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Flash from Premiere Pro
My machine is a Matrox Axio using XP-Pro and CS3 Suite. I am doing a series of short edits for a client who has asked me to convert them to Flash when done. I have done this and have converted them to Flash using the Matrox Encoder supplied with the software. The extension of the clips are “.flv.” When I try to check these in the supplied Adobe Flash Viewer 9 – nothing happens. It appears that this viewer will only play .sfx files. I am able to play these in my trusted VLC player and I know there are codecs that will allow them to be played on the WM Player but I am confused about Adobe’s native Flash Player. Can someone explain why this player will not play .flv files? Am I missing something? Went to the Adobe site and Wikipedia but cannot find any literature on this mystery.
Anyone has an answer?
Simon
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4 Replies
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In order to view these files in flash player, they need to be in .swf format. To make that happen, you will need either Dreamweaver, or Flash CS3.
Native flvs can be uploaded to sites like Youtube. They can also be player directly from a website by implementing a player like Flowplayer.
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
Santa Rosa, CA -
Thank you. I will implement this from this point.
Appreciate your taking the time to explain.
Simon
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and to (perhaps) clarify, Flash player will play FLV files if they are embedded in, or rather, linked to a containing SWF file. It’s to separate the larger FLVs from the typically small SWF, so the interface loads quickly, and then the FLV starts streaming/playing when there is enough data downloaded. Otherwise, the nature of Flash can make the whole application wait for the entire video to download.
-jeff
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Thanks for the clarification Jeff, and in fact to add to that, it is better to link (using an external .SWF file, this is what flow player does), rather than to embed everything in the SWF file, as the former will use less system resources, and some other reasons that escape right now…
Both options are available in Flash CS3.
Cheers,
Vince Becquiot
Director | EditorKaptis Studios
Santa Rosa, CA
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