Dynamically Loading Video in Flash (.mov//mpeg?)

[.:: 1337_$ki11z]

Hey does anyone know about or has anyone done any dynamic loading of video in flash, that ISNT a swf file that has an imported / embedded video file already inserted and pre-exported?

I can obviously pre import into SWFs.. but the client cant, and they need to be able to update the movies.. I'm doing this all in action script so php options are out unless they are really simple, I would prefer a simple standalone actionscript app behind it.

in addition, it doesn't have to be .mov but client really wants to try to utilize a server the university has explicitly dedicated to quicktime streaming. Is there a way to dynamically stream quicktime to users inside a flash layout? Off a different server / non-local dir?

thanks. :confused:

[aaronsadino]

I am only a mid-level programmer, so I may be leading you down the wrong path, but I believe that you can broadcast a live video feed by using Macromedia's Flash Communication Server. By using this socket server I think you can accomplish what you are trying to do.

[.:: 1337_$ki11z]

I am only a mid-level programmer, so I may be leading you down the wrong path, but I believe that you can broadcast a live video feed by using Macromedia's Flash Communication Server. By using this socket server I think you can accomplish what you are trying to do.

hmmm.. i want to avoid other streaming server technology than quicktime (client request).. and also more expense for server software or servers or liscences because we are at budget...

anyone ?? :confused:

[Brent]

QuickTime is not streaming, and I'm not saying that to be nit-picky but there is a very significant difference. With Flash and QuickTime you have to download the file and play it, fine for broadband but bad for modem users as they get the same size file. Streaming requires a dedicated server that can estimate the bandwidth and give you dynamic content accordingly. For instance, it will compress a video diffrently in size and way for a modem and it will give to a broadband user a diffrently processed video suitable for a faster connection.

Now about your question, Flash will play videos if you import them each and create swfs then you can load and play them dynamically from a swf movie... but for what you are describing, aaronsadino is probably right if it can be done at all.

[.:: 1337_$ki11z]

yeah it seemed to me like i was mix and matching a little too freely, it would be sweet if in the new flash version they made run time importing of .mov available.. anyway, thanks I think i will just have to train the clients staff to import SWFs with embedded movies, although if there was a way to use the quicktime server they had in flash, it would be sweet... There wouldn't be a way in flash to frame out an HTML page inside the flash movie would there? Like a coy way to slip HTML framed page with the quicktime server running the stream as you said right into the flash site? I know i could do it in reverse chopping up flash around the quicktime in a hybrid layout, but the whole site is 100% flash so thats a completely diff direction..

thanks for the feedback