On 12/21/05, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, FireAnt does play SWF files. But Flash video is not a SWF. It is
an FLV loaded into a SWF.. often loaded externally via relative link
within the Flash file. This type of scenario often breaks syndication
because it cannot be viewed
great reply, michael.we've been talking about flash video over on vlogtheory and the issues of it being closed right now... as per th epoints you made here only recently mostly since vsocial came about i started to change my tune and stopped pissing on flash. so despite all
Flash is used by service providers... upload your video here types
of services.
This is fine, but for an independent who wants to post their own video
on the web, dealing with Flash is still for the most part too
expensive and too complicated. Flash MX 2004 Professional is not a
cheap program.
but you can transcode other formats to flv.and you can use a flash wrapper/player which can provide some interactivity being discussed here. these are free or cheap. just need a server to upload it to so it can be used on the web. you dont have to buy or use expensive Flash MX 2004
I agree with this.
In fact I've posted a very elegant WordPress FLV plugin here several times.
I think that is a great option for videobloggers. But Flash is not the
be all and end all. Other format options for download/syndication are
very important.
-Josh
On 1/10/06, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL
Obviously I'm out of town when this thread hits...
Yes, I entirely agree with where this ended up. Flash is not an
end-all-be-all -- there is *no* end-all-be-all.
And I agree, innovation in this area is not done, it's barely started.
Needless to say, we've got cool stuff on the go. =) The
I must agree with Josh, though Mike I did find your fresh perspective
and information very insightful. As I see it while the aquisition of
Macromedia by Adobe and the video share market does bode well for the
flash format I still see it as a niche tool which will have to fight
deperately
I thought FireAnt accepted SWF files - I seem to remember mine showing up just fine. I mostly use SWF, and those files get the most downloads on my site, wherever those are coming from. I compress them with Sorenson Squeeze.
I've only recently started using FLV in order to work with the
Yes, FireAnt does play SWF files. But Flash video is not a SWF. It is
an FLV loaded into a SWF.. often loaded externally via relative link
within the Flash file. This type of scenario often breaks syndication
because it cannot be viewed offline or from a local hard drive.
Syndicating the raw
