Let me know if I can help with any specific feedback on the Media components. Looking forward to the improvements.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt Chotin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, we're looking at improving the media components for 2.0 to hopefully > avoid issues like this. > > > > Matt > > > > _____ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:27 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: NetStream instance in Media Components > > > > Thanks for the reply, > > When I use the "start" event to start playing the attached swf, the > swf starts playing but the stream doesn't start playing for a little > longer and since I am using the Media Component I can't tell if its > buffering or doing what. I do know the play head doesn't really start > playing until its done with what its doing (which clearly looks like > buffering). So in short the "start" event is fired but the video > doesn't play for a while. I had to end up doing the syncing off the > change event which is not very reliable but is doable. As when the > playHead moves the video really is playing. > > But the other thing was (Non-Flex or Non-Media components) articles I > saw about NetStream and streaming FLV had some examples about showing > a loader during the buffering time with netStream.onStatus. So I was > hoping for a easy way to get control of the stream's instance to do > the normal FCS FLV streaming enhancements. With Media components I > can't get figure out what is really related to what and loose the > power of talking with FCS. I guess I will have to ditch the Media > Components and create a custom component to use in Flex to really get > it to work. A little disappointed. > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt Chotin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm, in the code I wrote the "start" event generally fired right > around the > > time things were ready to go. Even if I called play(someNon0Time) start > > would fire when the buffer had reached the point that I was ready to > play (I > > think). > > > > > > > > The instance is very buried in the code and not really meant to be > exposed. > > I don't have any reliable way of telling you what to look for. > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > _____ > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:51 PM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] NetStream instance in Media Components > > > > > > > > > > Is there a instance of NetStream or PlayerNetStream in the Media > > Components? If not does the Media Components create some instance of > > the NetStream or PlayerNetStream some where else? > > > > The closest thing to FCS and Flex is: > > http://coenraets.com/viewarticle.jsp?articleId=90 > <http://coenraets.com/viewarticle.jsp?articleId=90> > > <http://coenraets.com/viewarticle.jsp?articleId=90 > <http://coenraets.com/viewarticle.jsp?articleId=90> > > > > > In his LiveMediaDisplay class he calls: > > mx.controls.streamingmedia.PlayerNetStream.prototype.play > > = function (s) > > { > > super.setBufferTime(1); > > super.play(s); > > } > > > > I know this is not calling an instance but overiding the play method > > of PlayerNetStream. But where is the instance? super has to be > > referencing a instance some where right? > > > > What I am doing right now is I have a Media Component (both Playback > > and the Display/Controller) that loads a FCS streaming flv by > > setMedia, with a url like rtmp://fcsserver/app/instance/some.flv. It > > loads the flv just fine, but the buffering is causing me troubles. As > > the "start" event on the Media Component doesn't relate to the > > buffering. Basically I am looking for an event that really means the > > flv is ready to play, as I am trying to sync some swf's to it. > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
