"pkids" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I've searched the archived messages and several websites offering
> tutorials/info on these topics, but I'm not advanced enough to piece
together a
> workable solution. I'm hoping if I pose my resources, project, and
questions,
> someone will be able to point me in the right direction. RESOURCES: PC
running
> Windows Xp Flash MX 2004 Pro and Director MX no DVD drive no video editor
> (unless Flash or Director has some I don't know about) PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
> I'm doing a presentation in Flash on meningitis. There will be a menu on
the
> left that will trigger slide shows of information on the right. Within the
> slide shows, there will be options to see video clips of people talking
about
> meningitis. The presentation will be primarily viewed on the web, although
I
> would like to put it on CD as well. GOAL: The videos exist on VHS and
DVD. I
> only want to use short segments of them. I need to 1) turn the VHS into
some
> digital format, 2) cut the segments I want out of those DVD and digital
> formats, and 3) get them into my Flash presentation. QUESTIONS:
Basically,
> i'm unable to determine the process by which the above should occur, and
> therefore unable to determine what resources I'm missing to do the job.
Since i
> don't have a DVD drive on my computer currently, I had called someone to
find
> out about having them convert the DVD and VHS into one of the supported
formats
> (MOV, AVI, MPG, DV). I was told that different formats serve different
> purposes. I wasn't aware of that and had no idea which format to pick. If
it's
> a matter of compression, I would prefer to start w/ the highest quality
> possible and edit it to a smaller size. Can I do that with Flash or
Director?
> Should I be using Director for a project like this? Any advice/support
is
> greatly appreciated.
>