MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual page 285

Importing video for progressive download (Flash
Professional only)
You can import a video file that is already deployed to a web server, or you can select a video
file that is stored locally on your computer, and upload the video file to the server after
importing it into your FLA file.
To import video for progressive download:
1. To import the video clip into the current Flash document, select File > Import > Import
video.
The Import Video wizard is displayed.
2. Select the video clip you want to import. You can select either a video clip stored on you
local computer, or you can enter the URL of a video already uploaded to a web server.
3. Select Progressive Download from a standard web server.
4. (Optional) If the video you are deploying is not in FLV format, the Import Video wizard
displays the Encoding panel. For information on encoding your video using the Import
Video wizard, see
5. Select a skin for your video clip.You can choose to:
Not use a skin with the video.
Select one of the predefined skins. For more information, see "Selecting a predesigned
skin" in Chapter 22, "FLVPlayback Component (Flash Professional Only)," in the
Components Language Reference.
Select a custom skin of your own design by entering the URL of the skin on the server.
For more information, see "Creating a new skin" in Chapter 22, "FLVPlayback
Component (Flash Professional Only)," in the Components Language Reference.
The Video Import wizard encodes your source video clip into the FLV format (if it isn't
already in FLV format) and creates a video component on the Stage that you can use to
test video playback locally.
"Selecting a video encoding profile" on page 293.
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