I had a video on my old site that was AVI and media player would play the minute the page was opened.

I'm redoing my site and I guess this is an outdated method of playing video?

Flash is the way to go now?

Why?

SWF or FLV (what's the difference?)

THANKS.

Here is a good link that will explain you the difference between swf and flv.

http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=1014968

CC has a nice bit of software called Web Video Player where you can convert your AVI to Flash and embed on your website. Give the trail version a try and see if this meets your needs.

I agree - Web Video Player is pretty slick and easy to use. It will easily make the transfer for you.