Upside Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Don’t double compress videos – use uncompressed or lossless formats when compressing to FLV format. Encoding videos to FLV. Before using videos in your Flash project, you would need to encode them in a format compatible with Adobe Flash (FLV or MPEG-4). Mov is preferred over others due to its lossless properties.

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FLV eLearning Developer Blended Learning Video 186

Upside Learning

MAY 5, 2010

Last week, while justifying Apple’s refusal to allow Flash player on iPhone/iPad, Steve Jobs wrote– “ New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too) ”. On the other hand, Flash supports FLV/FV4 formats and those are not browser dependent.

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion eLearning Developer HTML Firefox 263

Upside Learning

MARCH 15, 2010

Though some Flash platforms tools like the Flex SDK are freely available from Adobe, for animation and design you still need to depend on Adobe’s Creative Suite of tools – which is not free. The most important one is Adobe removing restrictions on SWF and FLV/F4V specifications. Related posts: Adobe AIR & Flash Player 10.1–

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Open Project Flash 191

Upside Learning

APRIL 5, 2010

Choose the right technology – before you start developing an eLearning player it’s important to decide on the development tool and technology. flv [Flash video format] is not supported in some servers by default and it needs to be configured. Related posts: Adobe AIR & Flash Player 10.1–

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Player Compliance Training Develop FLV 202

Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 16, 2007

I was recently asked what video format to use and particularly about the differences between the Flash Video Format (FLV) and Windows Media - WMV Format. In The Rise of Flash Video - Tom Green tells us: This is not to say QuickTime and Windows Media are dead technologies. Why has this happened? Why has this happened?

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Video Format Quicktime Flash Video Format 103

TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

MP4, SWF, FLV, WMV - which one? Customizing your Flash player settings. Topics include: Recording specific regions of your screen. Editing tips and tricks. Callouts and transitions. Captioning best practices. More Production options. Sending your videos to YouTube, Screencast.com, and more.

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FLV Flash Player Screencast SWF 68

TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 14, 2011

MP4, SWF, FLV, WMV - which one? Customizing your Flash player settings. Editing tips and tricks, including timesaving hotkeys. Custom Callouts. Using the Library. Cursor Effects. Audio enhancements. Captioning best practices. More Production options. Making your videos searchable. Ready to sign up and book your spot today?

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FLV Flash Player Beginner Screencast 68