determining the current frame/time of video

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WOMP - 01 Jul 2008 17:49 GMT

I'm using AS2 and would like to create a function to monitor the current
time of an FLV file in a swf. I'm using the swf in Director and using the
format sprite (1).flvCode.flvPlay () where sprite (1) is the location of the
swf, my AS2 code is in a movieClip with an instance name of flvCode and I
have a function (just or illustration purposes) of flvPlay ()

I'v looked in the AS2 reference but it's strangely absent of code that would
provide the current flv time or even the duration of the flv.

Craig

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Rothrock - 01 Jul 2008 18:46 GMT

Like David told you in your other thread you need to look under the class(es)
that you are using. Are you using the FLV playback component? In that case you
need to look in the Components Language Reference.

From there scroll down to FLBPlayback Component.

In there the FLVPlayback Class will have a listing of everything that is
available.

I'm thinking that FLVPlayback.playheadTime and FLVPlayback.totalTime are
probably what you want.

If you aren't using the playback component then you most likely need to look
at the ActionScript 2.0 language reference under the NetStream Class. In that
case you will need the onMetaData event to capture the total time for the FLV
when it loads and the time property to check the current position.

So I don't know where you were looking, but there is plenty of code to help
you along.

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WOMP - 01 Jul 2008 20:33 GMT

Thanks. I'm too much of a novice to even realize that I was asking the same
question.

> Like David told you in your other thread you need to look under the
> class(es)
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Rothrock - 01 Jul 2008 20:48 GMT

I can be hard to learn what classes do what.

It sounds like you have a very specific purpose at the moment. But if you want
to learn more general stuff, I would recommend a site like kirupa.com or
gotoandlearn.com and do some of the tutes there.

That way you can start to become familiar with the classes. After you get a
few basic classes under your belt it gets a lot easier.

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WOMP - 02 Jul 2008 00:52 GMT

I'm working my way through the O'Reilly book on AS3. I've been using Lingo
for 15 years and never believed it would be so hard to learn another
language. But I'm sure once I do more of it and take some tutes, it will
start to flow.

Thanks for your help.

Craig

>I can be hard to learn what classes do what.
>
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> few basic classes under your belt it gets a lot easier.

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