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Hey all,

I'm using SoThink video to SWF for a lot of my work, but there doesn't seem to be the facility whereby the video ONLY STARTS streaming when the visitor presses play - much like youtube format.

What do you guys use? - the SoThink software exports a SWF in a nice self-contained player, so I'd like to retain the nice eye-candy aspect but not have a page with videos take an age to load!

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can sothing generate a simple flv file ?

If so you should just be able to load that into your flash media front end of choice ?
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can sothing generate a simple flv file ?

If so you should just be able to load that into your flash media front end of choice ?
It seems SoThink doesn't have the option of 'turning off' automatic streaming of the media contained in the movie. So any page with more than a few movies takes an age to laod seeing as the streaming proces is automatic - not user activated.

I'm happy to pay for suitable software if anyone can recommend a mpeg to swf convertor (with its an in-built timeline interface that would appear in the site itself)
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erm as I said ... create the flv files and then load them with a flash video player ?

problem solved ... streaming won't occur until you click play on the video player ?

Edit: I checked sothink video .. and it'll output to flv's ...

Town Hall Theatre Galway - Abbey Theatre The Seafarer

basically contains an swf file to load an external flv ... job done
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erm as I said ... create the flv files and then load them with a flash video player ?

problem solved ... streaming won't occur until you click play on the video player ?

Edit: I checked sothink video .. and it'll output to flv's ...

Town Hall Theatre Galway - Abbey Theatre The Seafarer

basically contains an swf file to load an external flv ... job done
Sorry Forbairt - I misunderstood - didn't cop FLV - just thought SWF!

Apologies for the newbie question, but how do I transfer the raw FLV file into a format like that of the link you provided for Galway town hall?
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flv ... is a packaged up video format used by flash ...

I'm not entirely sure of an open source version but this link might be what you're after

JW FLV Media Player
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flv ... is a packaged up video format used by flash ...

I'm not entirely sure of an open source version but this link might be what you're after

JW FLV Media Player
...perfect! thanks Forbairt, and cheers everyone else.
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