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Step 1. Download Free Video to Flash Converter

This is a clearly free program. There is no spyware or adware. It's absolutely safe to install and to run!

Step 2. Launch Free Video to Flash Converter

Follow Start > All Programs > DVDVideoSoft > Programs > Free Video to Flash Converter or just click the DVDVideoSoft Free Studio icon on the desktop.

The interface is very simple and self explaining. There is a field for input files, a field for an output path, and the lists with preconfigured profiles.

Step 3. Select Input Video Files

Click the upper Browse... button to select an input video file(s) from your computer.

If you convert many videos at one time it can be useful to save the list of them.

Just make the right click of the mouse and select the Save list... item or press Ctrl+S.

Step 4. Select Output Location

Click the bottom Browse... button. Choose the location where you would like to save your converted video files. Click Ok.

Step 5. Select Output Format Profile

In the list of Formats select FLV or SWF.

In the list of Presets select one of the available pre-configured presets.

Note: by default a player can't be added to SWF file. This option is available only for FLV video. So if you want to control movie on your site you should select FLV as an output format.

Step 6. Trim Video

Click the Trim... button to open a new window.

Use navigation line and special buttons to set a start and end selection markers position.

Click OK to switch back to the main program window.

Step 7. Select Player

Click the Player... button to open the new window.

Select the player style.

Click OK to switch back to the main program window.

Note: click the button "?" to learn more about player functions.

Note: the Player... button is disabled if you set SWF as an output video format. If you want to add a player to your movie please choose FLV from the list of formats.

Step 8. Convert Video

Click the Convert button along the bottom of the interface and wait the video to be converted.

Step 9. Playback Converted File

Open a folder with output files and run HTM file.

Step 10. Place Flash Video to Your Site

Copy the code from the sample html page to your web page.

Upload the following files to the same folder as your web page:
player_flv_maxi.swf,
start_frame.jpg,
get_video.flv and get_video.xml.

Now you have a flash video on your site. Like this one.

Note: if after embedding video into your webpage and uploading to a Microsoft Windows 2003 server, when viewing in a browser the player says "specified file is missing", read this guide.

Note: on the following pages you can find detailed parameters description of the players:

multi player

maxi player

classic player

mini player.

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