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Exporting FLV files
Exporting with Adobe/Macromedia Flash 8 Exporter
Exporting your FLV file - or even several FLV files as a batch operation - is easy when you're using Adobe/Macromedia Flash 8 Exporter. However, this software does not offer 2-pass encoding, resulting in a slightly lower-quality video than some 3rd party export software. The Flash Exporter opens as a stand-alone application, independant of the Flash 8 Professional authoring platform. Exporting video from a source file with NIS-recommended settings is done as follows:
- After launching Flash Exporter 8, click the Add button and choose a source video.
- Edit the export settings for your video by selecting it in the queue and clicking the Settings button.
- Expand your settings by clicking the Show Advanced Settings button in the Settings dialogue window:
- For NIS-recommended settings, enter the following in the Advanced Settings dialogue window:
Video codec: On2 (supported by Flash 8 player and higher, not Flash 7 player)
Frame rate: Same as source. If source is 29.97 or 30 fps, 15 fps is also good.
Keyframe placement: Automatic
Quality: Medium (400 Kbps)
Resize Video: Selected (check)
Width: 320 (for 4:3 video) or 360 (for 16:9 video)
Height:
240
Audio data rate: 64 Kbps (mono)
- Click OK
- Add more source videos to the queue, if needed.
- Click Start Queue to begin encoding.
Although the interface has changed since Macromedia published "Creating Flash Video (FLV) Files with Flash Video Exporter," you can learn more about considerations for these settings on that page.
Exporting with other exporters
Encoding with third-party software offers several advantages. For example, On2's Flix Exporter and Sorenson Squeeze allows you to use "double pass" (2-pass) encoding, which improves quality by analyzing the entire source video before encoding starts.
Regardless of which-party software you choose, you'll see the same or similar menu options as those listed above, though you will likely have even more control over them.
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