No Media Components

[andy_landers]

Hi guys, hope you can help...i'm using flash mx 2004 education version (i'm a teacher). I want to stream a .flv movie but don't have access to mediaPlayBack component in my version of flash. What are my options ?????

I can't really upgrade as I want to use this with the pupils s part of a new multimedia course we have just introduced..

I know its dead easy with professional but to upgrade would be expensive and I would also have to get the software validated by the people that run out local authorities servers and this takes months....

Any ideas.......

[kortex]

You can use the 30 day free trials of pro.

[andy_landers]

Not really an option as this will be an on going thing.. its not me producing a resource once for pupils to use but the pupils who will have to produce streamed video resources as part of their work.

Is there any way i can get the component and use it in my version of flash ?????

[deadbeat]

For basic video streaming (progressive download, really):

First, click the popup menu in the Library panel and select New Video. Drag an instance of the video onto the stage and give it an instance name (ie: myVideo). Then add this code:

nc= new NetConnection();

nc.connect(null);

nc.onStatus=function(info){
trace("nc: "+info.code);
}

stream= new NetStream(nc);

_root.video.attachVideo(stream);

stream.setBufferTime(3);

stream.play("myfile.flv");


HTH,

K.

[andy_landers]

Hi, thanks alot... I had a go at that and it will play fine but only the sound comes out no picture.... any ideas why this is happening..

[andy_landers]

no worries...sorted it...wrong instance name...thanks for all you help i'm really new at this. just now need to add some control buttons and a progress bar.

Finally, any ideas why both using thsi code or using MediaPlayBack component both work fine on my local computer but when I upload to the my isp the video does not play...does my isp need to do anything to support .flv files ??????