[flashpro] FLV file stops loading when you pause

[Joe Laffey]

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005, Joe Laffey wrote:
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>>> Does this happen when you load the FLV manually using NetStream ?
>>> 
>>> I am still using Flash Pro MX2004. But I have had very good luck making a 
>>> playback mechanism using NetStream. I mainly did this because other 
>>> players, like the MediaPlayer in Flash, or Quicktime itself, tend to start 
>>> playback WAY too soon when "streaming" (progressive download where it 
>>> starts to play before being downloaded all the way). This leads to hiccups 
>>> in the playback because the buffer gets emptied. So I built my own player 
>>> with a bigger buffer. I measure the bandwidth using a SetTimeout, average 
>>> it over the last few seconds, and then calculate the remaining time based 
>>> on the bytesLoaded and bytesTotal.
>>> 
>>> Hope this is of some help...
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>> Actually I am not sure if what I said is right. The clip may still be 
>> loading even when I hit pause.
>> 
>> Are you able to share any code on how you did things?
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> Here are some code snippets. 
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[snip]

I forgot... If you want to see this working I use it for our visual 
effects demo reel here:

http://laffey.tv/demo.html

I have a playback progress bar in there too and a text field that shows 
the calculated download speed, etc. You will see what I mean about the 
calculated speed being real low to begin with. I am trying to keep that 
timeout function as compact as possible, though, to avoid any stuttering.

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