This whole article makes no sense.

The focus of Flash is a compression scheme that allows for the efficient replaying of vector graphic animations. QT, WMV and Vegas are inherently tied as raster based graphic sequence players (raster movies).

The 2 technologies could not be further apart.

To me, the logical next step is to allow for the ability to inject interact hotspots onto raster movies. This would be a great asset.

Quick Time (VR for example) for sure can do this but I am not sure about Windows Media (probably does). It would be great step forward if Vegas could be the editor for these type of movies.

I would not expect it anytime soon, but what do I know.

dB

I'm not shure i get your point on this DaB:

"This whole article makes no sense.
The focus of Flash is a compression scheme that allows for the efficient replaying of vector graphic animations. QT, WMV and Vegas are inherently tied as raster based graphic sequence players (raster movies).
The 2 technologies could not be further apart."

I suppose you are aware that Sorensen encoded video playing is a feature of Flash since about 3 years... What's your point exactly?

"I suppose you are aware that Sorensen encoded video playing is a feature of Flash since about 3 years... What's your point exactly?"

The point is that using Flash as a raster based movie engine is like driving your plane to work. Yes, you could probably do it, but it was never designed for that task. A much better tool is to add Hotspots in QT and WM movies from within Vegas.

dB

Unless your interest is to keep end-user installation to a minimum -- i.e. one playback scheme for an entire site and its videos, something that Flash offers.

I did a client's site in Flash recently and encoded the video for the site in Flash using SwishVideo -- at about 450kbps, it looks pretty good -- and people visiting the site don't need to go to an external app or, worse still, hunt down/install/reload the video player.

It's completely cross platform friendly, as well -- something you can't as readily say of WMV, last I checked.

- jim

I ONLY use flash and NEVER had a problem with a client/agent
NOT being able to view videos. I used to encode to WMV, but NEVER
again!

Check it out at http://www.VideoListings.ca

Take care!

Here's one flash-encoded movie I did w/Vegas 4, 5-minutes streaming:

http://www.MegaSeminar.com

Being able to progressively stream and playback this video stream makes flv format the no-brainer for online video.

Flash rocks. Got a better video stream promo in mov/wmv? Let's see it.

ken

Ken,

Very very nice! You've come a long way with this...

Only improvement I could see that would be worthwhile would be to add a dark drop shadow on the white titles, so they contrast against the sometimes white background.

For the next step, you'd have to add transparency :O). See this Macromedia article.

I'm also sick and tired of loading QT & WM players just to see an intro clip, and Real I just refuse (for emergencies there is an alternative player).

2005 will be the year of Flash for video, a number of large companies have picked up on the unique features of this (Macromedia even sent a whole delegation to Volvo in Sweden to see how they were doing what they are doing today for live ads).

B.J.