Flash Controls

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Hi there,

We're looking to add flash movie controls within the AMS environment. Basicly, we want to add FF and RW functions that don't just go forward or backwards 1 frame. We want it to FF or RW frame by frame or even 2 frames at a time until the user lets go of the mouse. Is that possible using some sort of looping function? Thanks for the help guys!



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[AGRO]

Re: Flash Controls

I found the best, (in my opinion) video controls for flash. I edit the main .fla to whatever I need for that movie clip. I have so many different ones that I have modified, tooltips, colors, size, content, data, all kind of ways. This is small and it works for me.


The number "5" you see is the speed of the Rev/FF frames. Default is 5. Every thing else is straight forward.

Scrubber

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Re: Flash Controls

Thanks Agro,

The Flash code is really cool. The only problem is that we're looking to control the Flash file from AMS. There is already a Fast Forward function, but it only moves it 1 fame per click. We set the function to repeat that 100 times on 1 click and sort of got the effect we're looking for, but it kept going despite letting go of the FWD button. I want it to function like the Flash file you demonstrated, only in AMS. We tried a "On Mouse Release: Stop, then Play. But it only resumes once it has pooled all 100 of the "Forward 1 frame commands" and not once the mouse is released. Any suggestions?



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[AGRO]

Re: Flash Controls

Well....

Since version 4 of AMS I have been using video converted to .swf by Sorenson Squeeze. By doing this I can have the control functions like I posted, and I can have small file size of the video in AMS. What video format are you using?

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Re: Flash Controls

Thanks Agro,

But that's the problem. I'm building a template based system that the other engineers around here can "Plug" flash videos into. We will probly need to do this once a day or more for various clients with differing formats and lengths. So I just wanted a template built in AMS with which I can insert Flash encoded files, while still offering the same controls as AVI or MPG with the Media Player interface. Basicly, I built a player interface for the Flash file and at this point I've got it fast forwarding and rewinding only 10 frames. I want the mouse-over button in AMS to FWD and RW it until they release the mouse. That way, anyone here in this office can insert the client's Flash encoded video into the player and it's ready to go. Any thoughts?


Thanks again!



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[AGRO]

Re: Flash Controls

Just whipped this up for ya. I have a main .swf that has the screen, the title, and the controls. When the screen is clicked down, the external .swf is loaded into a movie clip and the controls control the external .swf. When the screen is clicked up, the external movie is unloaded. Not sure if this is what you need. All you have to do is rename the movie instance you want to load into your projects, and rename your external .swf.

The movie is 86 frames long.

Controling a External loaded .swf