Many businesses and entrepreneurs are finding that video content can be a valuable addition to their websites.
Flash Video, popularized by YouTube, offers an ideal, user-friendly way to deliver that video content.
Fortunately, getting your video content into the Flash Video format (FLV) and displaying it on your website is not a difficult task.
Creating Flash Videos
Once you have your video content in a common file format (i.e. AVI, MPEG, Quicktime, etc.), you'll need software to get it into the FLV format.
If you have a new version of Flash, you can do this from within Flash itself.
Otherwise, you'll need conversion software. The following programs enable you to convert common file formats into FLV format:
I personally use the Flix products, which support the On2 VP6-E and Sorenson Spark (H.263) codecs for higher-quality video.
Displaying Flash Videos
Once you have your FLV video files, you'll need a player so that you can embed them in your website.
Some of the programs above come with players, but here are some popular FLV players:
- Flowplayer (Free)
- JavaScript PHP FLV Player
- JW FLV Media Player (Free)
- OS FLV (Free)
- Sonettic Cinema HD Player (Free and Paid)
- Web FLV Player
That's all there is to it!
For more technical tips and resources, be sure to check out Jeroen Wijering's primer on FLV video compression.
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