Encoding Flash Video (FLV) Files
Flash video has become a popular media format due to the wide (99%) availability of the Flash plug-in on internet connected devices. This largely exlaints the poular use of the media by websites such as YouTube.
ASPNetFlashVideo provides excellent playback for FLV files – but media must first be encoded to the FLV format to work in this way.
Desktop FLV Encoding
Flash Video can be encoded easily using free tools:
Adobe provides Flash Video encoder with the Flash IDE Software.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/flashpro/productinfo/encoder/
RivaVX FLV Encoder is free and well designed (it is Windows only)
http://www.rivavx.com/?encoder
There are also some excellent commercial options including:
- Sorenson Squeeze for Flash
- ON2 Flix Encoders
- VisualHub Video Converter (Macintosh Compatible)
- FFMPEG compression suite (Open Source, Command Line)
Server Side FLV Encoding
To automatically encode videos to FLV on your web-server you have server options including:
- HeyWatch! (A Web-Service)
- Sorenson Squeeze for Flash (using “watch folders”)
- FFMPEG compression suite (exploiting the Command Line interface)
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