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How to Create Flash Video From Pictures
by Crystal Street
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Overview
Converting your pictures to a Flash video opens a multitude of doors for sharing images with family, friends and colleagues. The Flash video format, or FLV, is compatible with a variety of websites, Flash video players, user-generated sites such as YouTube and multimedia presentations. According to the Adobe, Flash reaches "consistently across operating systems and devices to over 98 percent of Internet-connected desktop users." A multitude of options exist for creating a Flash video from pictures; for this tutorial we are going to use a video editing software program, such as iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Adobe's Premier, to give you the most editing options without entering Flash Professional and using complicated ActionScripting language.
Converting your pictures to a Flash video creates a multitude of viewing options.
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Step 1
Gather your images into a master image folder and rename them in numerical order according to their appearance in the video.
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Step 2
Convert the images to a digital screen resolution of 72 dpi and confirm that the images are in sRGB color mode to maintain the proper color profile when uploaded to the Internet.
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Step 3
Crop the images to the proper screen size of your movie. Use the largest image size you feel the video will be played at, with 1440-by-1080 pixels being a standard wide-screen playback size. This number is only a guideline, but be sure the images are not smaller than your desired output to avoid image distortion.
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Step 4
Open your video editing software program and set the proper sequence settings for the desired video output size.
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Step 5
Import your image folder into the editing software program's workspace or browser window.
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Step 6
Begin adding still images to the timeline in the appropriate order and duration. Many still images are on-screen for 4 to 6 seconds. Add transitions between each image, which will add to the flow of the movie.
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Step 7
Add audio or music to your video as well. Import the audio file to the workspace and drag the file onto the audio portion of your timeline. Most editing programs require a file format of AIFF or WAV, though some will accept MP3. Plan your transitions to the rhythm of the audio to help add life to the video.
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Step 8
Place the "In and Out" markers at the beginning and end of the video and render the entire piece, after all the content is placed in the timeline.
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Step 9
Export the video as an MOV and save the file to your archive folder along with the project files.
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Step 10
Open the MOV in a playback program, such as Quicktime Pro, and export it as an FLV file. In Quicktime, go to "File"> "Export" > "Movie to Flash Video (FLV)" > "Save." The video is now in a Flash format and ready for the Internet or other Flash multimedia projects.
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- Always make your movie larger than you think is needed and downsize as you export to different formats. You cannot enlarge video dimensions after the project is created without distortion.
Use a cataloging program, such as Adobe's Lightroom or Microsoft's Expressions Media, to work with your files while editing in the timeline. The quick reference will save you time.
- Always make your movie larger than you think is needed and downsize as you export to different formats. You cannot enlarge video dimensions after the project is created without distortion.
- Use a cataloging program, such as Adobe's Lightroom or Microsoft's Expressions Media, to work with your files while editing in the timeline. The quick reference will save you time.
