thanks for the responses anthony youtube was really just a possible use of the movie file after it's been created - the idea is basically to create an xml / json driven animation and from there create a video file.
zero point nine (which i looked at after your first suggestion) did have this http://www.zeropointnine.com/blog/simpleflvwriteras-as3-class-to-create-flvs/ which could definitely get me some of the way (sounds like it's doing what you suggested) although it would be nice to have some way of recording the sound from the flash as well thanks allandt On 16 January 2012 20:48, Anthony Pace <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, just so you know what I am getting at here... > > Since your only requirement was submitting it to youtube, you can record > the pixels from the parent sprite or movie clip on a frame event, or when a > MainGameLoop function is called by a timer, and using available libraries > in as3 encode it to an flv. > > If you need to do something where more need an auto submission to you tube > for a ton of swf files, then you need would obviously need something more > suitable; yet, I haven't ever had to do that before, so all I can suggest > is that you look into the swf to avi libraries that come up on google. > > > > On 1/16/2012 2:34 PM, Anthony Pace wrote: > >> I am not aware of a server side utility; however, perhaps the following >> link may be of some use to you? >> >> http://www.zeropointnine.com/**blog/updated-flv-encoder-** >> alchem/#more-898<http://www.zeropointnine.com/blog/updated-flv-encoder-alchem/#more-898> >> >> >> >> On 1/16/2012 10:46 AM, allandt bik-elliott wrote: >> >>> hey guys >>> >>> does anyone know of any server-side utility to take a flash animation >>> (i'm >>> thinking something scripted with pre-canned vector animation and user >>> generated text-based dialogue for instance) and convert them to a video >>> to >>> submit (for instance) to youtube? >>> >>> cheers >>> a >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> [email protected].**com <[email protected]> >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/**mailman/listinfo/flashcoders<http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders> >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected].**com <[email protected]> >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/**mailman/listinfo/flashcoders<http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected].**com <[email protected]> > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/**mailman/listinfo/flashcoders<http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders> > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
