If you are looking to add short videos to your slides in Articulate Presenter a great option for converting your videos to SWF format (or FLV for that matter) is Sorenson Squeeze for Flash. It is a great (and relatively inexpensive) tool that can convert almost any common video (mpeg, avi, mov) to SWF format.
Converting your videos to SWF is a great option if you are looking to embed short video clips (less than a minute in length) into an Articulate Presenter slide.
If you already own Sorenson and don’t know how to create an Embeded Video watch this demonstration on creating an embedded video in Sorenson. By default when using Sorenson to convert a video to SWF it will actually create SWF player that loads in a linked FLV. The link above will show you how to create an embedded video that actually embeds the video in the SWF.
Benefits of using Embedded Video:
- Can easily be controlled by the Articulate Presenter playback controller
- Results in only a single output file
- Only requires the Flash Player to view
Pitfalls of using Embedded Video:
- Can only be used for videos less than a minute in length
Note: Embedded video should only be used with short video clips (less than a minute in length).
For other options for longer video (more than a minute in length) see the following blog postings:
Flash video in a slide
Slide level FLV without Flash
For more info on Sorenson check out the following links:
Converting Non-Flash Movies to SWF
Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 for Flash
For more information on Flash Video in general:
Delivery Options for Flash Video
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for this blog, very helpfull. Could you please update the link to “demonstration on creating an embedded video in Sorenson”, the URL is unknown. Many thanks.
Hi Alain,
It should be posted in about 20 minutes…sorry about that.
You’re great, thanks a lot !