flex and video are different things...

Flex can play video easily, the same applies to Silverlight.

Silverlight is not video , it can play video...

Trying to convert an swf to flv is similar to converting an exe to flv

ok?



On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 8:36 PM, comfederation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   Folks,
>
> One of the reasons why I mention Flex is that there is a need for a
> simple end user tool with which they assemble such
> slideshows/presentations. Instead of smart a** answers, Tom could
> have been more constructive by pointing me towards creation of FLV
> files which are uploadable onto YouTube.
>
> Surely Adobe would not allow us to find ourselves in a situation that
> would require third party conversion utilities just to convert
> between Adobe SWF and FLV formats. Surely Adobe would give us an
> ability to generate FLV files from wherever we are able to produce
> SWF files.
>
> Surely they would do that, if for no other reason than to keep us off
> the slippery slope of even contemplating exploring what MS and
> Silverlight might be capable of and from calculating just how long it
> might take, either way, before MS ends up eating everyone's lunch. ;)
>
> Regards and thanks.
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "valdhor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > If I were to do what you want, I would use a combination of
> > ImageMagick (http://www.imagemagick.org) and FFMPEG
> > (http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/) server side.
> >
> > ImageMagick can take a set of images and create a slideshow. FFMPEG
> > can then be used to add audio. A quick tutorial is available at
> > http://www.linux.com/articles/60722
> >
> > Of course, I use PHP - There is a PHP wrapper for ImageMagick
> > (http://us.php.net/manual/en/book.imagick.php) and one for FFMPEG
> > (http://ffmpeg-php.sourceforge.net/). You would need to find
> wrappers
> > for your own server side language.
> >
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "comfederation" <comfederation@>
>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > I am able to create a slideshow which uses either external or
> > > internally embeded images and music. This is the easy part.
> > >
> > > Now I need to create a stand alone movie. That is, I need
> to "capture"
> > > the slideshow that the user sees and then I need to encode it in
> some
> > > format (mp2/4 ?) so that it can be uploaded to YouTube. This is
> the
> > > hard part.
> > >
> > > So, how is this done within Premiere Express (the "ReMixer" that
> is on
> > > Photobucket, MTV and used to be on YouTube) ? To start with, I
> am
> > > looking for a good explanation of what is involved. This is the
> fun
> > > learning part. ;)
> > >
> > > Thanks a take care.
> > >
> >
>
>  
>



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