Use http://keepvid.com to get the FLV from YouTube.
-Josh
On 6/2/06, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Joshua Kinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Which is the lowest version of Flash you want to support (7 has
> > > several versions, I think the most recent is 7.2)?
> >
> > I'd like to support FLV, and that means both Flash 7 and Flash 8 (and
> > Flash 6?? not sure if FLV was part of Flash 6).
> >
> > > And how are you
> > > loading the FLVs? Is it with NetConnection and NetStream or the Media
> > > class?
> >
> > I'm using NetConnection and NetStream. Currently getting duration
> > metadata through the NetStream.onMetaData method. Older versions of
> > FLV simply return "undefined" because they don't properly have the
> > metadata inside. Hence the need for the metadata injection.
> >
> > -Josh
>
> I'm using the MediaDisplay control with the associated Media class.
> Although the documentation says the total duration is only available
> when the FLV completely loads, I'm abile to get it at the start of the
> FLV load in the Media.progress event. This seems to work on Flash 7.2
> and 8, though I haven't thoroughly tested it.
>
> Here's a sample of the progress event:
>
> flvListener.progress = function(){
> ...
>
> if (nPercentLoaded > .01 && nTotalTime <= 0) {
> nTotalTime = [MediaDisplay instance name].totalTime;
> }
> ...
> }
>
> Let me know if this works.
>
> -- Enric
> -======-
> http://www.cirne.com
> http://www.cinegage.com
>
> >
> >
> > On 6/2/06, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Which is the lowest version of Flash you want to support (7 has
> > > several versions, I think the most recent is 7.2)? And how are you
> > > loading the FLVs? Is it with NetConnection and NetStream or the Media
> > > class?
> > >
> > > -- Enric
> > > -======-
> > > http://www.cirne.com
> > > http://www.cinegage.com
> > >
> > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Joshua Kinberg" <jkinberg@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I've been looking for a Flash player that
> > > > > will load FLV files from a RSS feed and play through them. Any
> chance
> > > > > that this project will have this functionality?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, exactly. It currently supports FLV videos from RSS and XSPF
> > > > playlists. But the videos must be Flash 8 (or have proper FLV
> metadata
> > > > injected) until I can figure out a work around for the issue
> mentioned
> > > > in this thread. Unfortunately, all the docs on Adobe simply
> suggest to
> > > > either re-encode the videos or inject the metadata...
> > > >
> > > > I'm having a hard time believing that there is just no other work
> > > > around. Come on, Adobe!
> > > >
> > > > -Josh
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/1/06, Bill Streeter <bill@> wrote:
> > > > > Josh,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your problem but I would
> like to
> > > > > know more about the project. I've been looking for a Flash
> player that
> > > > > will load FLV files from a RSS feed and play through them. Any
> chance
> > > > > that this project will have this functionality?
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill Streeter
> > > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS
> > > > > www.lofistl.com
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Joshua Kinberg" <jkinberg@>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is a question for the Flash developers out there...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm creating a little side-project Flash application that plays
> > > Flash
> > > > > > Video files (FLV) from a playlist.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've run into a documented bug in FLV versions prior to Flash 8
> > > where
> > > > > > the duration metadata is incorrect. This screws up the time
> progress
> > > > > > bar and seeking functionality of my video controller. There must
> > > be a
> > > > > > trick to get the duration for older versions of FLV since its
> > > obvious
> > > > > > that other Flash video controllers can do this. Any advice
> from the
> > > > > > Actionscripters out there?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here's some documentation of the bug (scroll to the bottom):
> > > > > > <http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=FLV_Video_Compression>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and here: <http://www.sti-media.com/blog/archives/000111.html>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This documented bug is quite common since most video upload
> sites
> > > > > > automatically compress with Sorensen (Flash Video 6/7 codec).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've used a tool called FLV Metadata Injector to correct the FLV
> > > > > metadata:
> > > > > > <http://www.buraks.com/flvmdi/>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This does work, but I'd rather be backwards compatible with
> Flash
> > > > > Video 6/7.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Josh
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