Hi.
I have already posted on this issue in this forum, but I'll chime in again here.
Flix will be releasing a version with Flash MX output as soon as Flash MX is released (featuring 2 pass VBR bitrate control). That way, with Flix you will be able to encode Flash 3/4/5 video and Flash 6 video. In addition you will be able to take advantage of all the great features that come with Flix - which include bitrate control, vectorized video, batch encoding, automatic swf functions, overlays, multiple outputs, etc.
Macromedia is going to be pushing a $300 video encoding product to produce their Flash 6 video for the web. This $300 tool will have (according to the promotional literature) bitrate control, two pass bitrate control (Flash MX only uses single pass), batch encoding, and several other useful features. So Macromedia is banking ont he fact that Flash MX is not enough to do the job. Ultimately, users can choose whether to pay $300 for the Macromedia encoding tool (in addition to the $500 for Flash 6) or to buy Flix for $129.
For those of you who haven't read the complete post I made earlier comparing Flix to Flash MX, you can read it here:
http://board.flashkit.com/board/show...hreadid=276051
Essentially, Flix is loaded with features that if you use them even once, it pays for the software. This will not change with the introduction of Flash MX. What the introduction of Flash MX does, is provide a new, higher quality, output format for Flix.
JB