September 2001
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
31h 42m
English
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Integrating Flash with Other Technologies
Flash has proven to be such a popular multimedia format for the Web that it can now be integrated with the other web media staples, QuickTime and RealMedia.
Flash and QuickTime
QuickTime is a multitrack container format. Traditionally, this meant tracks for audio and video. In the evolution of QuickTime, support has been added for other tracks such as text, timecode, and (starting with QuickTime 4) Flash content.
To add a Flash track to a QuickTime movie, use the
Flash authoring tool and export the file to the “QuickTime
Flash” format (.mov). The resulting file
is a QuickTime movie that can simultaneously play video, audio, and
Flash media elements. The QuickTime 4 Player or higher is required to
view QuickTime Flash files.
Another option is to export to the traditional “QuickTime
Movie” format (also .mov). When exporting
to QuickTime Movie, the vector Flash information is rasterized and
added to the video track of the movie.
QuickTime 4 is only capable of displaying Flash 3 functionality (which means it does not recognize ActionScript commands). The recently released QuickTime 5 supports most of the functions of Flash 4.
As an alternative to using the Flash authoring tool, you can also
import an existing .swf file into QuickTime
Player (or Player Pro) and save it as a QuickTime movie.
Flash and RealPlayer
Flash 5 is capable of exporting Flash files directly to the RealMedia formats required to play in the RealPlayer. This method, called ...
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