Importing Linked Quicktime Video Files - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual

To import a video clip in FLV format, do one of the following:
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Select File > Import or File > Import to Library.
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Select any existing video clip in the Library panel, and select Properties from the Library
options menu. In the Embedded Video Properties dialog box, click Import. Locate the file you
want to import, and click Open in the Open dialog box.

Importing linked QuickTime video files

If you are importing a QuickTime video clip, you can link to the video from the Flash file, rather
than embed the video. A linked QuickTime video imported into Flash does not become part of
the Flash file. Instead, Flash maintains a pointer to the source file.
If you link to a QuickTime video, you must publish the SWF file as a QuickTime video. You
cannot display a linked QuickTime in SWF format. The QuickTime contains a Flash track, but
the linked video clip remains in QuickTime format.
For more information on publishing your Flash file as a QuickTime video, see
publish settings for QuickTime videos" on page
You can scale, rotate, and animate a linked QuickTime video in Flash. However, you cannot
tween linked QuickTime video content in Flash.
Note: The QuickTime Player does not currently support Flash Player 6 files. For more information,
see "Specifying publish settings for QuickTime videos" on page
To import a QuickTime video as a linked file:
Do one of the following:
1.
To link the video clip directly to the current Flash document, select File > Import >
Import to Stage.
To link the video clip to the library for the current Flash document, select File > Import >
Import to Library.
In the Import Video wizard, select Link to External Video File, and click Next.
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If you imported the video clip directly to the Stage in step 1, a warning appears if the imported
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clip contains more frames than the span in which you are placing it in the current Flash
document. Do one of the following:
Click Yes to extend the span the required number of frames.
Click No to keep the span at its current size. Frames in the imported clip that exceed the
frames in the span do not appear unless you subsequently add frames to the span.
You can preview a linked QuickTime video before you publish your SWF file. When you import
a linked QuickTime video, Flash adds the required number of frames to preview the QuickTime
video, the same as it does for an embedded video.
Note: You cannot preview linked QuickTime
To preview a linked QuickTime video:
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Select Control > Play.
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