Mediaplayer playlist (preloader)

[Uwe S.]

Hi,

I have some questions about mediaplayer.
Is there a possibility if I have a playlist e.g. with 5 FLV files
to integrate a preloader for each flv
I tried the FLV buffer time (30 sec) ...(3 sec...)

The problem is nothing happens, for seconds...
If I use a short time the video stops ....starts....stops....
I used a preloader in my swf file...thats ok

Is there a way of the beginning of my Mediaplayer frame ...to integrate
a preloader lets say 1 min so that all of the flv files could be played without
interruption
I am using the version 6.1.2 of koolmoves


Thanks for help
Sincerely
Uwe

[w.brants]

As far as I know it's not possible to preload part of a flv file.
If it starts and stops all the time, your connection isn't fast enough to play the flv file. I advise to recode the flv file using a lower bitrate.

[Uwe S.]

Hi Wilbert,

thanks for helping me and your advice.
One Question:
My files are big...10 MB
Do you think this could be a problem too?

Sincerely
Uwe

[w.brants]

My files are big...10 MB
Do you think this could be a problem too?
Since the files are streamed only the bitrate is important. Filesize of course matters if you have a limited amount of storage or data traffic.

Wilbert

[Uwe S.]

Thanks a lot Wilbert,

one last Question: In a playlist I only can import FLV Videos
I made some Slideshows and some videos.
My question is: Is there a way to have in my "playlist" a Slideshow?
If I export the slideshow I only can use the swf format! But the playlist of the mediaplayer can not import swf...
Do you have an idea Maestro?

Uwe

[w.brants]

Playing a slideshow in the mediaplayer would make things too complicated.
There's two things you can do.
One is to convert the swf file containing the slideshow into a flv file. There are third party applications to do such a conversion.
Another solution is using a listbox or combobox as a playlist (or create your own) and send one file at a time to the mediaplayer using actionscript. That way you can start a slideshow on top of the mediaplayer using the slideshow component when a slideshow is chosen.

Wilbert

[Uwe S.]

Hi Wilbert,

the second example would be great. But it seems complicated...!
That means I place a combobox on the same site where the Mediaplayer is, and many other sites have Slideshows- e.g. Frame 3,4,5,6
Do you mean the slideshow is then on top of the mediaplayer? (Cover up)

Uwe

[w.brants]

I don't know how complicated your slideshow is.

What I was suggesting is that you use the onChange handler of the listbox or combobox. You can provide the images required for a slideshow or the media file that has to be played in the mediaplayer using actionscript, make the component that is required visible and hide the other one. That way the buttons to move to the next or previous media file won't work but it gives you the freedom to create your own list with both slideshows and media files.

You don't have to create a new slideshow component for each slideshow if the size of the slideshow component stays the same. You can simply change the list of slides and transitions.

[Uwe S.]

Hi Wilbert,

Thanks for your explanation. I will try it...
If I have still problems I will make a new post.

Bye Bye
Uwe