merging video files

[jiggy1965]

As an example, let's say I've got 10 video files in the Library. I've wanna select 4 of them and merge them into a single video file (e.g. mov), which I then want to be able to send by email.

Is that something that can be done in actionscript? To begin with merging 4 random library videos into 1 file and rendering it as 1 .mov file?

[kglad]

no, that can't be done with actionscript.

you could play 4 (chosen randomly or otherwise chosen) end-to-end using actionscript but, you can't send convert them to mov using actionscript and you can't send them by email using actionscript.

[jiggy1965]

I would use php to email the file, that's not the problem.

So for the merged video file I would also have to use something external, some kind of script other than actionscript. Do you know of any which could do such a thing? If so, which of these situations would be doable (or perhaps both):

1. Have Flash somehow export 4 of the video files it has in its library to this external 'something'. Which combines these 4 video items it receives into 1 video file. Which then can be emailed through php.

2. Have Flash send the file names of 4 external video files to this external 'something'. Which loads those 4 external files and renders them as one file in the same video format. To be send through php.

Is there some external program like that I could add to the whole process?

[kglad]

i don't know of any server side program that could merge video files into one video file.

[moccamaximum]

1. Why would you want to send a mov file via mail? Most mail servers have an internal spamblocker that doesn`t allow files with a >10MB attachement.

2.It`s easy enough to put 10 different videofiles on a server and having a as3/netstream randomize the playing of these files with VIDEO_EVENT.complete Event, so you could simply mail the URL to the receiver and his browser will do the work and stream your videos as if they were one. (no php needed for that)