I don't quite see how Flash MX's new video feature comes anywhere close to replacing Flix.

As a web developer, I have found that Flix offers many things that Flash MX and other 3rd party tools do not. Jon has listed a few of them, but Jon is one of the creators of the program. I would like to give the perspective of a web developer.

Flix's ability to set the bitrate of an encoded video
Flash MX or any other 3rd party tool does not have the ability to do this. Not only does this eliminate the need for programs like Real Player/QuickTime for streaming over the internet, it also saves a fortune in production costs.

Vectorizing
Flix's new ability to vectorize video is another revolutionary step in the world of video in swf format. As opposed to going frame by frame to vectorize a video, Flix will automatically do it for you. That saves endless hours of work. No other program, including Flash MX, offers this ability.

Batch Encoding
This is a great example why Wildform is so innovative. Many users of Flix actually requested this feature for version 2.0. Wildform listened to their callings and gave them what they wanted. In fact, Wildform included just about every requested feature in version 2.0. This batch encoding feature saves endless hours of production time.

These are just a few of Flix's advantages. The one main thing that Jon left out is that Wildform is a very innovative company. Flix is only at 2.0, but with every release/update, the guys at Wildform offer even more creative and revolutionary ideas. This means that Flix 2.0 is an incredible program now, but when Flix 2.5 and 3.0 comes out; it will be even better.

I will continue to use Flix for my video encoding in Flash simply because Flix is the only program that truly does what I need.

Please note: I am not paid by Wildform, nor am I given any benefits for moderating there forum or speaking this about them. I do this purely out of love for the program. When I truly hate a program, I say it.

-scott
http://scottmanning.com/