Tips on converting video to SWF format
A few days ago one of my friends asked me how to convert his videos to SWF format so he can upload them to his website to broadcast his company. Actually it is simple what we need is a video to Flash converter. It is easy to say but find the best one is difficult as there are so many similar applications on the market. Here I recommend Moyea Flash Video MX Pro. This software can support imputing nearly any video format and export .flv file, .swf file and .html file. You can use the .html file as a webpage directly.
This article will tell you how to convert video to SWF directly.
After you install and launch the program, you can see this interface.
Step1. Import video
Let’s take an MP4 file for example. Import the video and you can see it in the preview panel.
Here you can edit your video like trimming and cropping, adding watermark on your video, setting brightness and contrast, even capture a snapshot of your video. Now I will teach you how to add a logo on your video. This software allows you to add an image watermark or a text watermark. Choose Watermark section, press add button, and you can choose add an image or a text watermark.
After you add the watermark, you can see the effect like this:
Step2. Output settings
In this section, you can choose the output folder and output formats. Here are three choices for you to choose "Generate Flash video (FLV)", "Embed the video in SWF and play in timeline", and "Generate HTML file".
If you want to convert your video to SWF file only please select Embed the video in SWF and play in timeline or do not select Generate Flash video (FLV). As a default this software can generate a FLV file, a SWF file and a HTML file, if you want to upload your video on your website please put all these three files in the same folder and the HTML file can be used directly as a web page.
Step3. Add player and preloader
As you see in above picture, you can add a player skin and preloader on your video and with beautiful special effects.
Step4. Convert
In the final interface, just press the Start button you can get your SWF file in a few minutes.
How to embed SWF into HTML page You can code the page as follows:
Well, have you noticed the christmas_1.flv in blue? This can be modified to the absolute path of the .flv file. For example: (can support HTTP and RTMP)
The above only support IE, if you want it to support Firefox, please follow this: Modify
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A mailing record is the lifeblood of your online business. The vintage adage "the currency is in the list" will not be factual enough -- if you had a focused at record of prospects to convey each time you have a new merchandise, you will be masterful to save more of effort by exchanging it to your residing record of focused at prospects.
You can truly build up a focused at record of prospects that are included in your wares by recommending an applicable download on your website. For demonstration, let's take a stare at a very good demonstration -- apple.com. When you download the free iTunes and Quicktime programs from their placement, they will inquire you to consignment up in an optional label and internet note pattern in rank that they can move ahead you flaunts on components of tunes that you can pay for by -- assess where -- iTunes!
In certainty, you do not need to offer such a "heavyweight" download for instance a full-feature programs like iTunes. You can request prospects similarly well with some worth freebies for instance a not hard report, a free wallpaper, and so on. The noteworthy thing is that your download flaunts enough worth for the outlook to be enthusiastic to finish his/her own internet note address to get it.
However, slapping simultaneously a not hard download and putting a binding on your website won't be enough to request coached prospects. You will have to do some allocation in alignment for your lead-generating means to work well for you.
First of all, you should placement your download pattern prominently on your website. Preferably, dedicate a sheet to it and binding to that sheet from every other sheet of your website. That way, there is no way your travellers will not find the download sheet, and when they do, you'll get some of them modified into your prospects!
Also, you have to put a little effort into nurturing your download. Explain and very complex on the benchmarks of the download, and why your travellers should download it. You might trust why would any separate someone wish for to overtake on a freebie, but most of your travellers would be too untidily to take the effort to download it because most of their downloads just sit on the hard computer circular plate assembling virtual dust. It is consequently noteworthy to show clearly your travellers why they should download your freebie.
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I admit it. I've "ripped off" websites. In fact, I specifically have a place on the website planning worksheet I use for clients to indicate what websites they want to steal from. And I'm here to tell you how to do it without getting caught.
A brief disclaimer: I don't advocate or encourage directly stealing designs, images or text from other people's websites. Don't do it. It's not nice. For more detail go to: www.onlinepublishingsite.com.So how can you rip off someone's website?
Recently a client was in a website planning meeting with me. "What other websites do you like?" I asked him.
"Tim," he said, "I want my website to look exactly like this website," and he typed in the address of a website into my web browser.
"Err, okay," I intelligently responded. Meanwhile, I was thinking to myself, "I can't just steal the design of the website." So I told him, "Let's make a list of what you like about this website. Then I can make sure I don't forget anything."
So here's how you steal from other people's websites without getting caught. First, make a list of 5-10 websites you like, and somehow want to emulate. As you're making the list, jot down anywhere from 2-10 things you like about that site.
Next, break that list up into two different lists. First copy down (and number) the websites you like. Then, on a separate piece of paper, copy the list of the things you liked, but put them in order of importance to you. Do not put the website they're from. Rather, use the number off the other list to indicate what site they're from.
Now, unless you're giving this to a designer, throw away the original list. For more help visit to: www.oversightsystem.com.Seriously. Don't refer back to it. If you are giving it to a designer to actually design the site, that's fine, but give that person the two new lists as well.
It may be that, like my client, there's really only one website you like. Do the same thing. Make a list of the attributes you like about that site, then make a new, prioritized list. It will probably still strongly resemble the original site, but it will not be a direct rip off of their design.
Here's rule number one. In the designing process, do not look at websites you liked. And the second rule is this: occasionally break rule number one.
You should definitely not constantly look at the other websites while you're designing. However, you will occasionally ask yourself something like, "How did they do #5 on my list?" In that case, it's okay to take a quick glance at that other site. But look at it, then close that browser window.
These are the methods I used when designing my client's website that I described to you. At the end, I looked at both sites, and showed them to my client. I was happy with how different they were, and he was happy with how similar they were. So the process works for me.
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Normally, if you want to have professional designers custom build your site, you must be prepared to dish out at least a few hundred dollars. All this can change if you know where to find the best deals, the best designs for the lowest price. Here's a rough guide:
First, you must understand that it is a rip off to get companies to design websites for you. Have you ever seen those advertisements in newspaper classified ad sections that offer a 5-page website at $500? These companies are established companies with physical locations, therefore they have to increase the amount they charge to pay off some overheads: office rent, designer's wages, advertising costs and so on.
Therefore, it would be wise to find freelance designers who work from home. These people are often working from home so they do not have a high operation cost like that of a company. On the other hand, they will be able to design images with quality similar to those of designers from big companies, so it's a "no-brainer" choice.
However, choose freelancers with care. The best way to do this would be to go to elance.com. There, you can post the abstract of your project and get thousands of freelancers to bid on your project, so you will surely get the best deal. On top of that, you will be able to choose the designers based on their experience, past transactions and ratings, so your value for money is secured.
Another route you can take is to design your website yourself. Think about it, if you only need 5 simple pages to present some simple information, why waste hundreds of dollars for it? Just spend a little time to sit down and do it yourself. You'll be able to design your own sites even if you do not know a single line of HTML code with the help of WYSIWYG
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