# How to use video file in flash

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**Created:** [November 7, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-video-file-in-flash/7760 "2002-11-07T05:33:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![anupleo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@anupleo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anupleo)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-video-file-in-flash/7760/1 "2002-11-07T05:33:40Z")

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Iam doing one site in flash.client asked me to put some video file in the site .but the file size is heavy .i converted that file into AVI.then i converted into swf file.is there any other way to compress the file.Iam using flash 5(or)is there any other method to download fast…

thanks  
anupleo

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-video-file-in-flash/7760/2 "2002-11-07T07:31:40Z")

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Flash MX compress feature is da best, i dont think that u could compress ur movie more than that in an swf in flash 5 workspace!

yours,  
h88