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 Video Encoding using FLASH 

If you have a flash encoder: this came from Digital Juice

Audio
Data rate: 112kbps (but we are going to up this to ~160)
Sample size: 16
Sampe rate: 44100
Stereo

Video:
On2 VP6 Pro (requires Flash 8 player)
2-pass VBR
Frame size 640x360
Data rate: 1000
30 FPS
Keyframe every 60 frames
Auto Key frames threshold: 65
Min distance to keyframe: 8 frames
Compression speed: Good  (note that this takes longer than best, but end result is better)
Minimum qualty: 0
Maximum quality: 100
VBR variability: 70
Sharpness: 5
Noise pre-processing level: 0
Min 2 pass VBR datarate: 40%
Max 2 pass VBR datarate: 400%
Data rate undershoot: 100%
 

 

 
Avid Liquid 7 can create flash files (FLV) but not SWF files.  FLV files need to be converted to SWF files in ordered to be published on the web.  
  
  • Try this player. It will cure all of your problems and you will also see how good are flv files that AL creates.

    I should put this on Pandora's box as well.

    Riva Player

 

 
Jfigura

Re: Export to Flash

 
If all you need are simple SWF's for your website... Go to http://www.rivavx.com/index.php?rple&L=3 and tryout the Riva Producer Lite. If you buy the full version, it's only 30 bucks but will give you the ability to create SWF files for the web.
--Joe
 
  • My flow for Flash is:

    1. Export to Mpeg2 High Quality.

    2. Import the Mpeg2 file in Flash the Flash 8 native Video encoder with the appropriate bandwidth restrictions for the particular application and generate the neccesary Flash files.

    The Liquid Flash exporter while better than nothing is fairly simple. I'd rather use the higher quality optimized Native Flash Video Encoder. The only problem with the is you have to Flash which costs more than Liquid I suspect.

 

wcarson


 		  Posted: Mar 04, 2005 - 11:49   
I've been using Flash Video (FLV) and it's been working great. Something like 99% of all computers out there have the Flash Player, so you really don't need to worry about compatibility. And, now that Liquid Edition has the Flash Video XSend option, it makes it really easy to get FLVs out of LE. You still need either Flash MX Pro or Macromedia's Flash Video kit to publish, but overall it's pretty straightforward.


Encoding Best Practices for Flash Video:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/flv_encoding.html

Flash Video Learner's Guide:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/flv_encoding.html

Using the XSend to Flash Plugin:
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/supportfiles/xsendtoflash.pdf