Re: [Flashcoders] Flash targeting Quicktime to open in QT Player
Could you do something with javascript and css and ExternalInterface? Something where a div of the QT player is hidden, and a javascript call would supply the embed src param and turn the visibility of the div on or something? You can definitely do that (I've done it) but I don't think that's what he wants. He wants the file to open in the standalone Quicktime Player (right?). I can't think of how to do that... sorry. Jim Kremens On 4/17/06, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you do something with javascript and css and ExternalInterface? Something where a div of the QT player is hidden, and a javascript call would supply the embed src param and turn the visibility of the div on or something? On 4/17/06, Jon Bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one is tough. I'm trying to have Flash (version 8) call a javascript function that will write a quicktime object to the page and open this quicktime in the QT player, not in the page. I've got the usage of QT write object javascript functions (from Apple) that will write out an embed or object tag to put a quicktime in a page. Problem is that we're running a Flash 8 site that needs to target this qt object to open up in the Quicktime Player, not into an embedded movie on the page. Popup windows are a no go, so I need to figure out a way for Flash to communicate with the page to tell it to write an embed to the page and load up the QT player, without changing the current window. Unfortunately, any getURL call I make always changes the location of the page - and I can't even figure out how to keep it from changing the page location. Is this possible with an FSCommand? Has anyone ever done anything like this? Many many many thanks if anyone can help out. I've got a site I need to make live today and I have everything working fine except this (major) part. thanks, Jon Bradley Animation / Interactive / Visual FX Post Central, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cherrycrushthemovie.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Jim Kremens ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash targeting Quicktime to open in QT Player
On Apr 17, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Jim Kremens wrote: Could you do something with javascript and css and ExternalInterface? Something where a div of the QT player is hidden, and a javascript call would supply the embed src param and turn the visibility of the div on or something? You can definitely do that (I've done it) but I don't think that's what he wants. He wants the file to open in the standalone Quicktime Player (right?). I can't think of how to do that... sorry. Jim Kremens I definitely want it to open in standalone QT Player, not the plugin. I think that solution could work, provided I can figure out how to call getURL without my page changing it's window location. I've not done much javascript - flash communication so, I have no idea why calling getURL(javascript:something) changes the browser location. So odd. I think I'll have to have the div there anyway, because the Player is opened through the target tag in the embed object. So, it's as if the quicktime movie is there, just not used inside the page. Argh. Jon Bradley Animation / Interactive / Visual FX Post Central, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cherrycrushthemovie.com On Apr 17, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Jim Kremens wrote: Could you do something with javascript and css and ExternalInterface? Something where a div of the QT player is hidden, and a javascript call would supply the embed src param and turn the visibility of the div on or something? You can definitely do that (I've done it) but I don't think that's what he wants. He wants the file to open in the standalone Quicktime Player (right?). I can't think of how to do that... sorry. Jim Kremens On 4/17/06, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you do something with javascript and css and ExternalInterface? Something where a div of the QT player is hidden, and a javascript call would supply the embed src param and turn the visibility of the div on or something? On 4/17/06, Jon Bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one is tough. I'm trying to have Flash (version 8) call a javascript function that will write a quicktime object to the page and open this quicktime in the QT player, not in the page. I've got the usage of QT write object javascript functions (from Apple) that will write out an embed or object tag to put a quicktime in a page. Problem is that we're running a Flash 8 site that needs to target this qt object to open up in the Quicktime Player, not into an embedded movie on the page. Popup windows are a no go, so I need to figure out a way for Flash to communicate with the page to tell it to write an embed to the page and load up the QT player, without changing the current window. Unfortunately, any getURL call I make always changes the location of the page - and I can't even figure out how to keep it from changing the page location. Is this possible with an FSCommand? Has anyone ever done anything like this? Many many many thanks if anyone can help out. I've got a site I need to make live today and I have everything working fine except this (major) part. thanks, Jon Bradley Animation / Interactive / Visual FX Post Central, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.cherrycrushthemovie.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Jim Kremens ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash targeting Quicktime to open in QT Player
On Apr 17, 2006, at 4:05 PM, John Dowdell wrote: Does this become How does Apple recommend showing a QuickTime video in the standalone QuickTime Player (if available), rather than a new browser window?? or...? Not quite. It's pretty straight forward to do that. Apple has a set of javascript QT object functions that will write an XHTML or HTML tag to your page with the proper information in the embed and object params. One of the properties is target, which when set to Quicktime Video Player will automatically launch the Quicktime application to play the URL provided in the embed tag. The problem is two-fold here, and neither of which I can figure out: 1. Use a getURL call to call a javascript function without loading up a new page. For some reason, no matter what I do, getURL will always change the browser page (ie, it changes to a blank page removing the content you were looking at). I have no idea why it does this. 2. Call the javascript function to actually write the XHTML/HTML object immediately after the flash embed, so that this will work properly. With the javascript function call on a button in an HTML/XHTML page, this is no problem - as the script for the button is replaced with the embed tag. Not so with Flash. Delivering the video as Flash is not really an option, because it's no where near as good a the H.264 encoded QT video that I want to provide. I just wish there were an easier solution. cheers, jon Jon Bradley Animation / Interactive / Visual FX Post Central, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Apr 17, 2006, at 4:05 PM, John Dowdell wrote: [I missed this new thread at first, because it was listed as part of the Talking to Flash from JavaScript thread. Using New for a new message keeps new topics from being hidden within old topics, as occurs when using Reply-To in the emailer.) Does this become How does Apple recommend showing a QuickTime video in the standalone QuickTime Player (if available), rather than a new browser window?? or...? jd -- John Dowdell . Adobe Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA Weblog: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd Aggregator: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
