Hello everyone, I just joined the Flex group and would like to introduce myself before shooting the question(s). My name is Renat Zarbailov and I am the creator of an online comedy show called Mr.Thyself Show (www.mrthyself.com).
I was wondering if there's a way to create a video player for a show using Flex so that it would be possible to insert RSS video adds at certain points into the video played. In other words here is a scenario that would really hit home for a show content provider; 1.The end-user visits the show's site, presses play in the Flash player. The platform is intelligent enough to figure out where the end-user is located in the world by his IP address, points all video ads that are local to that end-user. If the end-user logs-in in Brazil, all the RSS video ads are served from Brazilian local video ad providers (of course there should be a worldwide RSS video-ad-serving company established for this to work). Also if the show's original language is English, right away the end-user is presented with large message that pauses the show asking in Portuguese "Watch in Portuguese?" Yes/No. In this case the producer of the content will have to provide multiple language audio streams, just like DVD movies approach. 2. Somewhere along the show the end-user is presented with a mid- roll video ad that the creators of the show approve of with the RSS video-ad-serving company. So, say if the creators of the show actually tested a product or service only then they allow the video ads to run, in other words complete control over ad serving, as well as ad expiration. Also, Has anyone ever dealt with embedding URL hot-spots in FLV video? I think this is the best approach to monetize an online show via product placement that allows the end-user to click on the product featured and have a new tab pop up without stopping the show. Video hotspots assigned visually and not intrusively indicating that user can click on it to learn more. Here are the examples I found, albeit not quite fully delivering what I am talking about... http://www.flashloaded.com/flashcomponents/hotflashvideo/ http://www.asterpix.com/help/learnmore/creating/ For instance the hotFlashvideo allows simultaneous multiple elements within a scene of a video to be hovered over/hyper-linked. Is this kick ass or what? :) Any comments or suggestions, or perhaps even desire to join forces to create such a platform for online video publishers, would be truly appreciated. I have some expertise in usability testing, so the right Flex talent this idea and a bit of patience can revolutionize the online video and TV as we know it. Thanks so much Renat Zarbailov of MrThyself.com
