Group: comp.sys.mac.comm · Group Profile
Author: David StoneDavid Stone Date: Jun 13, 2008 06:32
In article <0001HW.C476E1AC000063EEB01AD9AF@ news.sasktel.net>,
Ruddell canada.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:20:56 -0600, Michelle Steiner wrote
> (in article news.east.cox.net>):
> >> In article ,
>> David Stone wrote:
>>
>>> Hmm... I have some flv files I created using Final Cut. iMovie won't
>>> let me import those at all! QuickTime Player also refuses to open
>>> them.
>>>
>>> This is using iMovie 7.1.1 and the latest QuickTime player. >>
>> You need the Perian Codec to play FLV movies in the QuickTime Player.
>
>
> That seems to have worked. Thanks to you and the rest who suggested that
> one. It's odd as I had it installed yet not the latest version but it works
> now.
>
> And of course there's always another problem. When I upload the file to my
> website it works fine on the Mac side but that file won't play on Windows...
That's probably a function of the client's browser. I don't think the
standard Flash browser plugin loads and plays .flv files directly.
You could always have alternatives such as QuickTime and whatever is
current on Windows (.wmv? .mpeg? - don't know, don't really care!)
If you have Adobe Flash (the actual authoring tool), you can create
a .swf object that can be embedded in an html page, which will make
it possible for users to view your .flv files without having to install
extra plugins. There are numerous skins available in the Flash
environment that allow you to create simple video players very easily,
without a great deal of background knowledge.
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