the right format? Any browser will play it like swf?

And what about encoding applications?

 

[cool11]

Ffmpeg does not seem to be able to encode to flv.
It displays 'finished' but the output file is zero-kb and it is unusable.
Anyone with the same problem or any idea what is this?

 

[AviationFan]

Cool,

I don't use ffmpeg, so I don't know what to tell you. I encode my Flash movies with Adobe's Flash Professional.

Maybe someone else here can help you, but you should give us a few more details, especially how you run ffmpeg and what format the input movie is.

- Martin

 

[cool11]

My input file is in mov format.
I just select flv output. No errors appear. But the output file do not run.

 

[crees!]

FLV is your format here. Try something like Sorenson Squeeze to convert that video to FLV.

Now, once you have the FLV you need to, in Flash, add an FLVPlayback component (Flash8) to the stage and reference the video file within the component inspector. Then you'll have a FLV (video) and SWF (player) and need to upload BOTH those files AND any skin SWFs exported as well to the website in question.

 

[bimmzy]

What application to use in order to convert different type of video formats to flash swf format?

I used ffmpegX but in only encodes to .flv.
Even for flv, it did not encode anything. Its output was a zero-kb file that could not be played.
But even if it did, I want swf format.

Flash encoder please?

don't quote me but this company may have the application to do the job you want.

http://www.techspansion.com/


hope it works!