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"I wanted to tell you about our latest news. Wildform is pleased to announce the release of Flix, the first and only tool that encodes video into SWF, the Macromedia Flash format. Now you can take your video and audio files and convert them into the most popular media format on the web - viewable by more than 95% of browsers without a download!

Flix-encoded video lets you: -Stream video to over 95% of web browsers without a download - even through firewalls -Insert links in your video files -Create hassle-free video banner ads and video e-mails -Integrate video into customized media players and UIs -Embed video into HTML web pages, or larger Flash movies

Flix enables you to convert your video into an SWF file in three easy steps -- select your source file, choose a bandwidth preset, and click encode! You can also easily customize your settings, embed links and data variables, change your swf framerate, set your movie to loop, or choose from a number of other features.

Come see Flix for yourself today. Visit www.wildform.com to view Flix demos, and samples of Flix-encoded video. Be sure to check out our resources section to get our latest tutorials, smart clips and video and Flash links.

Flix, available for only $99, includes 15 days of e-mail support. To purchase Flix, go to: www.wildform.com/flix/purchase.

Specs:

Flix encodes SWF files from the following formats: .asf, .avi, .mp3, .mov/.qt, .mpeg, .wav, .wma, and .wmv. To view and encode Quicktime movies, you will need the free Quicktime player (www.quicktime.com). To view and encode the other formats, you will need the free Windows Media Player (www.windowsmedia.com).

Flix's video encoding capabilities are intended primarily for lower bitrate video (28.8k, 56k and 128k) and clips under 3 minutes in length. However, it is capable of encoding longer clips, as well as video for higher bitrate streams (especially if those clips are short - a minute or less). Depending on your source material and your intended audience, your results may vary. We strongly suggest you do not create SWF video output that exceeds 50 MB of player RAM usage. In addition, as with all PC based video encoding, the faster your processor and the more RAM you have, the better your encoding experience will be. Remember that you will also need plenty of hard drive space for your video files.

Flix's audio encoding is intended for audio files of any bitrate (low to high) up to the maximum allowed number of frames in the SWF format (which is 16000 frames).

System requirements: 64MB RAM Pentium II 233MHz 10MB free disk space Win 98/ME/2000/NT 4.0 Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher"

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