ive got a blogspot and i want to add a video that i made on captivate how do i convert it and how do i add it on my blogspot

please help

bondi 007 :(

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Quick summary of the thread and a practical path forward. recorded a Captivate project that published only to SWF and wants it on Blogger; and suggested hosting or embedding the SWF, and warned that not everyone runs Flash. Important context: Flash is officially end-of-life and modern browsers no longer support it, so embedding SWF is not a reliable solution (Adobe statement linked below).

Recommended workflow (reliable today)

  1. Produce an MP4 instead of using SWF. If your Captivate can export video, use that. If it only makes SWF, play the SWF in the standalone Flash player and record the window with OBS Studio — set the capture area to the SWF size and save as MP4. OBS is free and records high-quality MP4 files.
  2. Host the MP4 on a public URL (your web host or a video hosting service) or upload it with Blogger’s Insert Video tools.
  3. Embed using HTML5 so it works on phones and modern browsers. Example to paste into a post’s HTML view or an HTML/JavaScript gadget:
<video width="640" controls>
  <source src="https://example.com/yourvideo.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

Blogger tips and troubleshooting

  • Edit the post in HTML mode (not the Compose WYSIWYG) and paste the video tag where you want the player. For sidebar placement use Layout -> Add a Gadget -> HTML/JavaScript.
  • If your site displays raw code, you likely pasted into the template XML or the wrong editor. Use absolute URLs for hosted files and confirm the MP4 is publicly reachable.
  • Avoid embedding SWF: many devices and browsers will refuse to play it. Converting to MP4 or re-recording yields the widest compatibility.

Useful references: Adobe Flash Player End‑of‑Life, OBS Studio, and the HTML5 video element on MDN.

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yes but when i make a screencast it comes as a swf file how do i convert it is there any converters and on my blog it just shows you the whole blogs html so where do i put it

cheers
bondi 007:)

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You can simply insert swf file into html page. Would be far better since you wont get the name of any other site in your page. Also every internet user has flash player.

so how do i insert this swf into my blogger account and what do i do

sorry for me being such a noob

bondi 007:)

No, every Internet user does NOT have a flash player. Some interoffice office systems prohibit them.

so what do i do

sorry for me being so thick

cheers
bondi 007

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No, every Internet user does NOT have a flash player. Some interoffice office systems prohibit them.

Majority of them have. At least the audience he aims at have.


To insert flash movie you could direcly publish it for web(HTML). I think all captivate has that option. I haven't used it but dreamweaver, flash, fireworks have it, so I expect it to have to.

The other way is to code yourself, but it would be quite long and hard to remember. You could google it and get results you want. Here's a nice tool which may help you:
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/flash_html.htm

when i save a swf i open it in my web browser i view the source (html) then i put it on my site is doesnt show up what do i put in my html for it to show up?

cheers
bondi 007:'(

i think i tried this and it didnt work but if its a different one and it works CHEERS MATE

i will let you know how it works

cheers
bondi 007

It kaks out it fims what its doing not what i told it to convert and all the movies i convert are about 1 seconds long according to the program

please help
bondi 007:'(

Ok.. and how is it possible that you have your video in swf format and not for example in avi format? :)

when i publish the file you can only have it in
SWF
STANDALONE
or Handouts

Please Help
bondi 007:'(

Hi Bondi, you can use this code in your HTML to play your SWF but automatically :) so the best solution is Youtube anyway I think.

<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"
WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="400" id="myMovieName"><PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="file.swf"><PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high><PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF><EMBED src="file.swf" quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH="550" HEIGHT="400"
NAME="myMovieName" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"
PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED></OBJECT>

Change file.swf to your swf filename, and you can change HEIGHT and WIDTH too.

sorry i dont get u im thick

sorry
could you do it begginer style

cheers
bondi 007:)

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