 | | | FLV file stops loading when you pause | FLV file stops loading when you pause 2005-11-02 - By Joe Laffey
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2005, Joe Laffey wrote:
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>>> Does this happen when you load the FLV manually using NetStream ?
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>>> I am still using Flash Pro MX2004. But I have had very good luck making a
>>> playback mechanism using NetStream. I mainly did this because other
>>> players, like the MediaPlayer in Flash, or Quicktime itself, tend to start
>>> playback WAY too soon when "streaming" (progressive download where it
>>> starts to play before being downloaded all the way). This leads to hiccups
>>> in the playback because the buffer gets emptied. So I built my own player
>>> with a bigger buffer. I measure the bandwidth using a SetTimeout, average
>>> it over the last few seconds, and then calculate the remaining time based
>>> on the bytesLoaded and bytesTotal.
>>>
>>> Hope this is of some help...
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>> Actually I am not sure if what I said is right. The clip may still be
>> loading even when I hit pause.
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>> Are you able to share any code on how you did things?
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> Here are some code snippets.
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I forgot... If you want to see this working I use it for our visual
effects demo reel here:
http://laffey.tv/demo.html
I have a playback progress bar in there too and a text field that shows
the calculated download speed, etc. You will see what I mean about the
calculated speed being real low to begin with. I am trying to keep that
timeout function as compact as possible, though, to avoid any stuttering.
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