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Flix Features and Requirements

Supported Formats

On2 Flix can convert the following formats to Flash:

Video
.avi, .dv, .mov/.qt, .mpeg, .mp4, .3gp; .asf/wmv (Windows only); .flv (Flix Pro for Windows only)
Audio
.mp3, .wav; wma (Windows only); aiff (Mac only)
Still Image
.jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .psd, .tif, .pic, .tga

Complete List of Features

Features Flix Pro 8 (Win) Flix Pro 8 (Mac) Flix Standard 8 (Win) Flix Standard 8 (Mac) Flix Exporter 8 (Win & Mac)
Flash 8 SWF video output X X X X X
Flash 8 FLV video output X X X X X
JavaFX FXM video output X X X X X
On2 VP6-E high-quality video profile X X X X X
On2 VP6-S Hi-Def (HD) video profile X X X X X
Two-pass Flash 8 encoding X X X
Advanced video encoder controls X X
Flash 8 Alpha channel output X X X
Chroma key tools for creating "greenscreen" effects X X
Video cue points X X
Fractional video framerates X X X X
Automatically create Flash 8 Player detection code X X
FLV DirectShow filter (plays FLV video in Windows Media player) X
Variable Bitrate (VBR) encoding X X X X X
Constant Bitrate (CBR) encoding X X X X
Flash MX video output (Variable bitrate) X X X
Flash MX video output (Constant bitrate) X X X X X
Flash MX output for importing into Flash MX Pro X X X X X
FLV to SWF Converter X X
Bitrate/quality control X X X X X
Automatic player creation during encode X X
Add player "skins" to existing SWFs X X
Add player skins to existing FLVs X X
Batch Encoding X X
Batch Target Directory X
Automatic HTML export X X X [1]
Advanced HTML export options X X
Encoding Presets X X X X X
Restrict SWF video to a specific domain X
In & Out point editing X X
Cropping X X
Overlays X X
Image filters (brightness, contast, hue, saturation) X X
De-interlacing X X
Noise reduction X X
JPEG export X X
Outputs .wav and .mp3 audio files X X X X
FLV Video Player X X X
Export Win & Mac projectors X X
Export Linux projectors X
Export Win screensavers X
Saves .flx Flix settings files X X
Toolbar shortcuts X X
Automatic fixed preloader X X
Automatic adaptive preloader X X
Preloader text controls X X
Automatic SWF file chaining X X
Automatic onclick play X X
Automatic onclick load X X
Automatic wait to play X X
Automatic link creation X X
Ability to add metadata/variables X X X X
Automatic stop action X X X X
Automatic looping control X X
Create importable Flash 3-7 SWF X X X X
Vector video output X X
Flash 3+ SWF video output X X X X X
Encode Limit None None None None 1,500 / mo
(Desktop version only)
  1. Automatic HTML export will be added to Flix Standard 8 for Mac in a future release.

System Requirements

  • 128MB RAM
  • 25MB free disk space
  • Processor:
    PC: Minimum Pentium II 233MHz; Pentium 4 1.5 Ghz or faster recommended
    Mac: PowerPC G4 or later, Intel Core Duo
  • Operating System:
    PC: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (32-bit only)
    Mac: OS X 10.3.x, 10.4.x
  • PC browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
  • Mac browser: Safari 2.0 or Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
  • Internet connection for installation and updates

Video & Audio Requirements

  • Free Adobe Flash Player for previewing SWF and FLV files
  • Free Apple QuickTime Player (complete "recommended" installation) for converting/previewing QT, MOV, 3GP, DV files, certain .AVIs, and image files (JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PSD, TIF, TGA, and PIC). Quicktime is also necessary for converting/previewing MP3 audio and MPEG-1 videofiles on the Mac only. (Make sure to use the complete "recommended" install mode of the free Quicktime player.
  • Upgrade to QuickTime Pro required for use with Flix Exporter.
  • On Intel-based Macintosh, Flix Exporter requires a host application that is Universal.
  • PC Only: Free Windows Media Player 9+ for converting/previewing MPEG-1, ASF, certain AVIs, MP3, WMV, WMA, and WAV files
  • To capture video, you will need a video capture card and video capture software (Flix does not have capture capabilities). Capture cards usually come with some type of capture software.

Flash Video Format Limitations

FLV Video

Flix-encoded FLV video and audio files have no frame or size limitation.

SWF Video

Flix-encoded SWF video and audio output is limited only by the maximum allowed number of frames in the SWF format, which is 16,000 frames. For example, at a SWF framerate of 8 fps, your movie can be over 33 minutes long. The Flash Player will stop playing your video after 16,000 SWF frames, and Flix will warn you if your output video will exceed 16,000 frames. We also strongly suggest you do not create SWF video output that exceeds 50-60 MB of Flash Player RAM usage, which is determined by adding the file size to the overhead of the Flash Player itself. Flix will let you know how much RAM your video and audio will use when it is loaded into the Flash Player, and it will warn you when you exceed 50 MB.