Will Pay you- Need Urgently - Video Player

[mallen]

I need this done for a client. I was going to pay someone to get it done last weekend and its been a week and its not complete.

What I need: A simple HTML page with links on the left of the page and a CS3 Flash video player component on the right. Not using a database. Just hardcoded links. Must use SWFObject.js (http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/#examples)
I will pay you by PayPal and would need the source files. There are only two links to set up.

Examples of what I want. Passes the video name in the URL.
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=229378

http://www.americanidol.com/videos/?cat=461

[atomic]

Do you anything more on this? Some .html template? Anything?

And when you say CS3 Flash video player, do you mean a standard FLVPlayback component?

[mallen]

No template. No images. Just a plain white HTML page. Yes the standard media component and skin.

[atomic]

Mind PMing me the amount you were willing to shell out for this?

[atomic]

Still don't quite understand what you're after... This?

http://francoisgill.110mb.com/mallen/mallen2.html

[mallen]

Thanks. Its close. As you can see in the examples I posted above, the player stays on the screen. And the FLV file name is passed to it. such as ?video=123 In your example it is loading the Flash player each time. Does this make sense?

[atomic]

No it doesn't... First, on the second link, I see no video whatsoever in any browser...

On the first link, the whole page refreshes and re-loads, and what html links are you talking about?

And in my example, the page stays the same, and when you hover over the html links, you can see that the url is passed to the player through the url...

[mallen]

The example the guys was doing for me is not exactly what I wanted either.

You are right I didn't notice that when I rolled over the link. But yours uses Iframe. I want users to be able to bookmark the link. So as you can see the movie name is in the URL in the browser window. Also the player will stay on the screen at all times.

[atomic]

The player doesn't stay on the screen, the whole page is funkin' refreshed?
And where are the html links you were talking about in your initial post?

[mallen]

The Jay Leno Garage and American Idol in my first post. At the bottom of my first post.

[ASWC]

Translation:

Url links = query string for mallen...:rolleyes:

[atomic]

Ok, this link... http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=229378

So where are the html links you're talking about?

The 2 pictures on the right side of the screen?

If so, when you press either of those links, the page is refreshed, the player disappears and is re-loaded as the page refreshes, so what are you talking about?

Are you taking about the GM Pontiac add, that's added to every video selection made, followed by the selected video, and in that case, of course the player remains on screen?

[atomic]

So ASWC if you're so smart and get all of this, why don't you explain it to me, rather than only adding to the confusion & your post count?

[mallen]

A combination of what you have and what the Jay Leno or American Idol pages. have. Just like what you have just not in a Iframe. The player stays on the page and the query string is passed to the player in the form of ?video=123.

http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/#examples
The SWFObject script also comes with an extra function which allows you to pull variable values from the url string. An example is you have a url that looks like this: example.com/page.html?variable1=value1&variable2=value2 (not active link). Using the function getQueryParamValue() you can easily pull these values from the url and then pass them into your Flash movie. Here is an example, we'll assume that the url looks like the above example:

<script type="text/javascript">
var so = new SWFObject("movie.swf", "mymovie", "400", "200", "8", "#336699");
so.addVariable("variable1", getQueryParamValue("variable1"));
so.addVariable("variable2", getQueryParamValue("variable2"));
so.write("flashcontent");
</script>

[atomic]

That's the whole point... The Jay Leno site doesn't have what your asking for!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What you're asking for is not possible, without refreshing the page, and in that sense, the player doesn't remain on screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If what you want is a simple white html page with different html links, calling the same player page but passing a variable in the url, then simply use a query string on your html links, and have it read through the swfObject on the player's page...

Even ASWC can do that with 2 fingers up his nose!

[mallen]

Well thats all I need. If someone can do it for me. Using the Swfobject. I just can't figure it out. If you notice on the Jay Leno site, you can go up to the url and change the number in the URL string and it plays a new video. If someone can set this up for me I would appreciate it. I really need it this weekend.

[ASWC]

Calm down Atomic, I'll take care of it...:rolleyes: With 9 fingers up my nose...:p

[atomic]

This is exactly what's happening on the JL site...

http://francoisgill.110mb.com/mallen/flvplayer.html?flv=cancervideo.flv

[mallen]

That looks good. So tell me is there a difference if you pass a variable name such as "golfers.flv" or something like "golfers" I see in the Jay Leno example they are just passing a number or a file name.

[atomic]

It can be just golfers or a number, as long as it does correspond to the video's name... The .flv extension can be added in the player.swf.

[mallen]

Looks good. Can I pay you so I can get the source files for this? Send me a private message. Thanks.

[atomic]

Wait a second... Adding the .flv extension in the player, worked locally, but when tested online, the player doesn't load the video...

I'll have to look into it...

[atomic]

Ok think I found a workaround that works, although on IE it takes some time to play the first video...

What a shitty browser!

http://francoisgill.110mb.com/mallen/flvplayer.html

[mallen]

Hey that looks good. Seems like this time each movie takes a long time to load. I'm on cable. The last version loaded instantly. I am testing it on Firefox. What is causing that?

[atomic]

Well I only get the delay on IE and on the first movie loaded... Hitting the other links, or even the first one that was selected afterwards, seems to be quick enough...
It seems to work much better & faster on FF or Safari...

Why? Don't really know... Although if you look at the JL link, it's somewhat long also... Their player is not a component, so it appears more quickly, but each video or in fact the ad before the video, does take a long time to appear...

In any case, it might be caused by my workaround, to avoid the .flv extension to appear in the address bar... If you don't mind the .flv extension, you can always go back to my previous example...

[atomic]

Oh, and my free host could possibly have something to do with it... But FF and Safari don't seem to be handling it in the same manner, so...

[mallen]

Thanks for your help. I don't really know if its important with or without the .flv in the URL. Anyway can I pay you so I can get the source files? Of course I don't need the video clips. Would like both versions to test. :D

[atomic]

I've PMed you my Paypal account...
When I get payment confirmation, I'll mail both .flas & .htmls.