Stop FLV Files

[MikeCB]

hi again,

Just wondered if there is anyway to stop an FLV file embedded in flash, because the one I have starts automatically and I want to have to press play before it starts to play the movie.

Thanks

 

[kennethkawamoto]

stop(); may be?

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[MikeCB]

I tried that, it doesn't work

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Yes it does work if your video is embedded in the timeline. May be your video is a MovieClip (which has the video embedded) - if that's the case then MovieClip.stop();

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[MikeCB]

It doesn't work because it isnt embedded in the timeline, its streaming from a webserver

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Ah - you said "embedded"!!!

NetStream.pause();

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[MikeCB]

where do I put that peice of code?

 

[kennethkawamoto]

In the main timeline. But how are you displaying the video - FLVPlayback component or NetStream class?

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[MikeCB]

FLVPlayback component

 

[kennethkawamoto]

To stop FLVPlayback you can do either FLVPlayback.stop(); or FLVPlayback.pause();, but if you just want to stop your video starts playing automatically then you can set autoPlay to false.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[MikeCB]

It still won't work, I've tried putting it in the timeline and ino the clip itself but it still won't work.

LOL it is starting to get annoying now

 

[kennethkawamoto]

Make sure you named your FLVPlayback instance and using that name in the script. Have you tried setting autoPlay to false?

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[MikeCB]

How do u set it to flase in Flash?

 

[kennethkawamoto]

You can do FLVPlayback.autoPlay = false; but if you want to do it manually, select the FLVPlayback instance on Stage, then go to Component Inspector. There you'll see "autoPlay" property listed.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[MikeCB]

Yep that worked!

Thanks Very Much kennethkawamoto!