rocknbil - 5:06 pm on Jan 6, 2009 (gmt 0)

These are all correct, the proper way to deploy Flash video is to import or link to the .flv via Flash, which is what allows it to stream.

However, if you want to convert the video to a pure self-contained .swf that doesn't refer to an .flv, you have to embed it:

- Open new .fla

- Select File-> Import Video

- Select .flv on your computer

- On the Deployment screen, select Embed video in SWF any play in timeline

- On the Embedding screen, select all three options (place instance on stage, expand timeline if needed, embed entire video)

- Finish.

When done, you will have one frame containing the video and your .swf will be huge. It won't stream and will have to entirely load before it will play smoothly. This is a bit of a clunky way to deploy Flash video.