RE: FLASH: Video in Flash

[Damien Morton]

Ok, can you give some details about how the Flash move controls the

Quicktime movie?


I have been able to find absolutely no documentation about this.


> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Michael Penney [mplistbigtimeweb [dot] com (mailto:mplistbigtimeweb [dot] com)]

> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 5:36 PM

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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Video in Flash

> 

> 

> Yes, on a go to frame, get url, etc. basis. You can see some 

> of this here:

> http://www.bigtimeweb.com/about/aboutnetmercial.html (get url 

> from animated

> flash track).

> 

> Beware of alpha dumping with too (def. of 'too' depends on 

> your minimum

> target playback machine) processor intensive a codec, though;-).

> 

> For the best in Webcasted Video Entertainment:

> http://www.bigtimeweb.com

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

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From: "Damien Morton" <Mortondennisinter [dot] com>

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To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

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Cc: <ericbapple [dot] com>

> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 10:59 AM

> Subject: RE: FLASH: Video in Flash

> 

> 

> > OK, so now we have Flash 3 in a Quicktime movie.

> >

> > How do Flash and Quicktime interact with each other?

> >

> > Can Flash control the Quicktime Movie?

> >

> > > -----Original Message-----

>

> > From: Eric Blanpied [ericbapple [dot] com (mailto:ericbapple [dot] com)]

> > > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 1:45 PM

> > > To: Flash-R

> > > Subject: Re: FLASH: Video in Flash

> > >

> > >

> > > Michael Penney wrote:

> > >

> > > > You can also create a QT movie as has been suggested, set

> > > up your flash

> > > > presentation with the video in flash and export as QT. Be

> > > prepared to do

> > > > some testing/futzing with compression, etc. to get the

> > > alpha channels

> > > > working right.

> > >

> > > Flash and QT work great together.

> > >

> > > To do a simple combination of a Flash Track and a Video Track

> > > in QTPlayer

> > > Pro is not that hard. Here's an example for a single-frame

> > > Flash movie with

> > > video:

> > >

> > > 1. Publish your SWF as Flash 3 (4 if you want to mess 

> with the Public

> > > Preview of QT5).

> > > 2. Prepare your audio/video movie to the compression settings

> > > that suit you

> > > (this is not the list for that discussion, is it?)

> > > 3. Open both in QT Player

> > > 4. Select all in the Flash movie and copy.

> > > 5. In the video movie, select all.

> > > 6. Hold down option (alt) and shift and select "Add Scaled"

> > > from the Edit

> > > menu (where Paste normally is).

> > >

> > > This adds the Flash track as a new track, scaling it *In

> > > Time* to fit the

> > > duration of the selection. This approach has the advantage of

> > > just using one

> > > long frame to get the duration right for the Flash Track. You

> > > don't have to

> > > spend any time messing around with getting the right number

> > > of frames in

> > > Flash to match the duration of the video.

> > >

> > > To fix the layering:

> > > 1. Open the Info Panels.

> > > 2. Select the Video Track from the left popup.

> > > 3. Select "Layer" from the right popup.

> > > 4. Change the layer number of the video track to something

> > > (-1 or -2 will

> > > usually do).

> > >

> > > To reposition the video track:

> > > 1. From the right popup select "size"

> > > 2. Click "adjust"

> > > 3. Drag the video around, and experiment with the 

> (admittedly strange)

> > > handles.

> > > 4. Click done when you're finished.

> > >

> > > When you have it the way you like it "Save As", *Clicking the Make

> > > Self-Contained* radio button.

> > >

> > >

> > > You can do similar things to add streaming video tracks to

> > > Flash tracks.

> > >

> > > --

> > > Eric Blanpied

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> > >

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