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Subject: Re: FLASH: quicktime
From: John Dowdell
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 22:58:54 +0100

At 4:54 PM 10/28/99, David Sparks quote'n'wrote:
>> They say you can't do quicktime in flash. Wanna bet?
>
> how?


Reprint that apparently got lost in Wednesday's barrage of emails, where I
attempted to deflect just this very e-problem:


> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:19:03 -0700
> To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com
> From: jdowdellatmacromedia [dot] com (John Dowdell)
> Subject: Re: FLASH: QT *within* Flash [ SUMMARY ]
>
> In an attempt to defuse future posts on this already-frequent FAQ, we're
> not actually playing QuickTime in Flash here. (The Flash Player is much
> smaller than QuickTime itself!)
>
> What this thread describes is a way to give the appearance of a video
> within the Flash Player, by using a stream of bitmaps.
>
> Recap: Flash 4 can import QuickTime files, and export this as a
> vector-enhanced QuickTime file. If you save out a SWF, though, then this
> will not contain QT content.
>
> jd
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> John Dowdell, Macromedia Tech Support, San Francisco CA US
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