Flash converter NEED HELP!!

Ok, I work on a macbookpro intel based. I do filming and video editing for a company. Now that I have finished some of the videos its time to post them online. So my boss wants me to give him the videos as flash files (.flv) so that people can view them right away instead of a .mov file which would be a link to another page. So... I am working with Final cut express HD.. there is no converter to flash in there so i need another 3rd party program that would be somewhat cheap and that i can convert to .flv. If anyone knows of some good programs let me know as soon as possible. Thanks for reading!
-Dylan
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Current programs i already know of:
Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 - I would like this one but its up to my boss to purchase it.

ffmpegX- Downloaded the trial but it doesnt work. Wasted alot of time on it when it didnt work. :radioacti

Ok, I work on a macbookpro intel based. I do filming and video editing for a company. Now that I have finished some of the videos its time to post them online. So my boss wants me to give him the videos as flash files (.flv) so that people can view them right away instead of a .mov file which would be a link to another page. So... I am working with Final cut express HD.. there is no converter to flash in there so i need another 3rd party program that would be somewhat cheap and that i can convert to .flv. If anyone knows of some good programs let me know as soon as possible. Thanks for reading!
-Dylan
[email protected]

Current programs i already know of:
Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 - I would like this one but its up to my boss to purchase it.

ffmpegX- Downloaded the trial but it doesnt work. Wasted alot of time on it when it didnt work. :radioacti

well should you be converting it into .swf and not .flv?

What is .swf?

shockwave file i think. thats what a flash movie is when you export it.

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does that black smilely thing post automaticly every time you reply cause i can see a white line between it and your post

ok well i dont know if it can accept it... the hosting site that the video will be hosted on. They request .flv files.

.swf is a flash movie file...
.flv is a flash video file
.fla is a flash source file- this can not be put online, this is how flash saves a project that you are working on.

PowerBookG4 said:

.swf is a flash movie file...
.flv is a flash video file
.fla is a flash source file- this can not be put online, this is how flash saves a project that you are working on.

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ohh how come mine always exports as a swf from flash 8?

Does flash 8 work for intel based macs?

yeah it does but it will be slow im running it on a pc though.. it runs in rosetta which emulates the ppc processer so it will be slower and use lots or ram

well thats all good because i have 2gb of ram.. i just needed to know if it would work. flash 8 is around $120 right?

$699 for pro
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/flashpro/