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Using the Flix Exporter with Your Video Applications
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Introduction
The Flix Flash Video Exporter Component enables you to add Flash video export in the FLV and SWF formats to numerous applications that support the use of Quicktime plugins, including: Discreet Cleaner, Discreet Cleaner XL, Canopus Pro Coder 2, Apple Quicktime Pro, and Adobe After Effects.

To use the Flix Exporter with other applications, simply install the Flix Exporter. Then Flix’s FLV and SWF video export will automatically be enabled through your video application’s export options.

Here are instructions on how to use the exporter with several different applications. Other applications use a similar method.

Screenshot of the Flix Exporter (Windows) user interface

Screenshot of the Flix Exporter (Macintosh) user interface
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Apple Quicktime Pro
When you are ready to export, do the following:
  • Go to the File menu, then select Export.
    (Note: some files are protected and might not be exportable. In that case, the Export menu is grayed out.)
  • The Save File dialog box opens (shown below).
    Select one of the Flix Exporter formats (Wildform Flash Video – FLV, or Wildform Flash Video – SWF)
  • You can click the Options button to change the Flix Exporter settings.
  • Click Save to export the file.
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Discreet Cleaner 5
When you are ready to export, do the following:
  • In the Project Window, click the Settings Edit button.
  • If this is the first time you’re using the Flix Export Component, you should create a setting by clicking the New button, and entering a name for the setting. In the example below, I created a new setting named Flix Exports.
  • Select the setting.
  • You can then select one of the Flix Export Component formats by selecting the pull-down button on the Output tab.
You can open the Flix Export Component settings window by checking the Options checkbox and then clicking the Set button.
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Discreet Cleaner XL
(Cleaner XL requires Cleaner XL Service Pack 2. You can find it here.

When you are ready to export, do the following:
  • In the Project Window, select an Output Profile (you can rename the profile by right clicking and selecting Rename).
  • Click the Encoder Setting button to open the Encoder Setting Editor window (shown below).
  • Under the Encoding Format menu, select Other. You can then select one of the Flix Export Component formats (Wildform Flash Video – FLV, or Wildform Flash Video – SWF)
  • You can open the Flix Export Component setting dialog by clicking the Configure Exporter button.
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Apple Final Cut
When you are ready to export, do the following:
  • Choose "Export">"Using QuickTime Conversion" from the File menu.
  • Set the "Format" popup to Flash (FLV or SWF).
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iMovie HD
When you are ready to export, do the following:
  • From the File menu select "Share..."
  • Click on the "QuickTime" icon in the sheet that's displayed.
  • Select "Expert Settings" from the "Compress movie for:" popup menu and press the "Share" button.
  • A save dialog will be displayed which contains a popup menu of formats you can export the movie to.
  • Select Flash (FLV or SWF).
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Canopus Pro Coder 2
When you are ready to export, do the following:
  • ·Click the Target button, then click Add.
  • The Load Target Preset window will open. Select QuickTime Export File. Click OK.
  • In the Target Parameters window, select one of the Flix Export Component formats (Wildform Flash Video – FLV, or Wildform Flash Video – SWF)
 
  • To access the Flix Export Component setting window, click the Modify Exporter Setting button shown below.
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Adobe After Effects 5 and 6
When you are ready to export, do the following:
  • Go to File->Export menu, select one of the Flix Export Component formats (Wildform Flash Video – FLV, or Wildform Flash Video – SWF)
  • You will then be presented with the Save dialog box.
  • The Flix Export Component setting dialog will open when you click the Save button. You can change the export setting at this time.
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Export Formats: FLV vs. SWF
Export Formats
The Flix Flash Video Exporter Component exports three types of Flash video:
  1. FLV Video: Wildform's high quality Flash MX FLV video (both 1-pass and 2-pass* VBR) that plays in the Flash 7 player (and higher) when loaded into the player using the correct streaming syntax (SWF files containing this syntax can be generated automatically using the included Flix FLV Player program). In addition, FLV video can be imported directly into the Macromedia Flash authoring tool (versions MX and higher) and it can be streamed using the Macromedia Flashcom Server. Flix outputs FLV files with either MP3 audio, which is better for use when deploying the FLV files, and uncompressed audio which is useful when creating files intended to be imported into the Macromedia Flash authoring tool.

    Note that FLV files have no 16,000 frame limit and they handle RAM in a different way than SWF files, so if you are creating large video files, it is strongly recommended that use FLV output. Also, when creating video for CD, you should use FLV video because it performs better. FLV files also do not have a SWF framerate and play independently of the SWF framerate of any SWF file that you may load them into.

  2. MX Video: Wildform's high quality Flash MX SWF video with both 1-pass and 2-pass* VBR. Wildform's Flash MX SWF video, which plays in the Flash 6 player (and higher), uses high quality video compression. It can be brought into the Flash authoring tool with Load Movie.

    MX SWF video is recommended for smaller videos (25MB and less) and shorter videos (under 16,000 frames).

  3. Flash 3+ Video: Flash 3+ video plays in any Flash player versions 3 and higher (note: mp3 audio requires at least the Flash 4 player. It can be brought into Flash with Load Movie. (Over 98% of all Web users have Flash 3 or higher installed.) While the MX SWF and FLV video output is much better quality, you may want to use the Flash 3+ video for certain applications - such as advertising, homepages, etc. because you can be almost 100% certain that viewers will be able to view the video without having to download any player.

    Flash 3+ video is recommended for brief clips used in highly trafficked locations such as website homepages and advertisements.

    *NOTE: 2 pass VBR encoding is available only if your application supports 2-pass encoding through the Quicktime system.
The Flix Exporter also exports two types of Flash audio files:
  1. SWF Audio: Flix's SWF audio plays in any Flash player versions 4 and higher. It can be brought into Flash with Load Movie. (Over 97% of all Web users have Flash 4 or higher installed.)

  2. FLV Audio: Flix's FLV audio plays in the Flash 7 player (and higher) when loaded into the player using the correct streaming syntax (SWF files containing this syntax can be generated automatically using the included Flix FLV Player program). In addition, FLV files can be imported directly into the Macromedia Flash authoring tool (versions MX and higher) and can be streamed using the Macromedia Flashcom Server. Flix outputs FLV files with either MP3 audio, which is better for use when deploying the FLV files on the Web or CD, and uncompressed audio which is useful when creating files intended to be imported into the Macromedia Flash authoring tool. Note that FLV files have no 16,000 frame limit and they handle RAM in a different way than SWF files, so if you are creating large audio files, it is strongly recommended that use FLV output. Also, when creating audio for CD, you should use FLV video because it performs better.
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