How to Encode Flash Video With H.264
Although Flash is widely used to author Web graphics and animation, the medium has also been adopted to stream video online. Flash videos are circulated with the FLV file extension, and they typically contain video codecs like Sorenson or VP6. But Flash videos can also be encoded with the H.264 codec, a video compression standard that was designed to deliver high quality at a relatively low bitrate. Flash videos that support an H.264 codec are generally circulated with the F4V file extension. Users can take advantage of a tool like Adobe Media Encoder to convert digital videos into an H.264 Flash video format. The program is included in the video editing software suite, Adobe Premiere Pro. But users can also take advantage of free alternatives like iWisoft Free Video Converter and SUPER to generate H.264 Flash videos.
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Instructions
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Adobe Media Encoder
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Launch Adobe Media Encoder. Click the "Add" button and browse for the input video in the file selection window. Select the item and click the "Open" button to import it into the program. The media will be listed in the conversion queue.
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Open the pull-down menu under the "Format" column in the conversion queue and choose from one of the assorted F4V output format options.
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Click the "Start Queue" button to encode the media. A confirmation message will appear when the H.264 Flash output video has been generated. It will be stored in the same location as the input video.
iWisoft Free Video Converter
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Launch iWisoft Free Video Converter. Click the "Add" icon and browse for the input video in the file selection window. Select the item and click the "Open" button to import it into the program.
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Open the "Profile" pull-down menu. Go to "Flash Video and Picture" and choose "H.264/MPEG-4 Flash Video (*.f4v)."
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Click the "Start" button to encode the media. The program will load the file directory for the H.264 Flash output video when it has been generated.
SUPER
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Launch SUPER. Open the "Select the Output Container" pull-down menu and choose "FLV/SWF (Flash)." Open the "Select the Output Video Codec" pull-down menu and choose "H.264/AVC."
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Drag the input video into the "DROP A VALID MULTIMEDIA FILE HERE" section. The file will be imported into the program.
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Click the "Encode (Active Files)" button to encode the media. A "Rendered File Optimizer" screen will appear.
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Choose "FLV - Flash Video" to program the output format and click "OK." The program will make a ringing sound when the H.264 Flash output video has been generated. It will be stored in the same location as the input video.
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