.flv, definitely. The reason is simple. .flv is the bare media file, and .swf takes an .flv, adds a player to play it (and some other optional things that I won't get in to now) and makes a new packaged file that is executable, or will open and play in its own player when clicked.
The reason that .flv is the format I prefer is because it gives me the most flexibility in picking players and services to use with my media. For instance, there are many .flv player plugins for WordPress blogs and other embeddable players that require an .flv. But using both is a good strategy too, come to think of it. swf works for getting a video up quickly. flv works when you want to use your video in other ways, such as additional services that require just the media file. Did any of that make sense? Someone else want to take a stab at it? I'm exhausted tonight. Carter Harkins http://crowdabout.us --- In [email protected], "Daryl Urig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > so is the best format for flash video a .swf file or are you talking a .flv file format? > > Daryl >
