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How to Host a Flash Video

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Flash videos, an exciting application of Internet technology, can include movies, interactive games or usable Web interfaces. Although building Flash videos can be challenging, if you have a Flash video already built, it's easy to make it available on the Web.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • A Flash file (this contains several files) Space on a Web server Adobe Flash player installed on your browser A Web page
  1. Step 1

    Check your Flash video files. Each Flash video consists of three files: a filename.swf file, a filename_config.xml file, and a filename_controller.swf file. Make sure you have each of these three files before trying to put the Flash video on your website.

  2. Step 2

    Add the Flash code to the HTML document you will use for the Web page. When the Flash video is generated, the code is generated also. This is an example of the type of code you will be adding to your existing HTML document:
    <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="375" height="542" id="myMovieName">
    <param name="movie" value="filename_controller.swf?csConfigFile=filename_config.xml">
    <param name="quality" value="high">
    <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF">
    <param name="FlashVars" value="csConfigFile=filename_config.xml">
    <embed src="filename_controller.swf?csConfigFile=filename_config.xml" FlashVars="csConfigFile=filename_config.xml" quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF width=375 height=542 type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">
    </embed>
    </object>

  3. Step 3

    Save the Web page with a .html extension.

  4. Step 4

    Put the Web page and all of the Flash files on your Web server. Make sure the Web page resides in the same directory as all of the Flash files.

  5. Step 5

    Check the URL pointing to your uploaded Web page and you should see the Flash video running on your Web page.

Tips & Warnings
  • If your Flash video is too large or too small, you will need to have the Flash video recreated.
  • Some people will tell you they cannot see your Flash video. This probably means they do not have the Flash player installed. Include instructions on your website that instructs people on how they can download and install the Flash player.

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