<p>I need to display a small (15x15 pixel) animation in a Flex app.  I have it FLV format, but it could be converted to somthing else.  I'd prefer to have the file embedded in the app (it's only 8k in size).  I've seen posts about displaying animated GIFs using third-party code which would be OK, but is there a way to do this with the native Flex libs.  I also realize that FLVs can be displayed in Video objects but only if they are external files.</p>

It is a lot easier converting it into a SWF and displaying it in an
```
Image
```
control.
SWFTools
can convert animated GIF into SWF file, small enough to be embedded in your app.