FVL files play better than SWF files?
Mar 21, 2011
By
Tammy Smith
Hey all. I'm just double checking something. Is it true that if a person is having trouble with longer movies playing smoothly in presenter, they should play a flv file of that movie instead of a swf in the power point? I'm double checking because if this is true, I'm going to have to change all my longer Flash files into .mov files, edit the Flash files so that they match 25 frame rates instead of the default 24 because artifacts are left over in the conversion if it's below 25 fps, and then convert the .mov files into flv files. If flv files are truly better than swf files for longer videos in presenter, I'll do that. I just want to know if it is true. Hope someone can help!
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SWF movies can have synchronization issues with video and audio. SWF also has a limitation of 16,000 frames which limits the duration of SWF movies. If you were going to convert your movies, I would suggest adhering to these best practices:
http://www.articulate.com/support/presenter09/kb/?p=76
One thing to note is that the default frame rate of Presenter is 30 fps so you should really be targeting that as your fps when you create your movies.
The stuff I wish I had known before creating my movies... lol. I had even done some research before I created my movies. Ah well. At least I know now. Thank you so much, Justin! That link is really helpful. I do have a movie that's just over 8 minutes. So you suggest converting the swf to a flv file?
I would if you have the time. It's better to prevent issues than fix issues!
Alrighty. I have the time. My bosses and I agree that it's better to prevent the issues. We want the movie done right. So I'll edit everything to 30 fps and export the flash movies as .mov files and then convert those to flv files? That sound about right?
Another quick question, though. When I try to load the large .flv file that is over 8 minutes, the program freezes and I can't put it in. I used to be able to, but suddenly I can't. Any suggestions?
Are you trying to insert the FLV into a Presenter presentation? When specifically is it freezing?
Yes, I am trying to insert the flv into the Presenter presentation. I used to be able to insert the 22 MB swf into the presentation, but now that isn't even working. I click "Insert Flash Movie", I pick the movie, and then when the selection menu minimizes and the "insert Flash movie" screen is revealed again, it freezes there before I can even click 'OK'. I know it's b/c the file is big since I have no problems inserting my other Flash or FLV files into the presentation, but since I had inserted the large swf file before and it loaded after awhile, I don't understand why I can't do it now. I used to be able to click 'ok' a few times, it'd freeze, and then after a few minutes, a message would pop up saying file couldn't be found, but the swf file would have been inserted anyway and working just fine. I don't know what's changed now.
Well it's working just fine now, and quite fast!! I don't know what happened. I didn't do anything differently. Maybe my computer just was slow this morning and decided it didn't like Mondays. *eye roll* lol. Thank you so much for your help, Justin! I really appreciate it!
Glad to hear you are up and running!
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