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4 With the Selection tool, move the video so that its bottom edge aligns with the
top edge of the navigation bar. You’ll also want to move the zoo director name
that appears in the zoodirector keyframe of the hilights layer so it remains close
to the video.
Without the skin, the illusion of the virtual zoo director greeting us is more
convincing.
embedding Flash Video
In the previous section, you added cue points to synchronize external video with
Flash elements on the Stage. Another way to integrate video with Flash elements
is to use embedded video. Embedded video requires the FLV format and is best
only for very short clips. The FLV file is saved in the Library panel of your Flash file,
where you can place it on the Timeline. The video plays as long as there are suf-
ficient frames on your Timeline.
Embedding video in Flash is supported by Flash Player versions 6 and later. Keep
in mind the following limitations of embedded video: Flash cannot maintain audio
synchronization in embedded video that runs over 120 seconds. The maximum
length of embedded movies is 16,000 frames. Another drawback of embedding
your video is the increase in the size of your Flash project, which makes testing
the movie (Control > Test Movie > in Flash Professional) a longer process and the
authoring sessions more tedious.
Because the embedded FLV plays within your Flash project, it is critically impor-
tant that your FLV have the same frame rate as your Flash file. If not, your embed-
ded video will not play at its intended speed. To make sure your FLV has the same
frame rate as your FLA, be sure to set the correct frame rate in the Video tab of
Adobe Media Encoder.
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