Accessibility

Macromedia Flash Article

Integrating Video into Macromedia Flash

Page 1 of 8Previous PageNext Page

Macromedia Training

Macromedia Training


Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Embedding Video Directly in a Flash Document
  3. Importing Video into a Flash document
  4. Using Flash Media Components
  5. Adding Streaming Media to a Media Component
  6. Using the Component Inspector
  7. Streaming Media File Formats
  8. Streaming Video

Incorporating video into your Macromedia Flash files opens many possibilities for interactivity, including education, product demonstrations, accessibility, and remote communication.

Although video is available in other online formats, Flash simplifies the process of incorporating it into websites. You can easily incorporate robust video into your applications changing it into a native MovieClip object that you can manipulate and completely control.

In this tutorial, you'll explore how to effectively incorporate video into a Flash application, and explore some best practices.

This article covers just a small portion of the Flash MX 2004: Rich Media Design instructor-led course. If you like what you see and want to get the full experience, find a Macromedia Authorized Training Partner near you. Only at a Macromedia Authorized Training location will you learn from instructors thoroughly trained and certified by Macromedia. You can learn more in a few days with a certified instructor trainer than you can learn in a year with a book. Get the skills you need to get ahead— Macromedia Training and Certification.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:

Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004

QuickTime

A web server

Install a web server such as Apache, IIS, Netscape, according to your website's requirements.

Tutorials and sample files:

To use this tutorial, you should also be familiar with the basics for creating and running movies using Macromedia Flash MX 2004. For more resources, check out the Flash Developer Center video category.

There are three ways to add video to a website using Flash:

  • Embed video in a Flash document (results in a larger file size).
  • Use the Flash Professional media components to stream video from a server (reduces file size).
  • Link it to an external video file and export your Flash document as a QuickTime movie. Note that this technique is only useful if you are building QuickTime movies with Flash playback controls.
Page 1 of 8Previous PageNext Page