Flash :: Video In A Popup Box?

Popup Window For Video
I have been trying to get my video to open in a popup window when clicked on. Instead it opens in a browser full screen, (not what I wanted). It is linked to another presentation and both are burned onto a CD. I hope that I am saying this right... Need Help ASAP!!! SOS

question: can someone provide me with a step by step instruction on creating a popup window in flashmx, then add a video to it so I can burn it to a CD for a presentation with a play and stop action. I have been hard pressed to develop this project and can not get any assist.

Also does any one know of video training tapes for flash that are idiot proof??????

Need help asap

please e-mail to jkrause@jkrause2.com

Thank you
jkrause2

Video Window Popup
Hello,

I'm creating a tutorial presentation with Flash. I want to add large dimension video clips to the presentation but don't want to see the video embedded on the page. I'm looking for a way that the user clicks a link or thumbnail and a video player expands or pops up, plays the movie, then hides again (doesn't really have to hide but that would be nice)

I'm completely new to flash and the only way I know how to work with video is to import it onto the stage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[CS3] Popup Video From Picture Button
Hello

I have a Flash template for a photography site. I would like one of the pictures that is configured as a button to pop up a window to play a video that I will create, with just the player controls and the exit button. (There is no room to embed the video player.) The button currently has this code:

Code:
on (rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay("s1");

}
on (rollOut, releaseOutside) {
gotoAndPlay("s2");
This is where I get stuck. I am not sure how to incorporate JavaScript and HTML to call up the popup and reference the video file.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

How Make A Centered Popup With A QT Video Inside :)
Hi (sorry my english is not perfect)

I am realy a beginner, and i want to make a centered video popup.
At this time i only know make a button open a new page opening the QT video, but the background of this page is gray.

I will like to only get the video and is controler bar, with my portofolio home page for background.

I found many tuts for making popup, but how integrate the QT video in a html page in witch i can include the javascript for open it like a popup window ?

Thanks a lot for help

http://bihan.free.fr

PS
(in futur i want to make it in flash but at this i am to much beginner to do it )

Open Popup Window By Video Clicps
Hey All,

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this thread, but I know there are lots of web-pro come here, so I one of you can give me a hand or a direction for my question: How can I embed a code in a video clips(wmv,rmvb...), in order to open a pupop window while the clip playing?

Thanks so much

One Popup .html File For Numerous Video .swf Files
I know this is a bit more Javascript oriented than normally on these forums, but I thought someone still might be able to help.

What I've got is a video page on a site that lets you choose different videos to watch. I want the video to be in a popup window that fits tight around the video.

Main question:
How can I, using either the embed ojbect or swfobject that's so keenly popular right now, have one popup.html file that you can load video1.swf, video2.swf, etc into the one window from the HTML?

I've seen numerous ways of doing this for photo galleries, but I can't quite get any of them to work with .swf files instead of .jpgs.

Thanks
Igby

Flash Video Opening In Full Browser, Need It Like A Popup
Hello to you all, this is my first post and I'm trying to get my learning head on.
I have imported a video in to Flash Pro 8 encoded it to 300x240 pixels and gone through the process to make a flash video including the published html file. Now when I click on the swf. file directly the movie opens up on my desk-top like a pop-up which I want and plays just perfectly at the size I set it at and complete with the controls I chose.
My problem is that when I click on a text link on my website to open the flash produced html file which in turn opens the swf file, the flash video opens up at the right size but on the left and I have a full browser screen, not the size I want it to as when I tested it from clicking on the swf. file on my desk-top.
Please can you explain how to get the video to open up in another window from the link on my website at the smaller size that I wanted? I presume it is some kind of JavaScript code that needs inserting in flash html page?!?! (probably more complicated than that)?
Can you help please as I want to do this with a number of individual videos with separate links?
Hope all this makes sense?

Flash Video In Popup, Dependent On Selection On Website
I have a client - his business is catalog/internet sales of fine dolls and collectibles. On his website, each product has its own page, with photo and information. What he wants is to add a link which, when clicked, will open a new window that displays a short video that shows off the product.

What I need to know is this: would it be easier/more efficient to create a "viewer app" via Flash, that calls the video via XML, or would it be easier/more efficient to just create Flash video that is called using a server-side script like PHP?

thanks!

(Pardon the double-post, but I'm not sure exactly where to put this question.)

PopUp Window Help - Toggle Control Between Popup And Stage?
How do you toggle control between a popup window and the main timeline?

I have a button that opens up a pop up window. The popup window is going to contain some text instructions. I would like to have the text instructions visible and allow the user to control a movie clip on the stage. Unfortunately, right now once the popup window appears, the user can no longer control the movie clip on the stage until they close the popup. I'm using MX 2004.

Here is the code I have on my button - this creates the popup window (I got this from some other postings):

on (press) {
import mx.containers.Window;
var win = mx.managers.PopUpManager.createPopUp(_root, Window, true);
win.setSize(375, 262);
win.closeButton = true;
win.contentPath = 'text';
win.click = function() {
this.removeEventListener("click", this);
this.deletePopUp();
};
win.addEventListener("click", win);
}

This is my first posting, please let me know if I haven't provided enough information or if I'm going about this completely wrong. My project will not be posted on a website, it needs to be executed off of a CD so that's why I didn't use a getURL().

Popup Window From Flash, Making Everything Load In Just 1 Popup
I have a simple thumbnail gallery in flash.
When a user clicks a thumbnail, I want a popup to appear. I got this far... now for my problem.

Without closing the window that has popped up, if you click another thumbnail, ANOTHER window pops up so I decided to keep the name of the windows the same to prevent this.

Now... when you click on the thumbnails, everything loads in just the one window without popping up a new window everytime you click a thumbnail but... the popup window stays minimized or "behind the main window".....

any help would be appreciated, thank you!

Problems Openin Another Popup From An Existin Popup
helo.....
The first popup window is fine...

but when i use this method again on the swf in the popup to open another popup... it fail... y is this so????
Thankz alot for spendin time to go thru the script...

Script in flash...
------------------------------------------------------
on (release) {
getURL ("javascriptpenNewWindow('XXX.htm','popuppage',' width=430,height=90,top=0,left=0,scrollbars=no')") ;
}
-----------------------------------------------------
Script in html...
-----------------------------------------------------
<script language="JavaScript">
var newWindow
function openNewWindow(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures) {

newWindow=window.open(URLtoOpen, windowName,width=400,height=160, windowFeatures);
}
var height = window.screen.availHeight;
var width = window.screen.availWidth;
window.moveTo((width /2)-400,(height /2)-200);

</script>
------------------------------------------------------

Load Jpg Into Popup, Size Of Popup Based On Jpg?
How do I dynamically load an external jpg into a new popup, but with the popup size based of those of the jpg, so as to leave a 30 pixel border around the jpg???

I also want to dynamically put a short description of the photograph at the bottom.

Please help!!!

PopUp Window Gets Blocked By Popup Blockers
Flash CS3
Actionscript 2.0

I have text on the flash website that is being called from an external .txt file. The problem i'm having is that any links called from that .txt file is blocked by popup blockers upon clicking on them.

I have another popup window in the flash itself from on of the navigation buttons, and that one does not get blocked... but the ones in the .txt files do.

However with the design and the content of the flash, I really need that link to be in the .txt file.

Not really sure how i should go about resolving this.

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated, thank you

Popup Window From Flash, But Have Only 1 Popup
I have a simple thumbnail gallery in flash.
When a user clicks a thumbnail, I want a popup to appear. I got this far... now for my problem.

Without closing the window that has popped up, if you click another thumbnail, ANOTHER window pops up so I decided to keep the name of the windows the same to prevent this.

Now... when you click on the thumbnails, everything loads in just the one window without popping up a new window everytime you click a thumbnail but... the popup window stays minimized or "behind the main window".....

any help would be appreciated, thank you!

Firefox Saying Popup Block : But Its Not Popup
I've made simple flash document and added invisible hotspot to link to a website and put following code

Code:

on(press) {
getURL("http://www.site.net",
_blank, "POST");
}

when link is clicked firefox display message Popup blocked. I've seen many other site in which firefox don't display any popup message when we click in link how its possible? i've visited and clicked cnet.com flash ad which opens in new tab without any message. i want to make like that.

Next is my flash is not looping in firefox but looping in IE7. I'm using Flash MX 2004.

any suggestion.

thanks.

Openning A Popup From A Popup?
Hi,
I'm able to open a popup from a normal sized window but the code doesn't seem to work in a popup. Why????

This is what I used.

on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:window.open('" add url add "','" add winName add "','width=" add winW add ",height=" add winH add ",top='+((screen.height/2)-(" add winH/2 add "))+',left='+((screen.width/2)-(" add winW/2 add "))+',toolbar=" add tools add ",scrollbars=" add scroll add ",resizable=" add resize add ",menubar=" add menu add ",status=" add status add ",directories=" add directory add ",location=" add location add "'); void(0);");
}

Thanks

POPUP POP-UP Popup Pop-up >>the Easy Way
No scripting, just follow the links and do the tutorial

>center popup
http://www.macromedia.com/exchange/flash/

under the support info link:
Tutorial: http://www.geocities.com/p_shevlin/centerpopuphelp.html

or if you want to stay in tha house
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Smart...64/index.shtml

[Edited by tputtemans on 10-12-2001 at 01:37 PM]

Popup Winthin A Popup
how do i create a pop up windwo within a popup window?
i used this code for the initial pop up window:

javascriptpenNewWindow('popup.html','thewin','heig ht=250,width=100,toolbar=no,srollbars=yes')

but when i put the same code on the button within that window what ends up happening is that the next movie opens in the same window

please help =)

Launch Popup From One Popup
Hi,

Sorry for this newbie question, but how i can open a new popup from a previous popup? I mean, I launch one popup and then from this popup I need open a new popup.For now the flash popup open the new inside the same window.

Thanks!

Popup Inside A Popup?
Hi.
I'm trying to do some popup windows from flash. Having a small problem.
Trawled the forums for a bit but didn't find anything of use to me.

I have a flash button inside of my main window which opens a popup window just fine. When I put a button inside the popup to try and get it to open yet another popup,
nothing happens. Am using the same function parameters, tried changing the window names and the function name, but it won't do it.

I'm not a flash programmer, so class structures, parent/child stuff etc. defy me.
Is there a simple way to do this?

My code is posted below:

Javascript:

<script language="JavaScript">
function openNewWindow(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures) {
newWindow=window.open(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures);
}
</script>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

Actionscript:
on (release) {
getURL("javascript:openNewWindow('http://www.mysite.ca/test.html','window','height=200,width=500,toolbar= no,scrollbars=no')");
}

Any help getting the buttons inside the popup to open another popup
is greatly appreciated!

cheers,

arno

Centre Popup Window / Title Popup Window
Hi

Can anyone help? I would like my popup window to sit centre of the browswer and have a title on the top can I define it within the following actionscript?

on(release){
geturl("javascript:window.open('myfile.html','winO ne','height=400 width=450');void(0)");
}

Thanks ravenotice

XML Image & Video-playing Gallery Issue. Video Doesn't Hide When Online.
Hi guys,

I've created a gallery using kirupa's tutorial that loads in, through xml, both images and streaming video swfs.

here's the link (then click on 'Real Art', then on 'Roster' in the menu):

http://www.studiotonne.com/tira/

All links (xml and content links in the xml) are pointing to an online server, so it should work offline in the same way it does online.

So offline, it all works fine and browsing through the gallery in the Roster for each artist, selecting each number in the gallery closes the current image/video and displays the new one, as it should.

Online however, the issue is different. For instance, clicking on 'Build', then on number 5 in the gallery (which is a streaming video embedded in a swf pulled in via xml), it streams in the required video. However, upon trying to select a different picture in the gallery, or choosing to view the gallery of a different artist, the video doesn't want to disappear and allow other images to be seen, as it does when viewed offline.

I'm sure its quite a simple thing to make the streaming video swf that the xml loads in, to disappear. I just don't understand why it works properly offline, whereas online, the video issue occurs.

Could it be a netConnection or netStream issue?

Here is the code for the build gallery in the roster:

Code:
stop();
function loadXML(loaded) {
trace("XML loading...");
if (loaded) {
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
description = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
description[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
}
firstImage();
displayPages();
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("clientupdates/build/xml/build.xml");

p = 0;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {

filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = true;
if (loaded != filesize) {
preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
/*
if(blnPreview) {
previous_btn._visible = false;
next_btn._visible = false;
} else {
previous_btn._visible = true;
next_btn._visible = true;
}
*/
} else {
preloader._visible = false;
if (picture._alpha<100) {
picture._alpha += 10;
}
}
};
function nextImage() {
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}
}
}

function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p--;
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}

}
function firstImage() {
trace("firstImage");
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);

// Only show the artwork data unless we're not in preview mode
//if(!blnPreview) {
desc_txt.text = description[0];
picture_num();
//}
}
}
function picture_num() {

current_pos = p+1;
pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
trace("Pic num:" + current_pos);
}

function displayPages() {
for(var i=1;i <=12; i++) {
if(i <= total) {
this["PageMC" + i].pgNum.text = "a";
this["PageMC" + i]._visible = true;
} else {
this["PageMC" + i]._visible = false;
}
}
}

function setPage(pageNum) {
if(pageNum>=0 && pageNum <total) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[pageNum], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[pageNum];
picture_num();
}
}

var my_nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
my_nc.connect(null);
var my_ns:NetStream = new NetStream(my_nc);
Thanks for reading guys. I hope you can help.

Jerome

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Video Stops And Audio Continues - Individual Scenes Work, Together Video Freezes
This is my first flash project ever, but I think I got a handle on layers, scenes, using streamed audio, etc. The sync works for every scene when tested independently. Those exported .swf run fine. But when I try to publish the entire movie as a .swf or .exe or any other format, it always freezes at a certain point. The video stops but the audio continues.

Can anyone help me or give me an idea of where to start diagnosing the issue?

I've resorted to converting each individual .swf into .avis then combining the segments into the video that I want, but, of course, this doesn't retain the size, scalability, and quality benefits of a .swf file. Please help!

XML Image & Video-playing Gallery Issue. Video Doesn't Hide When Online.
Hi guys,

I've created a gallery using kirupa's tutorial that loads in, through xml, both images and streaming video swfs.

here's the link (then click on 'Real Art', then on 'Roster' in the menu):
http://www.studiotonne.com/tira/

All links (xml and content links in the xml) are pointing to an online server, so it should work offline in the same way it does online.

So offline, it all works fine and browsing through the gallery in the Roster for each artist, selecting each number in the gallery closes the current image/video and displays the new one, as it should.

Online however, the issue is different. For instance, clicking on 'Build', then on number 5 in the gallery (which is a streaming video embedded in a swf pulled in via xml), it streams in the required video. However, upon trying to select a different picture in the gallery, or choosing to view the gallery of a different artist, the video doesn't want to disappear and allow other images to be seen, as it does when viewed offline.

I'm sure its quite a simple thing to make the streaming video swf that the xml loads in, to disappear. I just don't understand why it works properly offline, whereas online, the video issue occurs.

Could it be a netConnection or netStream issue?

Here is the code for the build gallery in the roster:

Code:

stop();
function loadXML(loaded) {
trace("XML loading...");
if (loaded) {
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
description = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
description[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
}
firstImage();
displayPages();
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("clientupdates/build/xml/build.xml");

p = 0;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {

filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = true;
if (loaded != filesize) {
preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
/*
if(blnPreview) {
previous_btn._visible = false;
next_btn._visible = false;
} else {
previous_btn._visible = true;
next_btn._visible = true;
}
*/
} else {
preloader._visible = false;
if (picture._alpha<100) {
picture._alpha += 10;
}
}
};
function nextImage() {
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}
}
}

function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p--;
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}

}
function firstImage() {
trace("firstImage");
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);

// Only show the artwork data unless we're not in preview mode
//if(!blnPreview) {
desc_txt.text = description[0];
picture_num();
//}
}
}
function picture_num() {

current_pos = p+1;
pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
trace("Pic num:" + current_pos);
}

function displayPages() {
for(var i=1;i <=12; i++) {
if(i <= total) {
this["PageMC" + i].pgNum.text = "a";
this["PageMC" + i]._visible = true;
} else {
this["PageMC" + i]._visible = false;
}
}
}

function setPage(pageNum) {
if(pageNum>=0 && pageNum <total) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[pageNum], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[pageNum];
picture_num();
}
}

var my_nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
my_nc.connect(null);
var my_ns:NetStream = new NetStream(my_nc);
Thanks for reading guys. I hope you can help.

Jerome

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Upload Quicktime Video File And Convert It To Flash Video
Hi

this is the problem i am facing.

I am uploading video files from my desktop to run in a website.
is there a way to convert whatever video format i upload to be converted to flash video format and stream online?

the website is the place where one can upload their personal videos and share with others online.
having a tool to convert the files to flash video would be a pain for the users. (most may be novices of technology)

Thanks in advance for any help in this regard.

Thanks

cheers
GugZ
INDIA

Flash Video Gallery Â€“ Link To Specific Video Upon Launch
I saw this question asked before when first doing a search on this topic, but have yet to see any replies, let alone any that work.

How can I link from within a web page to a specific video that is contained within a modified version of Adobe's Flash video Gallery tutorial?

When a user clicks on a link that says "View Dr. Jones Lecture", I want the Flash Video Gallery to launch with Dr. Jones' video loading and playing immediately. As it stands now, the video player just wants to wait until someone locates and then clicks on the video of their choice WITHIN the video player itself. That is fine if a generic "Launch our Video Gallery" link is clicked, but not if the user is expecting a specific video to play.

Any help is very much appreciated.

Cheers!

Flash Video Menu (button - Download Video From Cd - Problem)
Hi!

I made a flash movie which looks like menu (functions like dvd menu). Inside of it you can view videos, make some calculations, use small programs,... I have burned it on cd. When you put cd into computer it autoruns. It works great.
But....(theres always but ) On cd I have one video (97MB) which I would like user to be able to download. For example: inside flash move there is a button, which has a function to download this video from cd.

Please does anybody know what script do I have to put inside a button to be able to download this move from cd to users computer!?!?!
tnx for reply

Embedded Video Object In Video Basics - Part 1 Tutorial
I am a total newbie at Flash, so please bear with me. In Lee's Video Basics - Part 1 tutorial, one of the first steps is to create a Embedded Video object in the library. Flash Professional MX 2004 is being used in the tutorial and I am using Flash Professional 8, so maybe that is the reason I'm having a problem. The tutorial shows that by clicking "New Video" in the library panel, the embedded video object is automatically added to the library. When I click "New Video", I get a Video Properties dialogue box that defaults to "Video (ActionScript-controlled)". When I check the Embedded option, the OK button becomes disabled...only Cancel and Import are enabled. Clicking the Import button gives me an open dialogue box for a *.flv file. I'm not sure what to do here. Am I supposed to select the .flv file that I am going to use? I was under the impression that the tutorial was creating a generic object that I would be able to reuse whereas selecting a .flv file would make it specific to what I'm working on now. Can someone that is using Flash Professional 8 clarify what I should do?

Thanks,

Pat

Wanna Run A Video In MX? I Have A COOL Video Component If Anyone Is Interested?
http://www.studioxmedia.com/video_component.swf

http://www.studioxmedia.com/video_component.fla

I got this from a posting by someone else. I'm not sure even how to create a component, but the component works like a charm and looks like the Quicktime (start,volume, play, pause) handler.

Thought I'd share it.

Thanks,
fitchic77

Making A Presentation/commercial/training Video...(using Video)
Hail everyone...

I wanted to know what best to use if I wanted to make the above mentioned (in the topic subject)...

Seeing as tv res is 350x200 (or somesuch) the res won't be a problem (using DV cam), but as soon as I import the movie in flash, it pixalates BADLY (no quality for use in a TV commercial)...

What is the best format & encoding to use for this...

Or is there an app that can import layers from flash...

Because I need intricate shapes over my movie (playing as part of background, or only displayed half way across the screen)

I have to whip out a miracle with limited resources & I need some help please

Thanks before hand...

Unable To Scroll Video Until Video Plays In Entirety
Hi all.

I'm making a simple flash file to play a flv off a server. I'm using a flash skin with seekbar but the scroll triangle on the seek bar doesnt show up until the movie has played in its entirety. I would like to have it show up as soon as the movie starts playing.

Here's the steps I did using Flash Professional 8 on a Mac

import video (set the url path)
custom skin URL (typed in path) to SteelExternalPlaySeekMute.swf

My component inspector looks like this
autoplay - true
autorewind - true
autosize - true
buffertime - 0.1
contentpath - the url of the file
cuepoints - none
islive - false
maintainaspectr - true
skin - url of the skin
skinautohide - true
totaltime - 0
volume - 100

so what do I have to do to make the ability to scroll the video once the video starts?
I've tried this with numerous skins and all have the same results

TIA
- Pete

Play Diffrent Video Infront Of Bigger Video
Hey guys, and many thanks to all the gurus for taking the time to help us none gurus out.

I'm using Flash CS3 with AS3, and using .swf to stream .flv

Here is want i would like to do:

I have some video clips that i am playing in a .swf (MAIN.swf)(i am doing this via streaming .flv) and its working fine. What i would like to is have a shorter video (SMALL.swf)(which will also be a .swf via .flv) play before the MAIN.swf, and i want to rotate or change the SMALL.swf every 3 times the SMALL.swf gets played and keep the MAIN.swf constant. With a cycle of about 3 diffrent SMALL.swf's going down a list SMALL1.swf, SMALL2.swf, etc. I would, if it is an all-in-one .swf, to have a preloader. Kinda like this:

Page loads...
Preload....
SMALL1.swf...plays....MAIN.swf.....done.

Page loads...
Preload....
SMALL1.swf...plays....MAIN.swf.....done.

Page loads...
Preload....
SMALL1.swf...plays....MAIN.swf.....done.

Page loads...
Preload....
SMALL2.swf...plays....MAIN.swf.....done.

Page loads...
Preload....
SMALL2.swf...plays....MAIN.swf.....done.

Page loads...
Preload....
SMALL2.swf...plays....MAIN.swf.....done.

Page loads...
Preload....
SMALL3.swf...plays....MAIN.swf.....done.

etc.....

I'm pretty sure you have to store a varible somewhere, somehow to keep up with the loads.

I'm not sure where to begin with this, Im not the best at AS...so any code you can give me would be awesome. Thanks
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Making A Music Video -- Audio-video Sync?
Apparently, the sound file must be set to stream to assure synchronization.

I also read this somewhere:

Note that it's critical to add a preloader to allow the music file to properly stream down to the player before playback begins. With the sound file set to Stream, the animation and song may be out of step with each other if this step is not taken.

What does this mean? If the song it's set to stream it just isnt loaded in the preloader -- how do I make it load?

One more question, what is the optimal framerate for a music video? 30?

Pull Video From Client Or Push Video To Server
Hi,

In windows media server there are options such as pull or push.
In pull mode the server asks clients to stream data when required.
In push mode clients continiously stream data to the server.

push consumes more bandwith because it is a constant stream-it does not care if there are users who want to view live stream or not-it just streams.

pull is more intelligent way of publishing because it only generates traffic between clients and server if someone wants to view the stream.

So is there such a configuration in Flash Media Server? If not, does the push mode always streams the data?

Thanks in advance!

Beri

Video Encoder Can't Read MPEG-2 Video Track
I've recorded some MPEG-2 videos from a new Sony camcorder, and I can't turn them into FLV files using Flash CS3 Video Encoder. Each time I open the settings window, it says "This file has no readable video track."

However, the mpeg's play fine on ALL my media players (Real, Windows Media Player, etc.).

I've found a workaround -- I have to use some freeware to convert the MPEG-2 files into MPEG-4 files, and then the encoder can read them. But I'm still mystified as to why the Adobe encoder won't read the MPEG-2's.

Any ideas?

Peter

What's The Best Method For Video Loop + Precached Video Transitions?
Hello, I am hoping that a kindly Flash guru can send me running off in the right direction.

What I want to do is make a SWF which works in the same manner as a DVD menu, using Flash video.

Simply put, that means having a video loop for the background of each 'page', with links to other pages. Each of these links would travel through a video transition to reach the next page.

I am an experienced Java programmer; After Effects user and DVD Author but I have to admit that as a beginner to Flash, I find the number of ways you can embed video... symbols... media server etc. quite confusing.

All I want to do is have my loops and transitions as FLV files on my normal HTTP server, play the current loop while precaching the possible transitions etc.

I am very happy to research the precise coding aspect of this but I am hoping someone can tell me which of the (apparently numerous) methodologies available is the best one to go down.

Do I need to have all my objects in the timeline, or can I have a single object and reassign the video with code?

If it helps my video loops and transitions are 400x300 and around 4-10 seconds, so the bandwidth requirements aren't unreasonable.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Video In A Popup Box?

I have a media page with a list of movies with buttons to select. How do I make videos in a popup box when selected?