# Embedded video - HELP! **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [May 18, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-video-help/260661 "2008-05-18T12:44:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flufilms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@flufilms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flufilms)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-video-help/260661/1 "2008-05-18T12:44:27Z")
I’m going to ask the same question again - as I think I poorly explained myself before. What is the best way to have a video clip in your Flash webpage? Should I embedd the video in the swf file itself - or use some kind of LoadMovie command and load it from an external source? Also, how do I make it so that when you view the webpage, the videoclip has play/pause/volume controls? Please help I’m seirously low on time for this! (Apologies for re-posting, getting desperate) ---
**Author:** ![Loyx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Loyx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Loyx)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-video-help/260661/2 "2008-05-18T21:40:39Z")
When using flash video (flv), you can: - Embedd the video in the swf (not recommended for web apps) - Make Progressive download from a web server (I think you r looking for this) - Make streaming through a Mediaserver. The best option is obviously the streaming from a mediaserver (FMS3, Wowza, Red5…) but you need to install the mediaserver on the machine server or acquire a data plan in a media streaming company. But you can simulate that streaming with a “progresive download” from a normal webserver (Apache, IIS, etc). Its quite simple… In flash: File\>Import\>Import Video. then you choose the type of video, the video, the codec, the size, the skin of the controls and… done Just follow the assistant…