Have you ever wondered how to create a Flash video to place in a blog entry? Jake Ludington gives a great tutorial on how to convert AVI to Flash. He uses a cheap alternative to Macromedia Flash to get the job done, and does it quickly in seven steps. It’s a great read for anyone wanting to spice up their Web applications.

There are a number of options for creating Flash movies for the Web, all with different prices and varying degrees of control over your content. The most expensive option is to use Macromedia’s Flash application, which offers a maximum amount of control over output options for around $400, if you qualify for upgrade pricing. Unless you make money from these Flash movies, that’s expensive. A second option is Sorensen Squeeze, which retails for around $120. Sorensen is well known for video compression efforts for a wide range of video formats. The option I currently recommend for most people is Flash Video Studio, because it’s affordable at $49 and offers most of the options people require for displaying video online. Here’s a quick demo of how I use Flash Video Studio to convert other video formats to Flash SWF files…

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