hi Ali I'm working on a similar project, also using progressive download. What I'm doing is using a combination of 2 approaches: 1. Divide the flv into smaller sections - we've gone for 5-8 mins, which is still fairly big I think (otherwise your users are using bandwidth they probably don't need) and 2. Within each clip have section chapter links that load in as they become available. You'll need to use cue points for this. I still haven't worked out the finer points of this approach, mostly because I'm using the chapter links as 'summary' markers also.
HTH Paul On Thu, July 24, 2008 11:03 am, Ali Drongo wrote: > Hi there, I have to build a video player that plays a video with a > number of chapters that the user can skip between. The chapters need > to play sequentially also and also. > > Is there a way can get an flv to buffer from a new chosen point of > playback? (i.e. if the user skips to chapter 6 before the whole thing > is loaded) > > If not I guess my best plan is to slice up my long flv into lots of > little ones and make a custom seekbar that shows the chapters and > allows the user to skip from chapter to chapter. > > What do yous think? > > Thanks! > Ali > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out my website: http://www.pauljinks.co.uk :o) _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
