Hi, I create application in facebook using below url http://www.facebook.com/developers.and Get the source code for embedding swf file in my facebook application .Using below url "http://onlytipsandtricks.com/facebook/html5-and-php-based-facebook-application-development/" In config.php change the application Id,key and secret key value for my application and Hosted this application in server,but swf file is not geting loaded in facebook It display the error . while application running on Internet Explorer The error is Webpage error details User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; InfoPath.2; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; Media Center PC 6.0) Timestamp: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:09:46 UTC Message: Unexpected call to method or property access. Line: 264 Char: 5 Code: 0 URI: res://ieframe.dll/httpErrorPagesScripts.js While application running on firefox The error is The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. I have posted this problem on many forums.But I don't get proper reply. please give me some suggestion or ideas for how to solve this problem?(or) Give step by step procedure for create application and embed swf file in that facebook application. Thanks in advance

To request that your videos play within Facebook, please submit the domain(s) where you plan to host your SWF files. All content must comply with our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities or the domain will not be approved.

Fill in this form you will need the hosting website of your SWF I suggest imageshack.us and an e-mail contact address for you the developer.

http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=video_embed_whitelist

You will need to use these metatags in the FBML

<meta name="title" content="video_title" />
<meta name="description" content="video_description" />
<link rel="image_src" href="video_screenshot_image_src url" />
<link rel="video_src" href="video_src url"/>*
<meta name="video_height" content="video_height" />
<meta name="video_width" content="video_width" />
<meta name="video_type" content="application/x-shockwave-flash" />

If you have a YouTube Account then this is easy just follow the embed button after you have uploaded your media

There is at the moment no easy way to do this however if you have the SWF or FLV hosted at another site then you can embed it using these codes

This example shows an embedded shockwave flash banner called valentines_animation.swf that has been uploaded to www.amarasoftware.com and then macromedia flash player is called to play it from the plugins page



All you need to do is copy and paste this HTML and but it into your blog to test to see if it works.


If you want to have a go at creating your own and want to upload it yourself and then use it on your blog then either download the trail version HERE to see what the software has to offer of create one for yourself using Adobe Photoshop and Image Ready check out my FLASH tip on how to do this

If you have created a SWF you can upload it to a FREE SWF server then check out k-directors blog that will tell you where to upload it.

EXAMPLE 1
Register for an imageshack account the same people who run yfrog
Using ImageShack Uploader you can upload suitable SWF to your online account.

The formats are supported:

• avi ** - audio video interleave
  
• flv - adobe flash
  
• mov - quicktime or sorenson
  
• swf - shockwave flash

** so if you have an mpg4, divx, xvid rename the file extension to avi

Open the uploader and sign in with your imageshack account details and then drag and drop OR browser for you video media if you use the batch tagger and select if the media is PUBLIC or PRIVATE



When uploaded then all you need to do is to click the get code for website this is the same for a weblog



Then copy and paste the embed code to your blog notice that imageshacks own flvplayer will be used as opposed to the macromedia version in the example above.




EXAMPLE 2

Using SWFCabin to upload your SWF it will give you a URL where your object has been stored this is an example using a banner from the Internet Download Manager website for advertising and earning 20% of the sale of there software if the link originates from your website.

http://www.swfcabin.com/open/1277814412

With this URL code you will then require a method of posting or embedding the SWF into your site the easiest way to do this is using Javascript as in the example shown above.

On way you can do this is to use SWFObject v2.0 now hosted on Google pages details of how to do this is from deconcepts blog where the earlier versions are still hosted. This is a more complicated method an should not be attempted by beginners.

If you have a YouTube Account then this is easy just follow the embed button after you have uploaded your media

There is at the moment no easy way to do this however if you have the SWF or FLV hosted at another site then you can embed it using these codes

This example shows an embedded shockwave flash banner called valentines_animation.swf that has been uploaded to www.amarasoftware.com and then macromedia flash player is called to play it from the plugins page



All you need to do is copy and paste this HTML and but it into your blog to test to see if it works.


If you want to have a go at creating your own and want to upload it yourself and then use it on your blog then either download the trail version HERE to see what the software has to offer of create one for yourself using Adobe Photoshop and Image Ready check out my FLASH tip on how to do this

If you have created a SWF you can upload it to a FREE SWF server then check out k-directors blog that will tell you where to upload it.

EXAMPLE 1
Register for an imageshack account the same people who run yfrog
Using ImageShack Uploader you can upload suitable SWF to your online account.

The formats are supported:

• avi ** - audio video interleave (Xvid,DivX)
  
• flv - adobe flash
  
• mov - quicktime or sorenson
• mp4 - mpeg4 (Xvid,DivX)
  
• wmv - windows media video
  
• 3gp - 3rd Generation standard used on mobiles
  
• mkv - matroska used on DivXHD
  
• m4v - high quality H264
  
• swf - shockwave flash
• pdf - adobe portable document format
  

** so if you have an mpg4, divx, xvid rename the file extension to avi

Open the uploader and sign in with your imageshack account details and then drag and drop OR browser for you video media if you use the batch tagger and select if the media is PUBLIC or PRIVATE



When uploaded then all you need to do is to click the get code for website this is the same for a weblog



Then copy and paste the embed code to your blog notice that imageshacks own flvplayer will be used as opposed to the macromedia version in the example above.




EXAMPLE 2

If you use this HTML code to embed your SWF you will still need to use an image hosting website you will need to replace the file_url and the width and height with the URL that the image host gives you and the exact pixel measurements



This method is best used on hosting sites that don't give you the HTML code automatically I prefer the first example for ease , The next example is only for advanced users and is normally used on websites not blogs but if you know how it can still be used with Wordpress powered blogs.


EXAMPLE 3

Using SWFCabin to upload your SWF it will give you a URL where your object has been stored this is an example using a banner from the Internet Download Manager website for advertising and earning 20% of the sale of there software if the link originates from your website.

http://www.swfcabin.com/open/1277814412

With this URL code you will then require a method of posting or embedding the SWF into your site the easiest way to do this is using Javascript as in the example shown above.

On way you can do this is to use SWFObject v2.0 now hosted on Google pages details of how to do this is from deconcepts blog where the earlier versions are still hosted.

This is a more complicated method an should not be attempted by just a beginner, it is essentially written in Javascript and is used to embed Adobe FLV and SWF into websites

PartI. Difference between FLV and SWF
PartII. How to play FLV and SWF on mac
PartIII. How to convert FLV to SWF on mac

PartI. FLV VS. SWF

What is FLV?

FLV files (Flash Video Files), a binary file format, are composed of a video bit stream and an audio bit stream and deliver web video over the Internet with Macromedia Flash Player. FLV files are considered to be streaming video files. If you put FLV file in website, you don't have to download the entire file before playing. FLV content may also be embedded within SWF files. The audio and video data within FLV files are encoded in the same way as they are within SWF files. Unlike SWF format, FLV do not have maximum of 16000 frames limitation and ideally for large video file size. Notable users of the FLV format files are YouTube, Yahoo video, Google Video, Reuters.com, My Space, Facebook video etc.

What is SWF?

SWF (Shockwave Flash)- The file format SWF is a vector graphics file format, not streaming media. SWF file can be played directly in web browser, such as Internet Explorer. However, FLV file can not be playback directly, because it requires a separate SWF file which reads the video content from FLV. The SWF file that plays FLV file is called online flash player. Intended to be small enough for publication on the web, SWF files can contain animations or applets of varying degrees of interactivity and function.

PartII. How to play FLV and SWF on your mac

FLV and SWF are currently very popular over the Internet. When you have downloaded many cartoon movie files which are in SWF file format from Internet or downloaded a video from video sharing website like Youtube to your Mac, you must want to play them in the formats of FLV and SWF. However the default Player on Mac, QuickTime Player, can't playback them. Luckily, the problem will be fixed when you use SWF&FLV Player.

SWF&FLV Player, which is based on the standard Adobe Flash player for Mac OS X, SWF & FLV Player by Eltima Software offers advanced and unique features that allow you to play, rewind, fast-forward and preview SWF and FLV files frame-by-frame, and also create and manage playlists, zoom movies in and out, fit to current window size or restore to original one, set playback quality, control Flash security, check SWF file’s comprehensive information and lots more.

PartIII. How to convert FLV to SWF on mac

Want to publish your website and insert a SWF file into it, right? Use Flash 8.0 to create an embedded SWF with for your web site, however, you will find that the created SWF file goes out of sync in video and audio. How to solve this problem?

A workaround is FLV to SWF converter for mac which is a special flash creator. Mac FLV to SWF converter can convert FLV to SWF as simple as a piece of cake, without any actionscript and programming. Mac FLV to SWF converter empowers you to embed your SWF in a HTML web page during flv to swf conversion.

Step1. Add FLV files
Click "Add video" button to open the directory and choose all FLV files you want to convert.

Step2. Take slide
Choose two or more FLV files and click "Slide" button.



Step3. Choose a customize flash player
Go to "the step3 of cutomize" panel, and then hit "Player" tab to choose a customize flash player for your flash video.



Step4. Set a flash preloader template
Press the "Preloader" tab to select a cool flash preloader template.



Step5. Convert FLV to SWF
Hit the "Start" button to start FLV to SWF conversion.

Next: Create free flash slideshow for website with photos.