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668 21. Creating Output for the Web

Publishing to Flash

Flash shows are sort of a hybrid between a normal video and a show shared
in your Gallery. These shows are made to be viewed in a web page but are
video-based. Unlike the limitations on normal video files, Flash shows
support menus and allow you to have multiple shows. While you can use
menus with a Flash show, they do not offer any interactivity within the
slideshows themselves.

A Flash show is noticeably lower quality than a video shared online or
published using the other web page options. What Flash shows do have
however, is high compatibility. Most Internet users have the Flash plug-in
already installed for their browser, so watching a show made with Flash is
very easy to do.

To Create a Flash Show
1. Complete and save your show, then switch over to the Publish
Workspace
2. In the Publishing Formats pane, select Adobe Flash from the list
and either double-click or press the Create button.

Configuring the Flash Options

The Menu and Show tabs once again feature the same options you've
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already learned about when making DVD, Blu-ray, etc.
The Options tab is where you'll find all of the settings you'll need to
configure in order to create your output.

The Video Options pane contains the Video Format and Video Bitrate
that you want to use for the show. You can choose either MPEG4 or FLV.
FLV is an older format, supported by Flash 7 and later. MPEG4 is a newer
format supported by Flash 9 and later. Adobe (the publisher of Flash)
reports that over 99% of all users are using Flash 9 or higher.

14 For more information about Show Menus, also see Chapter 23.