Importing Flash Video

Encode the video in FLV format
Use Adobe Media Encoder to convert to FLV format.



Skin
When you import a video into flash, it will ask you how you want to handle the video. You can put it on the stage (frame by frame) or you can put it in a video player. Flash already comes with built in video player controls. You can use different components or download more skins, or make your own. But for starters you can just select any player to accompany your video.



You can edit the settings here in Flash. Note that when you have it as a player, you can have many more formats (f4v) and also the video exists outside of the file. So the reference to the file must be correct. Check that the path is correct/relative (not absolute to the desktop) when you are uploading files to server.



When you embed a video in the timeline, it will be on the timeline, frame by frame, inside the flash library (not externally linked). This will make the file size bigger as well, so beware.