If you're not a programmer and you just want a simple way to embed a flash file in your Wordpress page:

1. Download flowplayer 3.1.5
2. Install the flowplayer directory in the root folder of your web site.
3. Edit your Wordpress theme and put this code in the header file:

<script src="../flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.4.min.js"></script>

[modify as needed to indicate the path to flowplayer]

4. Put this code in your post:



<a href="/yourdomain/pathtovideo.flv"  style="display:block;width:435px;height:340px"  id="player">

<img src="/yourdomain/pathtosplashimage/imagename.jpg" alt="description of image"></a>
<script language="JavaScript"> 
    flowplayer("player", "/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.1.5.swf", { 
    clip: { 
        url: "/yourdomain/pathtovideo.flv", 
        autoPlay: true 
    } 
}); 
</script>

[modify as needed to indicate the path to flowplayer, the splash image, the video and the video dimensions]

Create an image to serve as the splash intro (and take the place of the blank screen), be sure the image includes a play button graphic of some sort, and upload this image to the appropriate directory. On click this image will launch your flash video.

I got to this place after two days of head-banging, including experimenting with Adobe Flash Media Server, mpegrecorder, catra, vitooki, kimili, jm media player and three different Wordpress flash plugins. You don't need any of that stuff -- just your flv file and flowplayer. Awesome!

Example:http://desertlavender.com