# How can I make Flash Videos?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 1, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067 "2006-06-01T21:00:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067/1 "2006-06-01T21:00:46Z")

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I’ve seen various websites (such as [www.GameSpot.com](http://www.GameSpot.com)) that embed videos (apparently using the Flash format) right into the website’s design.

How could I go about embedding videos in a similar fashion? For instance, would I be able to take an existing wmv or mpeg, and display it within a Flash window?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067/2 "2006-06-01T21:31:44Z")

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If you have $700 spare you could buy [Flash Professional](http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/flashpro/?promoid=BINT).

Or, if you only have $50 spare you could buy [SwishVideo](http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=video).

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067/3 "2006-06-01T21:39:47Z")

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Or if you have sense, you could just avoid using Flash videos altogether.

Like the good web designers do.

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**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067/4 "2006-06-01T21:50:14Z")

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> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#):
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> Like the good web designers do.

Yes, because clearly the web designers at YouTube, GameSpot, among others, clearly don’t do what they’re doing.

Listen, I’m not a huge fan of typical Flash designs either, but from what I’ve seen, Flash video seems to work pretty damn well, and it can look nice when used properly.

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**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067/5 "2006-06-01T22:00:12Z")

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> [@Szlater](#):
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> Or, if you only have $50 spare you could buy [SwishVideo](http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=video).

Oh, and thanks for the links by the way. I tried the Flash Professional demo earlier, but I really don’t have the time to learn a complex product, nor do I want to spend $700 on something I may not even stick with.

However, that SwishVideo link looks to be perfect for what I’m doing. I downloaded the demo and I’ll give it a whirl.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-flash-videos/359067/6 "2006-06-01T22:03:31Z")

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There’s an [open source alternative](http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32056) to Flash for web-based videos.

It’s called [Theora](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora) but it’s still in development.