It wasn't so long ago that video and the Web were at odds. Video was becoming
more beautiful and entertaining through new post-production techniques. And
with the proliferation of video editing software and high-speed buses like
FireWire, creative videos started coming from all types of makers - from
professionals to first-time home users. The Web, vast but slow, seemed to be
stuck in a rut, resisting video's advances by confining it to small sizes and
clunky, boxy players.
Flash Video is changing all of this. Now, as many of you either create or
have access to great-looking video, you want to match that quality by
wrapping it in a super online playback experience. The answer: use Flash
Video (see Figure 1). Getting StartedIn this article, I will guide you
through some of the steps you need to take to encode and deliver video on
your Web site. If you'd like to dril... (more)