It can be very tricky to embed FLV (Flash Video) files into your
webpages and they will never display on an iPhone. You need make sure
you have a SWF file that either contains or references an external FLV
and skin/player, and you need to make sure these are then uploaded to
the correct directory location on your server.
Our new FLV Player Action (which was introduced in Freeway 5.2) is designed to handle all of this for you -
all you need to do is draw an FLV Player Action item on the page,
choose the FLV file on your machine and select either a pre-installed
or other player from your machine.
The Action will also allow you to convert your FLVs into QuickTime
reference movies so that your video to be seen on the iPhone - which
normally doesn’t support Flash. Simply select the iPhone Compatibility
option and generate a version for the iPhone’s Wi-Fi and/or EDGE
connections. Freeway will then create a QuickTime Reference movie and
display the appropriate file instead of the FLV on the iPhone or iPod
Touch.
To use the Action:
Choose FLV Player from the Actions toolbar pull-down or from the Insert menu, and draw an item on your page.
Open the Action palette from the Window menu if it isn’t already open.
Select your FLV file from the FLV File pull-down.
Choose the Actionscript
level you want. If you want to take advantage of the fullscreen option
in Flash, then leave the option on its default If you have a custom
player you will need to choose the level that the player is using. Note: you will need to contact the author of the player for this information if it isn't already available
Choose the player from a pre-defined list or select your own. Note: the
Action only supports standalone FLV Playback skins - some downloadable
skins will require the movie to be self-contained, hence edited and
embedded manually
If you require transparency to be used (the default background is white) then check the Transparency option
Check the iPhone Compatibility option to display the fields that generate the iPhone compatible QuickTime files
If you already have your QuickTime movies for the iPhone, then
select them from their respective pulldowns. Otherwise, click the Generate buttons to have Freeway automatically create them for you.
If you would like to use a custom poster frame, then select it from the Poster Frame pulldown, or leave this option on Automatic if you would like Freeway to use the first frame of the movie.
If you can't see the FLV Player Action in your version of Freeway 5, check that you have version 5.2 or later (by clicking on the Freeway dropdown menu and choosing About Freeway...). If you have an earlier version, you will need to download the update from http://www.softpress.com/downloads/updates/ (if you haven't registered your current version of Freeway you will need to do so at http://www.softpress.com/support/register/ before you can download the latest update.
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