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FLV QuickTime Export plug-in
QuickTime 6.1.1 installed on your computer, you can use the FLV QuickTime Export plug-
in to export FLV files from supported video-editing applications. You can then import these
FLV files directly into Flash to use in your Flash documents.
The following video-editing applications are supported by the FLV Export plug-in:
Adobe After Effects (Windows and Macintosh)
Apple FinalCut Pro (Macintosh)
Apple QuickTime Pro (Windows and Macintosh)
Avid Xpress DV (Windows and Macintosh)
Using the FLV QuickTime Export plug-in to export FLV files from either Flash 8 Video
Encoder or video-editing applications significantly streamlines the process of working with
FLV files in your Flash documents. With the FLV Export plug-in, you can select encoding
options for video and audio content as you export, including frame rate, bit rate, quality, and
other options. You can import FLV files directly into Flash without needing to re-encode the
video after import.
Tips for creating Flash video
How you compress your video is largely determined by the content of the video. A video clip
of a talking head with little action and only short bursts of moderate motion compresses
differently from footage of a soccer match. Follow these guidelines to deliver the best possible
Flash video:
Whenever possible, always encode a file from its uncompressed form
precompressed digital video format into the FLV format, the previous encoder can introduce
video noise. The first compressor has already performed its encoding algorithm on the video
and has already reduced its quality, frame size, and rate. It may have also introduced some of
its own digital artifacts or noise. This additional noise affects the FLV encoding process and
may require a higher data rate to play back a good-quality file.
Strive for simplicity
your final compressed video look "chunky" during the change. Hard cuts (as opposed to cross-
dissolves) are usually best. Video sequences that show an object zooming from behind the first
track, doing a "page turn," or wrapping around a ball and then flying off the screen can be
eye-catching, but they usually don't compress well and should be used sparingly.
Know your audience data rate
produce files at lower data rates. Users with fast Internet connections can view the files with
little or no wait, but dial-up users must wait for files to download. It is best to make the clips
short to keep the download times within acceptable limits for dial-up users.
282 Working with Video
If you have Macromedia Flash Professional 8 and
Avoid elaborate transitions—they don't compress well and can make
When you deliver video over the Internet, you should
If you convert a