Flash 8: FLVPlayback Component

2006-03-18

This tutorial by Damian Burns covers how to use the FLVPlayback component to get video into your flash project quickly and easily. Covered in both a "Designer approach" and a "Developer Approach".

Check out the tutorial here.

You're welcome to discuss the tutorial in this thread.

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pisosse · 2006-03-19 #2

where did the xml part concerning multible videos go? did I miss something?

nice tut tho.. just what i needed

miko · 2006-03-19 #3

We are working on part two of this tutorial and should have it online in the next couple days or so.

pisosse · 2006-03-19 #4

aah like that...

coool thanks

damo · 2006-03-19 #5

i will be posting the second part of this tutorial which will include using XML as a data feed.

should be in the next day or two.

damian

pisosse · 2006-03-19 #6

so where do I send the check

thanks you are a hero!

damo · 2006-03-20 #7

you don't have to send a check...you can use pay pal :-)

miko · 2006-03-20 #8

No self promotion Damo!

damo · 2006-03-20 #9

just my whacky sense of humour miko. you know i do this for the LOVE of it.

FEEL THE LOVE

pisosse · 2006-03-21 #10

pay pal it's then...oh wait a sec.. lee did a xml flash videoplayer over at gotoandlearn.com....and it's ...FREE.

but his example is hung up on the list component which is a b*tch to skin... another solutions is very welcome(textbox component?)

damo · 2006-03-21 #11

i was kidding about the check/paypal stuff. these tutorials are free. in the next tutorial in this series i cover using a List Component inside of a class but i do not cover skinning the List Component.

pisosse · 2006-03-21 #12

and I was kidding you aswell.. so there we go..

lol

but listen do you know if it's at all possible to use other than the list comp? ei. textbox or other skinble UI's?.. with that a hobby webber as my self can alter the UI at our pleisure... and that would be nice

damo · 2006-03-21 #13

let me post the tutorial when i can. when you take a look at it, the answer to your own question may be obvious.

pisosse · 2006-03-21 #14

ahhh suspence.... I like it.

keep on the good work

pixelswork · 2006-07-26 #15

Hi

Could you let me know if there is way to run a preloader here before making the whole video load, as they bug if its a few minutes video.

dru

finchcat · 2006-08-27 #16

what about sound? it doesnt play any sound.

alexboyer · 2006-10-23 #17

Originally posted by damo
let me post the tutorial when i can. when you take a look at it, the answer to your own question may be obvious.

Wha happened? No XML tut?

chickalou · 2006-10-24 #18

is there any way to create a message telling people the video is loading?

i get a blank screen for a couple seconds that looks like a mistake before the video loads

radiant · 2009-08-04 #19

I know this is an old tut but I am working on a protfolio section that uses this code. My problem is that the FLVPlayer is pulling an external flv and it is in an external swf being pulled into a site wrapper(container). When I publish the external swf the flv plays correctly. But when I use the index file and the external swf is pulled in the wrapper the player loads and looks like it cannot find the flv to load. Here is the code for the player:
import mx.video.*;
var Player:FLVPlayback = attachMovie("FLVPlayback", "Player", getNextHighestDepth());
Player.autoPlay=false;
Player.skin = "ClearOverPlaySeekMute.swf";
Player._x=96;
Player._y=47;
Player.autoSize=false;
Player.contentPath="IO_WEB_Welcome.flv";
Player.height=150;
Player.width=222;

All files are in the same folder.
Thanks,

damo · 2009-08-04 #20

i would suggest checking the paths, also ensure that the case of your request matches the case of the file name.

radiant · 2009-08-04 #21

done and done. Still doesn't work. Any other suggestions?
Thanks,

damo · 2009-08-04 #22

use a web proxy like charles to see where the call to the flv is being made and adjust your path acoordingly.

Nutrox · 2009-08-04 #23

By default, all relative paths in Flash will be relative to the HTML page (when the SWF is running in a browser), so Flash will be looking for the IO_WEB_Welcome.flv file in the same directory as the HTML page. However, you can change the base directory for relative paths by setting the "base" parameter in the Flash object:

Code:

<object ... >
    <param name="base" value="./my-flash-files"/>
</object>

Doing that would force all relative paths in Flash to be relative to the my-flash-files directory.

Not sure if that will help but relative paths are normally the cause of these kinds of problems.

radiant · 2009-08-05 #24

Well, I'm not sure why I didn't look at this yesterday but when I launch the container swf everything works great. But if I launch it from the html page(which exists in the same directory) it cannot find the flv. So it seems to be a html issue not an actionscript one as I had previously thought. I did try Nutrox's idea, but no luck. Any other ideas?

radiant · 2009-08-05 #25

well, I found the issue. My project file folder was in My Documents folder. Normally this wouldn't be an issue but at my place of employment it doesn't exist on my computer but is a mapped network folder. I never realized it. So I copied the files to my desktop and walaa! it all works fine. Thanks for the help everyone.

el-artiste · 2009-10-03 #26

hey guys, i'm new here and i'm having problems with this tut...although when i make a simple test movie, everything works like a charm. But when i inserted the code into a more complex movie i would then have to press "Ctrl + Enter" twice to get the component to load. And still the standalone "swf" generated does not display the components... it only loads when i'm editing and pressing "Ctrl + Enter" twice.

by the way the flv files are remotely accessed, but when i do a simple test everything works fine..it's only with this more complex movie that it fails.

if you guys would want to see the actual file just let me know.

i really really hope you could help me out on this one.

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	pisosse	2006-03-19 #2
	where did the xml part concerning multible videos go? did I miss something? nice tut tho.. just what i needed

	miko a lot of Creative Assets	2006-03-19 #3
	We are working on part two of this tutorial and should have it online in the next couple days or so.

	damo	2006-03-19 #5
	i will be posting the second part of this tutorial which will include using XML as a data feed. should be in the next day or two. damian

	pisosse	2006-03-19 #6
	so where do I send the check thanks you are a hero!

	damo	2006-03-20 #7
	you don't have to send a check...you can use pay pal :-)

	miko a lot of Creative Assets	2006-03-20 #8
	No self promotion Damo!

	damo	2006-03-20 #9
	just my whacky sense of humour miko. you know i do this for the LOVE of it. FEEL THE LOVE

	pisosse	2006-03-21 #10
	pay pal it's then...oh wait a sec.. lee did a xml flash videoplayer over at gotoandlearn.com....and it's ...FREE. but his example is hung up on the list component which is a b*tch to skin... another solutions is very welcome(textbox component?)

	damo	2006-03-21 #11
	i was kidding about the check/paypal stuff. these tutorials are free. in the next tutorial in this series i cover using a List Component inside of a class but i do not cover skinning the List Component.

	pisosse	2006-03-21 #12
	and I was kidding you aswell.. so there we go.. lol but listen do you know if it's at all possible to use other than the list comp? ei. textbox or other skinble UI's?.. with that a hobby webber as my self can alter the UI at our pleisure... and that would be nice

	damo	2006-03-21 #13
	let me post the tutorial when i can. when you take a look at it, the answer to your own question may be obvious.

	pisosse	2006-03-21 #14
	ahhh suspence.... I like it. keep on the good work

	pixelswork	2006-07-26 #15
	preloader Hi Could you let me know if there is way to run a preloader here before making the whole video load, as they bug if its a few minutes video. dru

	finchcat	2006-08-27 #16
	what about sound? it doesnt play any sound.

	alexboyer	2006-10-23 #17
	Originally posted by damo let me post the tutorial when i can. when you take a look at it, the answer to your own question may be obvious. Wha happened? No XML tut?

	chickalou	2006-10-24 #18
	FLV preloader? is there any way to create a message telling people the video is loading? i get a blank screen for a couple seconds that looks like a mistake before the video loads

	radiant	2009-08-04 #19
	I know this is an old tut but I am working on a protfolio section that uses this code. My problem is that the FLVPlayer is pulling an external flv and it is in an external swf being pulled into a site wrapper(container). When I publish the external swf the flv plays correctly. But when I use the index file and the external swf is pulled in the wrapper the player loads and looks like it cannot find the flv to load. Here is the code for the player: import mx.video.*; var Player:FLVPlayback = attachMovie("FLVPlayback", "Player", getNextHighestDepth()); Player.autoPlay=false; Player.skin = "ClearOverPlaySeekMute.swf"; Player._x=96; Player._y=47; Player.autoSize=false; Player.contentPath="IO_WEB_Welcome.flv"; Player.height=150; Player.width=222; All files are in the same folder. Thanks,

	damo	2009-08-04 #20
	i would suggest checking the paths, also ensure that the case of your request matches the case of the file name.

	radiant	2009-08-04 #21
	done and done. Still doesn't work. Any other suggestions? Thanks,

	damo	2009-08-04 #22
	use a web proxy like charles to see where the call to the flv is being made and adjust your path acoordingly.

	Nutrox 17 Creative Assets	2009-08-04 #23
	By default, all relative paths in Flash will be relative to the HTML page (when the SWF is running in a browser), so Flash will be looking for the IO_WEB_Welcome.flv file in the same directory as the HTML page. However, you can change the base directory for relative paths by setting the "base" parameter in the Flash object: Code: <object ... > <param name="base" value="./my-flash-files"/> </object> Doing that would force all relative paths in Flash to be relative to the my-flash-files directory. Not sure if that will help but relative paths are normally the cause of these kinds of problems.

	radiant	2009-08-05 #24
	Well, I'm not sure why I didn't look at this yesterday but when I launch the container swf everything works great. But if I launch it from the html page(which exists in the same directory) it cannot find the flv. So it seems to be a html issue not an actionscript one as I had previously thought. I did try Nutrox's idea, but no luck. Any other ideas?

	radiant	2009-08-05 #25
	well, I found the issue. My project file folder was in My Documents folder. Normally this wouldn't be an issue but at my place of employment it doesn't exist on my computer but is a mapped network folder. I never realized it. So I copied the files to my desktop and walaa! it all works fine. Thanks for the help everyone.

	el-artiste	2009-10-03 #26
	Desperate for your help hey guys, i'm new here and i'm having problems with this tut...although when i make a simple test movie, everything works like a charm. But when i inserted the code into a more complex movie i would then have to press "Ctrl + Enter" twice to get the component to load. And still the standalone "swf" generated does not display the components... it only loads when i'm editing and pressing "Ctrl + Enter" twice. by the way the flv files are remotely accessed, but when i do a simple test everything works fine..it's only with this more complex movie that it fails. if you guys would want to see the actual file just let me know. i really really hope you could help me out on this one.