output flash video? Vegas or Sorenson?

SeanC wrote on 2/24/2005, 8:02 AM
I have a web project in progress, and the designer is asking if I can output a flash video file. He uses Sorenson Media that'll take mov, .avi, mpg, etc into swf files. I don't think vegas can do it inside the program, but is there a plugin that would be cheaper than me buying Sorenson?

or is Sorenson the way to go for those in the know.

thanks!

Sean
voiceovers for video. www.seancaldwell.com

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 2/24/2005, 8:18 AM
Vegas can't export a Flash format file. There are many programs that do this.
Camtasia
Flix
Sorenson
Swishvideo (what we use)
Procoder

And lots more. You might try the demo of Flix or SwishVideo, they both are very impressive for the price.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 2/24/2005, 8:24 AM

As Douglas pointed out, there are alternatives to Sorenson that are less expensive. We use Sorenson extensively and are extremely pleased with it. It allows you a geat deal of control and customization of the encoded files. You won't go wrong using it, but it does depend on your needs and your bank account, now and in the future.


nataq wrote on 2/24/2005, 8:27 AM
With sorenson squeeze you can render an avi, mpeg, etc. file into flv which is flash video (better for the web than swf in my opinion).

There is a cheaper program for flv
http://www.wildform.com/flix/flix_exporter.php
But I didn´t try this one yet.
SeanC wrote on 2/24/2005, 8:44 AM
I have swish or swish max, whatever it was called last year. I trust swishvideo is made by the same folks. anyone compare the output quality of swishvideo with (what seems to be the highly rated) sorenson?

thank you!

Sean
voiceovers for video. www.seancaldwell.com
Jay Gladwell wrote on 2/24/2005, 8:51 AM

Sean, I would suggest you download the trial version of each and give them a spin using your own video (and eyes).

scdragracing wrote on 2/24/2005, 10:18 AM
if you pay top dollar for the best sorenson encoder, it's been my experience that you'll get noticeably better flash video quality than anything you can get with the cheaper solutions... you better check it out for yourself.

one alternative might be to search ebay for the previous version of sorenson(v3?)... i believe the flash video codec is the same as the latest version.