[FlashCodersNY] Any Questions for Adobe?

[Craig Swann]

  you'd need the total frames. if you know the bytes current and  
total- and compare that against current frame and total frames you  
can continually readjust the buffer relatively.


On Oct 14, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Rich Shupe wrote:

> Can I get opinions on a solution, or a better solution, for a video  
> issue? I
> may be really over thinking this, so let me know.
>
> I want a reliable way of mapping percent loaded of a progressive  
> download
> video to time. (Streaming not available.)
>
> Here's the given: I know I can check bytesLoaded, but let's assume the
> following video: 50% talking head, followed by 50% music video. In  
> that
> scenario, assuming VBR, 50% bytes loaded will not equate to 50%  
> time loaded,
> because the video is back-heavy when it comes to file size. If I  
> check to
> see if 50% bytes is loaded and try to jump to 50% time, I won't be  
> able to.
>
> So, what's the best way to know if a TIME is preloaded? Is 1:00  
> preloaded?
>
> My current thought is this: If you use the FLVPlayback component,  
> and the
> preloader bar shows 50%, you can click at that point and view the  
> video at
> 50% time. So, can I just check the width of the progress bar to get  
> time
> loaded? If so, is the bytesLoaded/time relationship already done by  
> the
> VideoPlayer class?
>
> Rich
> http://www.LearningActionScript3.com
>
>
>
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