Embedding Flash in Java App

[beelineuk]

Hi there,

Does anyone have some code/packages for embeding flash in a Java app? I know it's p*** to do in J++, but I want to avoid using Microsoft's dodgy Windows dependent packages whereever possible. Is there one out there built off JNI?

If anyone has some code handly, I'd be grateful.

Cheers,

Mike

[johnie]

Yes this is possible but only with Flash 2.0 functionality.

Its built into the Java Media Player http://java.sun.com/marketing/collateral/jmf.html

Also if you look inside the Players folder of your Flash install you will also see a Java based Flash Player...

[beelineuk]

Cheers,

I was hoping that someone had developed a nice cross platform Flash solution built off the JNI. Macromedia's Java player only supports Flash 2 which sucks.

I've searched everywhere and it looks like Microsoft's windows solution is the only way for Java and flash to work together properly (that is until a certain court ruling).

Is there a reason a Java player hasn't been made to support Flash 4 and above? Anyone tried integrating Java and Flash before? Can it be done by modifying the existing classes for Flash 2?

Mike

[johnie]

Originally posted by beelineuk
Cheers,

I was hoping that someone had developed a nice cross platform Flash solution built off the JNI. Macromedia's Java player only supports Flash 2 which sucks.

I've searched everywhere and it looks like Microsoft's windows solution is the only way for Java and flash to work together properly (that is until a certain court ruling).

Is there a reason a Java player hasn't been made to support Flash 4 and above? Anyone tried integrating Java and Flash before? Can it be done by modifying the existing classes for Flash 2?

Mike

Mike Schrag was working on a v3 player but I don't think it went anywhere http://web.archive.org/web/200008161...ent.com/flash/ ....

They did write a JAVA SWF Generator http://www.anotherbigidea.com/javaswf/index.html

The GPL Flash player is here http://www.swift-tools.com/Flash/