Usually when we create a new symbol, we're selecting an object that already exists and turning it into a symbol. This time, we're going to create an empty symbol and then add our video while inside its individual stage. Go to Insert->New Symbol, and enter a name for the new symbol. Make sure to set its behavior as a Movie Clip, and then click OK. By default we'll be taken to the editing stage "inside" the blank movie clip.
Flash Animation 25: Flash for Web Design: Simple Video Imports
By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com
Remember when I said in step one that we can't just drag and drop our movies straight from the library onto the stage on a single frame? That was true, but false--because what we're going to use movie clips to find a way around that limitation, so that we can display our video on a single page without having to extend the timeline on our main stage to accommodate it.
Prev
- Introduction and Setting Up
- Extending the Timeline and Making New Buttons
- Directing Preview Buttons to Individual Video Playback Pages
- Importing Video: Embedding or Linking to External
- Video Importing Options
- Video Importing Options II
- Creating a New Symbol as a Video Container
- Inserting Video into the Movie Clip
- Viewing the Video on your Stage
- Conclusion
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