How to Add a Flash Video File to a Web Page Using Dreamweaver
You can add a Flash video to your website using the design tool Dreamweaver.This eliminates having to hand code the video into your website. You will not be able to add advanced options to the video however. For that capability, you will have to use Flash. The first, decide which type of video delivery method to use, progressive downloading, or streaming.
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Instructions
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Encode the Flash video if needed. If the file already has an .flv extension, then it is usually a flash file. You may want to open the video in Flash just to make sure.
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Click on "Insert" from the menu bar. A drop down menu appears.
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Choose "Media" from the drop down menu and then click on "Flash Video".
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Choose which method of delivery you want for your video. The choices are "Progressive" or "Streaming". In most every case, you will want to choose to stream the video, so select "Streaming". This is the most popular way to view videos online since it plays the video continuously and users do not have to download the complete file to play uninterrupted.
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Choose the options you want on the following dialog boxes as they appear on your screen. You can select the height and width of the video as it appears on the screen, and whether the video plays automatically when the page loads, or the user must click "play" to start it. Now simply upload the page to your server.
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Tips & Warnings
If you need to encode your MPEG-4 video or other video file into a Flash format you can use the Flash Import Wizard in the Flash Program or an encoder. This will turn most videos into the .flv format. These encoders can be found on the web, and in Flash CS3, which has its own encoder.
Encoding videos into Flash format takes time and consumes a lot of processing power. In addition, your users must have the right plug-ins installed on your computer before they can even view your video.
You will need to add a behavior to your page to detect for Flash settings and plug ins so the users browser can play the video as well.
