[Helpers] Flash Video FLV

[Gustaf Grefberg]

Do you want all videos to be in flash format?  It's of course new and
fresh, but may pose problems for people with slower computers. Something
tells me that sticking with a more conventional video format will be
more smooth, and we won't need to have different formats for the CD/DVD
and the webpages. 

As far as special effects go, I can create special effects for a
grounding video by using aftereffects or something. 

Now, I've scrolled back through the discussion.. Do you want flash video
so it can be integrated with the design of the page?  From personal
experience, it can look very nice, but it tends to constrain the
viewing, making it impractical. A lot of people (including myself) like
to have the video open in a player instead, so I can resize it or play
it in fullscreen, move it around etc. 

If you still decide you want flash format for your videos, I'll do it of
course. I have no experience with the format, but most likely it's just
a matter of conversion. I'll be editing in DV format either way, then
exporting it to another format. I will in that case do the necessary
research to figure out how to do it. (Learning new formats is always
good in my field!) 

Let me know if there are any misunderstandings, I'm still not entirely
sure what you are after here. :)

Namaste
Gustaf



> >   That's OK because Gustaf will be doing the editing.
> 
> I wasn't sure if Gustaf has experience working with Flash Video.
> 
> 
> >   On the page it says for progressive download a flash server is
> > needed.
> > Does that mean the flash vids would not play off a CD?
> 
> I don't not. I have research.
> 
> Video is not my profession, so I don't know much about it. I was
> hoping
> Gustaf has some idea.
> 
> >   My old biz partner had a lot of security so that students could
> > not
> > download the realplayer files, only view them streaming. Protecting
> > his
> > investment. I don't mind if people download a copy to watch it, so
> > long as
> > the filesize is reasonable.
> 
> I read somewhere that you can do streaming with some adds on features.
> Which I found the sample files on Macromedia site, but in Flash
> version 8
> files, which I can't even open because my Flash is older version.
> 
> >    I guess with flash we could add special effects too? Like an
> > animation
> > overlaid on the "Grounding in one breath" showing the energy flow?
> > That
> > would be cool!!
> 
> I'm guessing we can.
> 
> Sachiko