FLV is the Flash Video File Format. SWF is the file format for Flash applications. You create a SWF player for viewing the FLV file in the Flash development environment. FLV can't be viewed on it's own, it needs a player to access it. Similar to MP4 requires the quicktime or windows media player to view the mp4 file, FLV requires a SWF application to view it. -- Enric
--- In [email protected], "Richard Show" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > for the record, what is the advantage of .flv vs. .swf? > > ... Richard > > On 3/27/06, Richard Show <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > thanks for the quick reply, Enric, that explains it ... thanks ... I'll > > give .swf a try ... Richard > > > > > > On 3/27/06, Enric < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > It all looked correct to me on a quick overview of the HTML. Then > > > testing it, I saw that flash FLV is being used. FLV is not yet > > > supported in vPIP, flash SWF is supported. I'll put that limitation > > > in the documentation, thanks for bringing this example to my > > > attention. I will support FLV's in a future release that I'll > > > announce here and on the installation and usage page: > > > > > > http://utilities.cinegage.com/videos-playing-in-place/ > > > > > > > > > Your .mov file will work well. You'll need to replace the href= to the > > > mov file, > > > http://www.richardshow.com/videos/06_01_29_hall_christmas_b.mov, and > > > change type= to "video/quicktime". Here's how it will look: > > > > > > <div class="hvlog" align="center"> > > > <a > > > href="http://www.richardshow.com/videos/06_01_29_hall_christmas_b.mov " > > > rel="enclosure" type="video/quicktime" onclick="vPIPPlay(this, ''); > > > return false;"><br /> > > > <img > > > src="http://www.richardshow.com/images/thumbnail/06_01_29_hall_christmas_b.jpg > > > " > > > /><br /> > > > </a> > > > </div> > > > > > > I've put a sample of it on my vPIP test page: > > > > > > http://utilities.cinegage.com/vpip-test-page/ > > > > > > Scroll down to the bottom for your entry. > > > > > > Thanks for trying out vPIP and the feedback on how to improve it. > > > > > > :), > > > > > > Enric > > > > > > P.S. If you copy the example above straight here you may get > > > unnecessary line breaks. It's probably better to change the href= and > > > type= manualy. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Richard Show" <richard@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Enric, > > > > > > > > I would love to use this, but I having trouble getting it to work. > > > > > > > > I think I followed the directions on the web site for installing in > > > word > > > > press and putting the code in the page, and it appears that it did > > > > automatically insert the javascript in the head that you said that > > > some > > > > wordpress themes wouldn't do. > > > > > > > > However, when I click on it, the picture disappears and nothing plays. > > > > > > > > I experimented on this video "richard show family christmas part 2" > > > which is > > > > still on the main page richardshow.com. (it does the same thing on the > > > > permalink page). > > > > > > > > All the references seem to be ok. > > > > > > > > The code I used in for the wordpress vlog is > > > > > > > > <div class="hvlog" align="center"> > > > > <a > > > href="http://www.richardshow.com/videos/06_01_29_hall_christmas_b.flv " > > > > rel="enclosure" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" > > > onclick="vPIPPlay(this, > > > > ''); return false;"> > > > > <img src=" > > > > > > > > > > http://www.richardshow.com/images/thumbnail/06_01_29_hall_christmas_b.jpg > > > " > > > > /> > > > > </a> > > > > </div> > > > > <div align="center"> > > > > <br /> > > > > <a > > > href="http://www.richardshow.com/videos/06_01_29_hall_christmas_b.mov > > > ">Quicktime > > > > Version</a> [MOV] | > > > > <a > > > href="http://www.richardshow.com/videos/06_01_29_hall_christmas_b.wmv > > > ">Windows > > > > Version</a> [WMV] > > > > </div> > > > > > > > > ... also, by the way, I don't want the flash file to be the one > > > that's in my > > > > feed, rather I want the .mov file, so would I just move the > > > rel="enclosure" > > > > to the .mov file and take it out of the flv code? (I'm hoping the > > > order in > > > > the html in the files doesn't matter). > > > > > > > > ... any help appreciated ... thanks! ... Richard > > > > > > > > p.s. I tried another flash player, which is now working with richard's > > > > wife's birthday, which was also a wordpress plug in, but I really > > > like the > > > > idea of being able to control the thumbnail that's there before the > > > movie > > > > plays > > > > > > > > On 3/25/06, Enric <enric@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > vPIP (videos Playing In Place) allows the embedding of videos only > > > > > when a link, usually image representing the video, is clicked. This > > > > > allows a vlog page to load quickly. Then when the link is clicked, > > > > > the video replaces the link and appears next to the blog text. vPIP > > > > > > > > supports Quicktime, Windows Media and Flash movies. Those who've > > > > > been on this list, I'm sure have heard me mentioned vPIP several > > > times. > > > > > > > > > > The current version has been tested on Firefox, Internet Explorer 6, > > > > > > > > Opera and Safari. It works well on all these except on Safari the > > > > > revert feature does not work well, so it's been disabled. The revert > > > > > option makes a prior video that was active revert back to it's link > > > > > information when the next video is selected. > > > > > > > > > > The blogging systems that vPIP has been tested on are Blogger.comand > > > > > Wordpress. It should also work on any other blogging system like > > > > > Typepad and website by referencing it's javascript file. > > > > > > > > > > The installation and usage information is at: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.utilities.cinegage.com/videos-playing-in-place/ > > > > > > > > > > In the usage section is an image link to the Generate vPIP flash > > > > > utility that lets you specify the video file, image file and other > > > > > parameters. Then it generates the code to copy and paste into your > > > > > blog or web site. > > > > > > > > > > Currently I know that Geek Entertainment TV, > > > > > http://www.geekentertainment.tv/, Lo-Fi St. Louis, > > > > > http://lofistl.com/, Tech Alley, http://techalley.cirne.com/ and > > > > > Cirne, http://www.cirne.com/vlog/, are using vPIP. Have a look at > > > > > those sites to see it in operation. As of this writing, Geek > > > > > Entertainment TV and Lo-Fi St. Louis are using the prior version of > > > > > vPIP that require the page to completely load for it to go into > > > > > effect. My sites, Tech Alley and Cirne, are using the new version > > > > > that operates immediately. > > > > > > > > > > Let me know if there's any questions, recommendations for > > > improvements > > > > > or problems. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Enric > > > > > -===- > > > > > http://www.cirne.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Richard > > > > http://www.richardshow.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Richard > > http://www.richardshow.com > > > > > > -- > Richard > http://www.richardshow.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
