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Video Format Comparison - Flash Video Format - WMV Format - Quicktime - Real

Tony Karrer

I was recently asked what video format to use and particularly about the differences between the Flash Video Format (FLV) and Windows Media - WMV Format. In The Rise of Flash Video - Tom Green tells us: This is not to say QuickTime and Windows Media are dead technologies. Flash files are very consistent in their playback.

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Mobile Flash?

AMVONET

As you may have heard, Adobe last week admitted defeat in its long-running battle with Apple over Adobe’s Flash technology. As Apple’s CEO, the late Jobs barred Flash from Apple’s iPhone and other handheld devices and famously wrote an open letter last year explaining why. This is a big retreat for Adobe.

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Mac users: Avoid Keynote 09 for Flash

Making Change

Some questions from blog readers have alerted me to the fact that when Apple “upgraded&# Keynote 08 to create Keynote 09, they removed the ability to export slideshows as interactive Flash files. I’ve written a bit on this blog about how great it is that you can export from Keynote to Flash but…now you can’t!

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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

MOV (QuickTime Movie) stores high-quality video, audio, and effects. FLV, F4V, and SWF are flash video formats designed for Flash Player, but they’re commonly used to stream video on YouTube. Flash is not supported by iOS devices. If you are downloading from YouTube, the format should be a.flv (flash video).

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How to Download YouTube Videos

Tony Karrer

To get it in Flash Video Format / FLV - you can use the little tool provided by TechCrunch. Vixy allows conversion to other formats (AVI, WMV, Quicktime). Zamzar appears to offer a lot of options to convert from various sites to various formats. But I've had more issues with getting it to work.

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How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size

TechSmith Camtasia

Other common video file types include: MOV (Apple Quicktime Movie).AVI FLV (Flash Video Format). To help you not worry too much about file size, we’ve created Camtasia and Snagit video outputs to default to the MP4 file type, and will recommend MP4 in the majority of cases for online sharing. And many more!

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Keeping Up - April's Big Question

eLearning Cyclops

Here are the results and the level of exposure to technology tools this community provides: Twitter (2482) Social Network (1999) Wiki (1610) LMS (1346) Podcaster (1239) Facebook (1176) Flash (980) PowerPoint (922) YouTube (843) RSS (814) LinkedIn (798) Second Life (687) iPhone (602) Director (584) Moodle (550) PDF (521) Captivate (515) Wikipedia (502) (..)