Even after the YouTube video completely loads, the FLV duration is not
available from Media.totalTime . 

  -- Enric
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    http://www.cirne.com
    http://www.cinegage.com

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Enric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Nope, it doesn't work with FLVs encoded by YouTube (bottom of
> http://utilities.cinegage.com/vpip-test-page/ ).  However, it works
> with FLVs encoded by blip.tv
>
(http://www.cirne.com/vlog/2006/04/14/pixars-acquisition-by-disney-509/ ).
>
>   -- Enric
>   -======-
>    http://www.cirne.com
>    http://www.cinegage.com
>
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Joshua Kinberg" <jkinberg@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Try downloading a video from YouTube and tell me if that works for
you.
> > Use http://keepvid.com to get the FLV from YouTube.
> >
> > -Josh
> >
> >
> > On 6/2/06, Enric <enric@> wrote:
> > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Joshua Kinberg" <jkinberg@>
> > > 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 <enric@> 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.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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