trial version of Flix

[Vlad]

I just wondering if trial version exist, if it does where can I get it?

[sog_webmaster]

I did a search and this is what I got:
http://board.flashkit.com/board/show...threadid=85158
The info you need is in that thread.

[Vlad]

I tried vid2flash trial, it works. Two problems: you can't import it to Flash, it crashed and it doesn't get sound track.

[Jonathan_B]

Hi.
We do not have an evaluation copy of Flix available. However, we do provide a complete walkthrough on our site with images of the full UI. We also provide numerous samples of Flix encoded video which were encoded by Flix without any special processing of any kind. There is also an FAQ and support forum that you can check out for more information.
Regarding vid2flash, Flix is a completely different product. There are many reasons why vid2flash can not be utilized to create video for the web. Here are a few:
-Flix encodes .asf, .avi, .mov/.qt, .mpeg, .mp3, .wav, .wma, .wmv. vid2flash encodes .mov and mpeg without sound and .avi with the audio out of sync.
-Flix provides audio with perfect sync for all supported formats. vid2flash provides audio only on avi and that audio does not sync up to the video, so in fact there is no audio with vid2flash. If you cannot encode audio in sync with the video, the encoder is useless for most people.
-Flix allows you to set a maximum bitrate to optimize video for web streaming, and Flix includes presets for bandwidths from 28k - 256k. vid2flash has no way to set a maximum bitrate, which means there is no way to control what bandwidth a user is receiving. Consequently, with vid2flash there is no way to create video for people on a dial up connection -- or even a slower broadband connection. In addition, vid2flash has no presets.
-Flix provides audio controls and allows users to select sampling rate, bitrate and mono/stereo. vid2flash has no audio controls at all.
-Flix allows users to resize the video and provides a number of controls that enable users to limit the amount of ram being used by the Flash player. vid2flash does not allow you to resize the video, which means that you cannot control the amount of ram that the flash player will use when the video plays. This is a critical factor. vid2flash encoded video of longer than 15-30 seconds will quickly crash the Flash player on most users' computers.
-Flix has numerous features, including: ability to embed links in video, ability to add metadata to video, ability to output an html file to play the video, image size extrapolation, image smoothing, ability to export .mp3's and .wav's, and swf controls such as loop movie, unload movie and protect movie. vid2flash does not have any of these features.
-Flix provides superior email and forum support, as well as comprehensive documentation and tutorials. vid2flash has no technical support, no user forum, no documentation, and no tutorials.
We have nothing against vid2flash , but we do not want our product confused with the vid2flash product because their capabilities are so vastly different.
Hope this helps.
Jonathan

[Vlad]

Thank you Jonathan, very useful info.
Appreciate your help.