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By: From Developer
1-17-01
Updated 4-24-01
Wildform is pleased to announce the release of Flix, the first
and only tool that encodes video into SWF, the Macromedia Flash
format. Now you can take your video and audio files and convert
them into the most popular media format on the web - viewable by
more than 95% of browsers without a download!
Flix-encoded video lets you:
-Stream video to over 95% of web browsers without a download
even through firewalls
-Insert links in your video files
-Create hassle-free video banner ads and video e-mails
-Integrate video into customized media players and UIs
-Embed video into HTML web pages, or larger Flash movies
Flix enables you to convert your video into an SWF file in three
easy steps -- select your source file, choose a bandwidth preset,
and click encode! You can also easily customize your settings, embed
links and data variables, change your swf framerate, set your movie
to loop, or choose from a number of other features.
New Features included
in version 1.5
1.
Flix's encoding capabilities can now be used to create video
and audio for users connecting to the internet at any bitrate. Flix
encoded video and audio is limited only by the maximum allowed number
of frames in the SWF format, which is 16000 frames.
2.
Flix has improved encoding performance, resulting in faster encoding
times.
3.
Numerous bugs have been fixed. Now users have the ability: to encode
mpeg without audio, to resize output image dimensions to a ratio
other than the source without distortion, and to use Flix on NT
without being logged in as the administrator.
4.
Flix has 2 new SWF options, 2 new encoding presets, and Flix now
supports several new formats. Here is a complete list of supported
formats: Video: .asf, .avi, .dv, .mov/.qt, .mpeg, .wmv Audio: .mp3,
.wav, .wma Still Image: jpg/.jpe, .gif, .png, .bmp/.rle,.psd/.pdd,
.tif, .pct/.pic, .tga/.vda/.icb/.vst
Specs
Flix encodes SWF files from the following formats: .asf,
.avi, .mp3, .mov/.qt, .mpeg, .wav, .wma, and .wmv. To view and encode
Quicktime movies, you will need the free Quicktime player (www.quicktime.com).
To view and encode the other formats, you will need the free Windows
Media Player (www.windowsmedia.com).
Flixs video encoding capabilities are intended primarily for
lower bitrate video (28.8k, 56k and 128k) and clips under 3 minutes
in length. However, it is capable of encoding longer clips, as well
as video for higher bitrate streams (especially if those clips are
short a minute or less). Depending on your source material and
your intended audience, your results may vary. We strongly suggest
you do not create SWF video output that exceeds 50 MB of player
RAM usage. In addition, as with all PC based video encoding, the
faster your processor and the more RAM you have, the better your
encoding experience will be. Remember that you will also need plenty
of hard drive space for your video files.
Flix's audio encoding is intended for audio files of any bitrate
(low to high) up to the maximum allowed number of frames in the
SWF format (which is 16000 frames).
System requirements:
64MB RAM Pentium II 233MHz 10MB free disk space Win 98/ME/2000/NT
4.0 Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
Come see Flix for yourself today. Visit www.wildform.com to view
Flix demos, and samples of Flix-encoded video. Be sure to check
out our resources section to get our latest tutorials, smart clips
and video and Flash links.
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