video files stall temporarily upon execution

[pocorev]

hi there-

i'm using 3.52

i'm just putting together a promotional proggie for a new project... i'm having problems when the video (wmf) links are executed. a couple files seem to run almost immediately, the others are lagging/stalling up to 5 - 6 seconds in some cases.

in the videos that are stalling on me, i'm missing the entire lead-in which is defeating the purpose

is there some way to buffer the video files or put up a temp 'loading' message while the video loads etc....

any help you all can give me will be greatly appreciated

marshall

[Candle]

I find that flash loads faster .
Not much help with your video .

[pocorev]

hi candle. thanks for your reply.

i've never used flash ... is it possible to convert my video into a flash format?

is there an inexpensive alternative to buying the full flash package?

any ideas you can share will be very helpful.

[Candle]

I use Camtasia Studio to convert to flash .
http://www.techsmith.com/products/studi ... AC-CGoogle
But there are others .
http://www.topshareware.com/Video-to-Fl ... -20142.htm
Just do a google but I didn't see asnything for free.