if you encode the flv ver.1.1 or newer you get the metadata movie = "http://stage.orchestra.it/golfers.flv";; the url of the FLV is ver. 1.1 it contains the metaData for totalTime FLV ver 1.0 do's NOT.
Cato --- In [email protected], "Firdosh Tangri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > well the weird thing is every time I run the app in debug mode sometimes I > get -1 sometimes i get 280.66 which is the correct value...?? > > its just plain random > > firdosh > > > On 2/11/07, Muzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That means the totalTime is not "encoded" in the flv. In other words, > > it's missing (in the metadata). > > Certain flv encoders don't include the required metadata (width, height, > > duration, framerate, etc..). > > Use the Flash 8 Video Encoder (that comes with Flash 8) to encode your > > flv's or you can inject metadata (if you don't have the > > original video's) with FLVMDI: > > http://www.buraks.com/flvmdi/ > > > > regards, > > Muzak > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Firdosh Tangri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <ftangri%40gmail.com>> > > To: <[email protected] <flexcomponents% 40yahoogroups.com>> > > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 5:26 AM > > Subject: Re: [flexcomponents] Controlling Video playback using the > > VideoDisplay control > > > > > hey thanks that was helpfull :) > > > > > > I do have another problem when I load a vdeo using the source attribute > > > > > > myVidDisp.source="my.flv" > > > myVidDisp.addEventListener("ready",onVideoLoaded); > > > private function onVideoLoaded(evt:Event):void{ > > > trace("Total time" +myVidDisp_VdDisp.totalTime); > > > } > > > keeps giving me -1 > > > > > > cheers > > > firdosh > > > > > > >
