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    Controlling external flvs

    Not sure if this is the right place to be putting this query... anyway..

    I need to know how to control external flash video files.
    There isnt very much resource out there for this sort of thing so I hope someone can help.

    At the moment I have 6 flv files being loaded into the swf. It is working perfectly, only... I cant, once the flv movie finishes reload the flv, I have to first goto another movie then go back.

    So, I have 7 frames on my timeline:

    Frame 1 = stop();
    Frame 2 = flv1
    Frame 3 = flv3
    and so on

    I also have 6 buttons to get these going, the code is:

    on(release) {
    gotoAndStop(2);
    }
    etc for the other frames..

    now this does work fine, its just really a picky client

    to view the swf goto: http://www.4is.co.nz/movies/

    an you'll see what I mean
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    Hey, can you show me the code your using to buffer?

    I can show you some code to make it replay.

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    that video is hot man.
    howd you compress it?
    congrats, it looks really good.
    all the way with Stephanie K

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    Cheers man,
    Ya think...?
    I dont really like it but what the client wants.. the client gets.
    Um, compression.. I used sorenson squeeze 4, it is the raddest piece of software that I have used lately (other than osx 10.4) it's also cheap, about $130 here in new zealand, you can compress ANYTHING int.. well very small swf, mpegs anything you like, I cant praise it enough!!

    Cheers iaskwhy,
    Yep we got it done man, as it turns out I used proxus (heap of junk) to set that up, still real keen to get it working using flash components but ah well.

    Oh and got the play back going all sweet, just added in another frame before the flv are loaded in

    So frame 1 still stop();
    then (2) gotoAndPlay(3); just like that, seems too simple to be true now it does what I want even though I wouldve liked to do via actionscript

    Cheers again
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    how did you get it so cheap? educational?
    here at the sorenson site it says $449!
    im trying to get my work to buy it for me but i dont think they are going to fork out that much for me (sniffle).
    is there something i dont know about?
    all the way with Stephanie K

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    You don't need the full version if your using flv's in Flash. It's only $119 for the Flash MX version. and I agree, it's the best piece of work I've bought in a long time.

    http://www.sorensonmedia.com/solutions/prod/mx_win.php

    Although, I see they just came out with the upgrade to the full version, which I just ordered.

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    oh yea thats fro the full version but just to get you started get the Flash Version

    let em know how you get on
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