Hi Advisual,
It works like this:
In order for a FLV file to be played on the web it needs either be
embedded or referenced through a SWF file (a standard Flash animation
file that can be embedded in a web page). This is all you need to put
the most basic FLV file on the web and have it play (not as simple as
thy make out eh?) but there won’t be any way to control the movie.
To do this you need to place some controlling elements in the SWF file
or reference another SWF file (a skin or controller) which has these
controllers built in. This means that in total you will have three
files, a SWF(1) that references another SWF(2) and a FLV(3).
In Freeway you will need to import the file labeled 1 into an HTML
item. You can then apply the Extra Resources Action to this item, this
Action automatically uploads external files for you, the great thing
about doing it this way (you could always upload the files manually)
is that you can test the site locally by previewing. The Action lets
you place each file in one of two places, with the HTML page the
Action is on, or in the Resources folder. You will probably want both
files to be with the HTML but this depends on how the Flash files have
been setup. It will always only be one of these places though (there
are exceptions, such as some bundles that are produced by other
applications although I can’t think of any examples).
I hope this helps.
Joe
On 13 May 2008, at 20:40, Roger Burton wrote:
Thanks Joe I’ll give that a try in the morning.
Advisual - the tute I mentioned is in the help section of Flash 8
Tutorial: “Building a Video Player (Flash Professional only)”
- the ‘Extra Resources’ action is here
http://www.softpress.com/kb/article.php?id=456
thanks to some excellent advice from xpixel (is it possible to
search with a OPs name here)? - I think he suggested drawing an HTML
box, importing the .swf adding the ‘extra resources’ action and then
adding the flv but I’m still working on this - it’s a little late
for me now - I’ve got to hit the sack, my brain works slightly
better in the mornings.
I’d really like to find all my posts 'cause I could reference the
great responses I’ve had and I’d then be able to help a little more.
I’ll have to try and work out how to do that.
Best Roger
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