This is much more complicated than you might imagine. To export video from dynamic elements (such as your textfield) Flash has to export the entire movie as a bitmap sequence frame by frame. Then you stitch those bitmaps (pngs or whatever) together server side using something like FFMPEG. There is no easy way to accomplish any of this.
Have a look at Animoto.com, it's doing something similar, though more complex. They take users images/text/music and stitch it all up. Hopefully one day they release an "export to video" API! Also, they've open sourced a "filmstrip" project which is more geared to applying motion blur to actionscript based animations and exporting them as video, but there might be something you can use: http://labs.animoto.com/2009/06/07/presenting-filmstrip/ Barry. -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Lehr, Ross (N-SGIS) Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 8:04 a.m. To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file Here's the scenario. I have a .swf with a movie clip and a text box. I want to allow a user to add whatever kind of text he wants in the text box, he clicks a button, and flash will make a Quicktime of the movie with his text that the user can use anywhere. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 1:43 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting a movie file >> but can flash export a movie clip to a video file (.mov)? File > Export > Movie > select Quicktime Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning & Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
