No picture-- just sound in Flash (CS3) video?!?!

[suburbia]

Hey y'all,

As the title states: No picture, but there is sound in my Flash video:

- Working with CS3 Flash
- I converted a mp4 file (26.4MB) into a flv file (only 3 MB?) using Flash CS3 Video Encoder
- Once imported to stage, tested movie, but all I see is the player controls and hear the audio. No picture.

Am I doing something wrong, or is the fault of the original mp4 file? Perhaps it's the flv file-- being only 3 MB?

I suspect the 3MB is the sound (soundtrack) file only, and something is preventing Flash Video Encoder from converting the video.

I tested another flv file (at 22 MB) and it worked flawlessly. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

(BTW, like an idiot, I posted this in the DESIGN & GRAPHIC forum, and had no responses [although it had 90 views], so hopefully posting in the ideal forum will get me somewhere.)

 

[pelsar]

have a link?

somethings to check....open the file in quicktime and export as flv (if you have the pro version)

does your flv version play in quicktime?

i assume you made an swf to play the flv...does that swf play in a browser?

 

[lucidmedia]

you can also use VLC player to see if your FLV files are properly encoded... it does sound like an encoding problem

 

[suburbia]

- Opened in Quicktime Pro
- Exported as flv file in Quicktime (Flash Encoder via Quicktime).
- Cannot (do not know how) to play this in Quicktime. But when I move the slider, I DO get frame images.
- Once encoding is complete, I only get a flv file (2.9MB) that only has sound. No picture.
- Dragged the flv file into VLC. Only sound, no picture.

Yes, there was a swf. Imported it into Dreamweaver, tried to preview (in Safari). Only sound, no picture.

Here's the link to the original video:
http://www.blogto.com/toronto_fashi...ryerson_school_of_fashion_at_lg_fashion_week/

I'll upload the downloaded mp4, as well as the flv file if you'd like. Please let me know.

Many thanks guys for the suggestions-- highly appreciated!

 

[pelsar]

some options....

dont use MP4...i do my conversions from MP2

send me a link..i'll see what i can do...

 

[suburbia]

Hell0 hello pelsar,

Here's the link to the mp4 video:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/683047888/016c7d45a39f971f70b57a6fe38a1d5d

I know you'd prefer the mp2-- but it downloaded as an mp4, and being the witless fool I am when it comes to web, I don't know how to deliver the file as an mp2 to you.

Thanks so much for your help!

 

[pelsar]

download here

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/683219560/66f62d0cad99e7a0542198c19f04ad44


i took the mp4 opened in quicktime...saved as quicktime (2.5gigabytes), exported that as an flv....imported into flash and made into a movie


so your downloading a swf file and the flv (26megabytes)

 

[suburbia]

This is so cool of you-- thanks so much for taking the time!

Was it just me, or was the original mp4 file something easy and straightforward to work with?

I definitely owe you one!

 

[pelsar]

formatting problems...

This is so cool of you-- thanks so much for taking the time!

Was it just me, or was the original mp4 file something easy and straightforward to work with?

I definitely owe you one!

you're entering the world of technical problems and formatting....and looking for work arounds.....i couldnt say what exactly the problem was/is, but from experience MP4 is somewhat problematic

you dont owe me anything, the help i've received here has been tremendous, the least i can do is return the favor to some else here.....

 

[suburbia]

Whatever you did-- I truly appreciate your time and help pelsar! Thanks again, and if I don't owe you, I definitely hope to return the favor.