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This post is in response to a question from my NAB 2006 Presentation post.

There are many theories on how to do this. The HGTVPro application does not yet use this method, but it should The easiest way to achieve Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in Flash is to provide a link in the HTML to an index page listing all of the videos/data that are in the Flash application. The index page should have descriptive links such as the actual title of the video. A description under the link would also help. The liks should then point back to the Flash page with query string parameters attached to the end of the url. The link would look something like this (http://www.myFlashVideoApp.com?videoID=3265&title=3%20Stud%20Corners). The HTML page which holds the Flash application should have simple JavaScript that can pull the parameter values from the url and pass them to the Flash Object through FlashVars. A simple way to do this is to use SWFObject (formerly known as FlashObject).

I hope this helps. Let me know if you want to discuss this further.

Flash Video combined with simple ActionScript gives you, the developer, the ability to synchronize video content with additional data such as text, images and even links. This functionality has been enabled since Flash Video started with Flash 6, but is now easier to implement with tools like Captionate and the Flash 8 Video Encoder. This article focuses on the basics of Captionate 2.0 and its ability to synchronize video content with persistent data. I will not go in to detail of any feature; however I will try to cover Captionate from a broad spectrum. I will assume you have never used the application and will explain not only what’s new, but also the existing features from Captionate 1.0.

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Streaming video over the web works wonderfully when bandwidth issues don’t limit the user’s viewing experience. To make sure your video streaming works optimally for your audience, there are several variables you need to manage: the user’s bandwidth, the video bit rate, the video length, and the buffer time of the stream.

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