convert .mov panorama to Flash

[ad_ke]

Hi,
I am trying to make a .mov panorama play on most browsers. All of the embed stuff doesn't seem to reliably work. Can someone recommend a way to convert this to Flash? I saw an earlier post with no solution offered so I thought I would try again.

Thanks,

AK

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

What is the resolution of the movie?

One thing you will need to do is convert it to flv format. Read the documentation found on this page

http://www.*******************/?item=JW_FLV_Media_Player

If you have Flash 8 Professional or higher you can use the Video Encoder that it comes with. If not you can use something like the Riva FLV Encoder. You will need quicktime installed if you want to convert your movie.

[ad_ke]

Okay thanks,

I'll try this. I've tried Flash Studio 2 with no luck. I don't think this thing is a normal .mov file. It's a panorama. You hover your mouse over the image and can spin it 360 degrees.

I'll your methods. I hope they work. It's frustrating not being able to add the file to web pages.

Thanks,
AK

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

How have you tried to put the movie on pages? What code have you been using? If its a certain type of video you may not be able to use flash. Are you sure its .mov and not some other type of file?

[barkermn01]

I Would say use FFMPEG it can help convert anything but you would need to make a CGI script to do it to send the data via it then give the page the video like via php or some thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFmpeg

[ad_ke]

Hhm, sounds complicated. The file extension is .mov, but you're right, I don't think it's the typical .mov file that people are used to and I also question whether it would convert well into Flash.

Here is the script I'm using to call it:


<!--Embed the panorama image here and hope that it plays on every browser (it won't)-->
<!-- begin embedded QuickTime file... -->
<table border='0' cellpadding='0' align="right">
<!-- begin video window... -->
<tr><td>
<OBJECT classid='clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B' width="500"
height="320" codebase='http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab'>
<param name='src' value="http://oregonstate.edu/feel/mapsVideos/ws1-bridge.mov">
<param name='autoplay' value="false">
<param name='controller' value="false">

<param name='loop' value="false">
<EMBED src="http://oregonstate.edu/feel/mapsVideos/ws1-bridge.mov" width="500" height="320" autoplay="false"
controller="false" loop="false" pluginspage='http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/'>
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
</td></tr>
<!-- ...end embedded QuickTime file -->

[candice7683]

i found a guide can help u,convert MOV to SWF.:p

full guide:how to convert MOV to SWF (http://www.*******************/mov_to_flash/)

[ad_ke]

Okay great!

I'll try this one. Thanks a lot for the post.

AK

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

None of the solutions offered are going to work as your mov file is a special format. I tested this code in IE, Firefox, Opera, and Safari (for PC) and they all displayed the video fine. They didn't show the controller bar however.

<object classid="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab" width="500" height="320">
<param name="src" value="http://oregonstate.edu/feel/mapsVideos/ws1-bridge.mov" />
<param name="controller" value="true" />
<param name="autoplay" value="true" />
<param name="loop" value="false" />
<!--[if !IE]>-->
<object type="video/quicktime" data="http://oregonstate.edu/feel/mapsVideos/ws1-bridge.mov" width="500" height="320">
<param name="autoplay" value="true" />
<param name="controller" value="true" />
<param name="loop" value="false" />
</object>
<!--<![endif]-->
</object>

[ad_ke]

Well the file sure doesn't play on either of my boxes at home. I'm rather surprised (and happy) that it works for you. I guess back to the drawing board on trying to understand when a browser will cooperate and when it won't! Thanks a lot and have a great day.

AMK

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

You do need quicktime installed for the movie to work. I did find these programs

http://gardengnomesoftware.com/index.php

Pano2VR is the newer version. Its not free but might do what you need it to do.

[ad_ke]

Well there you go! That's what I need. I'll fork over the cash for that.

Thanks,
AK

[acclarkalexandr]

I want to suggest this video encoder for adobe flash by geovid...
I think that its very usefull and effective tool :)

[acclarkalexandr]

Okay thanks,

I'll try this. I've tried Flash Studio 2 with no luck. I don't think this thing is a normal .mov file. It's a panorama. You hover your mouse over the image and can spin it 360 degrees.

I'll your methods. I hope they work. It's frustrating not being able to add the file to web pages.

Thanks,
AK
just copy and paste html code generated from flash video encoder to dreamweaver
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/
cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="400" height="300"
id="flashvideoplayer.swf" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain">
<param name="movie"
value="http://www.myhomepage.com/flashvideoplayer.swf?
flv=http://www.myhomepage.com/myvideofile.flv">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff">
<embed src="http://www.myhomepage.com/flashvideoplayer.swf?
flv=http://www.myhomepage.com/myvideofile.flv" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="300" name="flashvideoplayer.swf"
align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">
</object>
Replace "myvideofile.flv" with your FLV filename;
Replace "flashvideoplayer.swf" with your SWF filename;
Replace "http://www.myhomepage.com/" with your own address;
Replace the "width" and "height" with your flv file's width and height. Specify the "quality" and "bgcolor" as you want.