# Import, overlay, and export large video

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-overlay-and-export-large-video/230954>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 30, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-overlay-and-export-large-video/230954 "2007-06-30T14:24:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![flashinapan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@flashinapan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashinapan)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/import-overlay-and-export-large-video/230954/1 "2007-06-30T14:24:01Z")

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I want to import a large .avi video (without the sound), annotate at various points it in the Flash timeline with various words and graphics, then export it as an .avi movie. I would not be building a file to play in the Flash player. I’ve read all the cautions about embedding a lengthy video file in the timeline, but since I’m not going to be playing the result in a Flash player, many of the precautions don’t apply. Is this possible, and are there any limitations (such as time or number of frames) that I might run up against? My source video is about 45 minutes long.